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CHARGED. MARTY MCSORLEY, 36, Boston Bruins defenseman suspended for 23 games by the NHL for using his hockey stick to club an opponent in the head; with assault with a weapon; in Vancouver. The 17-year hockey veteran is the third most penalized player in NHL history...
...worse for Marty McSorley, it does. After delivering a two-handed slash to Donald Brashear of the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 21, the Boston Bruins enforcer, goon, strong-man--call him what you will--was slapped with the harshest penalty ever given by the National Hockey League (NHL), and was suspended for the rest of the season. Since then, he has been demonized, vilified and chastised by the horrified public and has become for some the embodiment of everything wrong with hockey. Even his fellow players have lashed out against the 17-year veteran, trying to distance themselves from...
...sorely missed. Although Bourque is certainly not Boston's greatest hockey player, he is certainly one of the greatest. On paper, he is a five-time winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman and holds the record for most regular-season goals among defensemen in NHL history. The Associated Press ranked Bourque the 10th best hockey player of the 20th century...
...Bourque was the cornerstone for his team and an icon for Boston hockey fans. He was to the Bruins what Cal Ripken was to the Orioles or Ted Williams was to the Red Sox. Bourque's 21 years with a single team--longer than the entire careers of most NHL players--earns him a special place in our hearts. Quiet and soft-spoken, Bourque was dependable for his loyalty, consistency and devotion to the game...
...just what is too far in the context of hockey - a sport in which many fans feel cheated when they pay to see a game and no fights break out? The case represents only the fourth time charges have been brought against an NHL player for an on-ice incident. Only one, the most recent, resulted in a conviction - Minnesota's Dino Ciccarelli had to spend a night in jail in 1988 for sticking a player. McSorley, who will stand trail April 4, faces up to 18 months in jail if convicted, in addition to the record 23-game NHL...