Marty McSorley

Marty Martin James McSorley (Born: May 18, 1963 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-) is a Canadian former professional hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League and current head coach. He played for the IHL Grand Rapids Griffins, NHL Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers twice, San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings twice and Pittsburgh Penguins twice and the AHL Nova Scotia Oilers, Baltimore Skipjacks and OHL Belleville Bulls. As of June 16, 2002, he has been head coach of the AHL Springfield Falcons. He is one of the all-time leaders in penalty minutes in NHL history. He won two Stanley Cups in 1987 and 1988. He was also known as being an enforcer specifically for those who interfered with Wayne Gretzky when they were teammates.

February 21, 2000, McSorley is playing for Boston Bruins in a regular season game versus Vancouver Canucks. Near the end of the game, he hits Canucks opponent Donald Brashear with his own stick causing Brashear to fall to the ice, hitting his head, and sustaining a grade 3 concussion, knocking him unconscious. McSorley's NHL career is effectively over as he is handed the longest suspension in NHL history for one year. Vancouver police initate a formal investigation of the incident.

October 4, 2000, a grand jury finds McSorley guilty of assault with a weapon for his attack on Brashear. He is sentenced to 18 months probation.