What the article couldn't have known is that after years of being done in the NHL, Kocur went on to play in what some have referred to as "beer leagues". In 1997, Steve Yzerman suggested Kocur to Scotty Bowman and they brought him back to the team. In game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals that year Kocur made Hextal his bitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOhNo1WZt0Y It's was a thing of beauty to see that "goon" score such a pretty goal in the Stanley Cup Finals. Sure, he could lift the teams spirits by kicking the crap out of any opponent, but he could also lift their spirits by scoring the occasional "pretty goal". The guy was awesome. Two of the greatest "goons" of all time go at it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQn4CTlIfms The Jim Kyte KO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSKEW0DjjE Hockey is by far the best sport.