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Marty McSorley has always been an NHL tough guy. For most of his career his job was to protect Wayne Gretzky. It is a job that only two have held on a regular basis. McSorley did it in both Edmonton and Los Angeles. He is more then just a tough guy, as he can play both wing and defense, and although he has never put up the kind of numbers that Gretzky has, he can contribute offensively.



McSorley grew up one of ten children living on a family farm in Cayuga, Ontario. All the McSorley's were tough. The McSorley file at the local hockey league was the thickest due to the number of kids and the amount of trouble they got in on the ice. On the family farm, McSorley learned traditional values and labor-negotiating skills. He and his siblings had chores to do on the farm and watching television except for Hockey Night in Canada was pretty much prohibited. He learned his negotiating skills one summer when he and his brother needed new...

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