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Marty McSorley 
McSorley in January 2009Born May 18, 1963
Hamilton, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) Position Defence/Right Wing Shot Right Played for Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–1985)
Edmonton Oilers (1985–1988)
Los Angeles Kings (1989–1993)
Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–1994)
Los Angeles Kings (1994–1996)
New York Rangers (1996)
San Jose Sharks (1996–1998)
Edmonton Oilers (1998–1999)
Boston Bruins (1999–2000)Playing career 1982–2001 Martin James "Marty" McSorley (born May 18, 1963) is a retired Canadian professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he was able to play both the forward and defense positions. He is also a former head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (2002–2004). In addition to his hockey career, he has also worked as an actor, appearing in several film and television roles.
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Biography
Early life and hockey career
McSorley was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but grew up in Cayuga, a small town in Haldimand County.
He made his NHL debut in October, 1983, with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but rose to fame after a trade in September 1985 brought him to the Edmonton Oilers. McSorley's arrival and physical presence soon made Edmonton's incumbent enforcer Dave Semenko expendable, and McSorley inherited the title of "Wayne Gretzky's Bodyguard".
This title would follow McSorley to Los Angeles in 1988, when both he and Gretzky - along with Mike Krushelnyski - were obtained by the Kings. With the Kings, McSorley's bruising style made him a fan favorite. However he strived to improve his game beyond being primarily known as an enforcer, earning great respect around the league for his hard work ethic, his fine team play, and his articulate intelligence off the ice.[1]
The Kings reached the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens, but in Game 2 with the Kings up 2-1, McSorley was caught with an illegal stick, contributing to the Canadiens game-tying goal. Montreal ending up winning that game in overtime and ultimately took the series in five games. McSorley otherwise had ten points in the playoffs and was the only King to score during the final game. Some suggested that McSorley was the second-most dominant King after Gretzky in the playoffs.[1]
McSorley would remain with the Kings until an August 1993 trade sent him to Pittsburgh in exchange for offensive forward Shawn McEachern; however, his stay in Pittsburgh would be brief, lasting 47 games. The Los Angeles Kings, realizing that trading McSorley had been a mistake, re-acquired him on February 16, 1994. Back with the Kings, McSorley assisted on Gretzky's marker which broke Gordie Howe's all-time goal-scoring record.
On March 14, 1996, McSorley left the Kings' organization for good, as he was traded to the New York Rangers in a multi-player deal.
After completing the 1995-96 season with the Rangers, McSorley returned to the west coast when he was acquired by the San Jose Sharks in August, 1996. He would spend two injury-plagued seasons with the Sharks before returning to Edmonton as a free agent in October, 1998. Confined to a part-time role in his second stint in Edmonton, he left after one season and signed with the Boston Bruins in December, 1999. With the Bruins, McSorley's NHL career would come to a sudden and infamous end in a game against the Vancouver Canucks on February 21, 2000.
Assault incident
On February 21, 2000, McSorley, playing for the Boston Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with 3 seconds left in the game. Brashear fell backward and hit his head hard on the ice as a result of the stick's contact with his head and helmet. As a result of the fall and hard contact with the ice, Brashear lost consciousness and suffered a grade 3 concussion.
As a result of the stick incident, McSorley was charged with assault and suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 1999–2000 season (including playoffs) missing 23 games. On October 4, 2000, a jury found McSorley guilty of assault with a weapon for his attack on Brashear. He was sentenced to 18 months probation. The trial was the first for an on-ice attack by an NHL player since 1988.
After his assault conviction his NHL suspension was extended to one full year (through February 21, 2001).[2] McSorley would never play in another NHL game.
United Kingdom
During his suspension McSorley attempted to continue playing hockey in the United Kingdom with the London Knights where his elder brother Chris was coaching but this move was blocked by the International Ice Hockey Federation in respect to the NHL.[3] A similar intention to play in Germany for the Munich Barons also failed. McSorley would play for the Grand Rapids Griffins in their final IHL season, dressing for 14 games.
In the autumn of 2001, following the completion of his suspension, McSorley again looked towards the other side of the Atlantic. He considered purchasing the then struggling Cardiff Devils team with his brother[4] in order to pursue a new player-coach role and to develop interest in the sport in the UK.
McSorley appeared as a guest player for both Great Britain and the Cardiff Devils during a series of exhibition games in November 2001,[5] but the business deal failed to materialise.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1981–82 Belleville Bulls OHL 58 6 13 19 234 — — — — — 1982–83 Belleville Bulls OHL 70 10 41 51 183 4 0 0 0 7 1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 2 0 0 0 22 — — — — — 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 2 7 9 224 — — — — — 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 0 0 0 15 — — — — — 1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 58 6 24 30 154 14 0 7 7 47 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 11 12 23 265 8 0 2 2 50 1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 9 2 4 6 34 — — — — — 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 41 2 4 6 159 21 4 3 7 65 1986–87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 7 2 2 4 48 — — — — — 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 9 17 26 223 16 0 3 3 67 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66 10 17 27 350 11 0 2 2 33 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75 15 21 36 322 10 1 3 4 18 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 61 7 32 39 221 12 0 0 0 58 1991–92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 7 22 29 268 6 1 0 1 21 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 15 26 41 399 24 4 6 10 60 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 3 18 21 139 — — — — — 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 4 6 10 55 — — — — — 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 41 3 18 21 83 — — — — — 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 59 10 21 31 148 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 9 0 2 2 21 4 0 0 0 0 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 57 4 12 16 186 — — — — — 1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 56 2 10 12 140 — — — — — 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 2 3 5 101 3 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 27 2 3 5 62 — — — — — 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 14 0 2 2 36 — — — — — NHL totals 961 108 251 359 3381 115 10 19 29 374 Coaching career
McSorley coached the American Hockey League team the Springfield Falcons between 2002 and 2004.
Film and TV career
From 1995 to 1997, McSorley also appeared in four movies: Bad Boys (1995), Forget Paris (1995), Con Air (1997) and Trading Favors (1997), though his appearances were typically brief.
During the 2005–06 NHL season, McSorley worked for Fox Sports West in Los Angeles, providing in-studio analysis of games involving the Los Angeles Kings or the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He provided color commentary for the San Jose Sharks games on FSN Bay Area during 2006–07 NHL season. McSorley's time in that role ended mysteriously midway through the Sharks playoff series with Detroit, when the Sharks announced McSorley would not return for a Game 3 broadcast for personal reasons. No further explanation has been given.[6]
Appeared in one episode of CSI: Miami in 2005 as rink manager.
On July 30, 2007, McSorley guest starred on ABC Family's Greek as himself playing a hockey goaltender.
In February 2008, McSorley was featured as one of the pros on Pros vs Joes on Spike TV.
Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards referred to McSorley in her song "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory", with the lyric, "You're the Great One, I'm Marty McSorley..., I make the dough, but you get the glory." McSorley appears in the song's music video.
Personal life
McSorley currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California. He married beach volleyball player Leanne Schuster in August 2002.[7] Their daughter Emma was born in 2007.
Awards and achievements
- 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1990–91 - NHL Plus-Minus Award
Transactions
- July 30, 1982 - Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- September 11, 1985 - Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Tim Hrynewich and Craig Muni to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Gilles Meloche.
- August 9, 1988 - Traded by the Edmonton Oilers, along with Wayne Gretzky and Mike Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, Los Angeles' 1989 1st round draft choice, Los Angeles' 1991 1st round draft choice, Los Angeles' 1993 1st round draft choice and $15 million.
- August 27, 1993 - Traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Shawn McEachern.
- February 16, 1994 - Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Jim Paek, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Shawn McEachern and Tomas Sandstrom.
- March 14, 1996 - Traded by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Jari Kurri and Shane Churla, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Ray Ferraro, Ian Laperrière, Mattias Norström, Nathan LaFayette and New York's 1997 4th round choice.
- August 20, 1996 - Traded by the New York Rangers to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jayson More, Brian Swanson and San Jose's 1997 4th round choice.
- October 1, 1998 - Signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers.
- December 9, 1999 - Signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins.
See also
- List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes
References
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ "McSorley must miss a year". Associated Press (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). 2000-11-08. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20001108/ai_n10641553. Retrieved 2007-03-11.[dead link]
- ^ Newman, Paul (23 Jan 2001). "Ice Hockey: McSorley foiled by ban". London: Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/01/23/soice24.xml. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Hardman McSorley dices with Devils". BBC News. 8 November 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1644089.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Ice fans snap up tickets". BBC News. 6 November 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1640600.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Pollak, David (Aug 2, 2007). "Remenda back in Sharks' booth". San Jose: Oakland Tribune. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070802/ai_n19439826. Retrieved 2008-11-10.[dead link]
- ^ [2]
External links
- Marty McSorley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- hockeyfights.com - Marty McSorley
- Marty McSorley at the Internet Movie Database
Preceded by
Paul CavalliniCo-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Theoren Fleury)
1991Succeeded by
Paul YsebaertCategories:- 1963 births
- Belleville Bulls alumni
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- New York Rangers players
- People from Haldimand County, Ontario
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- San Jose Sharks broadcasters
- San Jose Sharks players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Springfield Falcons coaches
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Violence in sports
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