MCsorley

Marty McSorley Marty McSorley was convicted of assult on Oct 6 1988. The assult happened on the ice one night with 3 seconds left in the game. When Brashear, the Canucks tough guy, was skating into his own end with back to McSorley. McSorley who has logged the equivalent to 21 ½ days in the penalty box in his 17 seasons, skated up behind Brashear and slashed at his upper body, the blade caught him in the side of the head. …

…He testifies that "I tried to hit him on the shoulder to provoke him into a fight, even though there was only 3 seconds left in the game" The Judge of McSorley's case, The honorable William Kitchener, was quoted in saying "Brashear was struck as intended. A slash to the head. A child swinging at a tee-ball, would not miss. A housekeeper swinging a carpet-beater would not miss. And an NHL player wound never, ever miss."