Marty McSorley

Martin James McSorley ( born May 18, 1963 in Hamilton, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defender and coach. During his playing career he stood by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins under contract. He also works as an actor in several films. His brother Chris McSorley 's head coach, general manager and co-owner of the Genève -Servette HC.

Career

Marty McSorley played in some junior leagues unterklassigen before in 1981 he joined the Belleville Bulls of the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League. A year later, he signed as a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League, but stayed another year at the Belleville Bulls. In the season 1983/84 he made his debut for the Penguins and was the full season in the NHL squad of the team. The following year he spent mainly in the American Hockey League with the Baltimore Skipjacks, the farm team of the Penguins.

In 1985 he was transferred to the Edmonton Oilers and was able to establish itself there permanently in the NHL. He had a good points haul, but his strength was physically hard game. Since he did not hesitate to become involved in fist fights, he was one of the earliest known public enforcers of the league and was on the ice as a bodyguard of Edmonton's superstars Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri. He was an important part of the team, as they could win the Stanley Cup in 1987 and 1988.

Along with Wayne Gretzky, he was transferred in the summer of 1988 to the Los Angeles Kings. There they played together for several years and still standing in 1993 again in the final of the Stanley Cup, but which was lost. In August 1993 he was transferred to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but retold after half a year back to Los Angeles, where he remained until 1996. After nine games with the New York Rangers, where he graduated from the last weeks of the 1995/96 season, he moved to the San Jose Sharks.

In 1998 he returned to the Edmonton Oilers, but his contract was not renewed after one year. As the 1999/2000 season was two months old, the Boston Bruins gave him a contract. On 21 February 2000 he hit in the game against the Vancouver Canucks opponent Donald Brashear with the bat in the head. Brashear fell backwards on to the ice and lay there unconscious. He wore a heavy concussion. Marty McSorley was then closed for the rest of the season. On 4 October 2000 a court sentenced him to a fine of one and a half years on probation. The NHL expanded then the lock on an entire year.

When the lock had expired in February 2001, McSorley received a contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the International Hockey League, but despite his efforts, he received no NHL contract more and finished in the summer of 2001 his career.

In 2002, Marty McSorley the post as head coach of the Springfield Falcons, the former AHL farm team, the Phoenix Coyotes. After leaving in the first round of the playoffs in the first season, they could in 2003 /04 do not even qualify for the finals and McSorley was dismissed.

During the season 2005/ 06 he analyzed for the TV channel Fox Sports Net West, the Games of the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Since the season 2006/ 07 he commented as an expert on FSN Bay Area, the Games of the San Jose Sharks.

Others

  • On April 23, 1994 Marty McSorley gave the presentation to Wayne Gretzky's 802nd goal of his career, which Gretzky set a new record, which was still not broken.
  • McSorley received during his career 3,381 penalty minutes, making only three players have received more penalties in NHL history as he.

Acting Career

  • In addition to his career as a hockey player McSorley is also active as an actor. Between 1995 and 1997 he took minor roles in the films Bad Boys - Harte Jungs Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Forget Paris with Billy Crystal, Con Air with Nicholas Cage and Do Me A Favor with Rosanna Arquette. He also had a 2005 appearance on the television series CSI: Miami and in 2007 made ​​a cameo appearance as himself in the series Greek.

NHL stats

Awards and achievements

  • Stanley Cup in 1987 and 1988
  • NHL Plus / Minus Award 1991 ( together with Theoren Fleury )
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