Marty McSorley was no natural. His coaches told him he was too slow and not skilled enough to play hockey. But he worked hard, and this unlikely, undrafted underdog made it to the NHL, becoming one of the most effective and best-loved team players in the history of the league. He was also one of the toughest guys ever to play the game. For years, he watched Wayne Gretzky's back, first with the Oilers in Edmonton, then with the Kings in Los Angeles. He was fearless and never backed down. He played on the edge, and sometimes over it. In one notorious incident, he became the first NHLer to face a criminal trial for high sticking. He was suspended for 23 games and the playoffs, the harshest penalty ever handed out by the league up to that time.

In Hellbent, McSorley shares the inside story of his remarkable life for the first time—from a tough childhood growing up on a pig farm with ten brothers and sisters to surprising and often hilarious locker room anecdotes. He takes us inside The Trade that moved him with Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Lemieux, Gretzky, Messier, Hrudey—he played with the greats, shared successes and setbacks, won Stanley Cups and faced the music. Hellbent is fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining.

With a foreword by Wayne Gretzky.

MARTY McSORLEY played defense and forward for six NHL teams from 1983 to 2000, including the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings. He is involved in a number of successful business ventures, appears at many corporate and charity events, and works as a commentator on Rogers Sportsnet. Marty lives with his wife and three children in Hermosa Beach, California.

KIRSTIE McLELLAN DAY is the co-author of three runaway bestselling hockey memoirs: Playing with Fire, with Theo Fleury; Tough Guy, with Bob Probert; and Cornered, with Ron MacLean. Her other books include Above and Beyond, a biography of cable magnate JR Shaw; Under the Mat, with Diana Hart of the Hart wrestling family; and No Remorse, a true-crime novel. Kirstie is a mother of five, and she lives with her husband, television producer Larry Day, in Calgary, Alberta. Visit her online at www.kirstiemclellanday.com.

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RON MACLEAN, host of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada for 28 years, began his broadcasting career in 1978 as an all-night DJ in Red Deer, Alberta. In 1984, he moved to Calgary to host Calgary Flames telecasts. MacLean joined CBC in 1986, where he hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs’ telecasts on HNIC, before becoming the full-time national host, and popular co-host of "Coach’s Corner" with Don Cherry in 1987. He has also hosted CBC’s coverage of the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, the World Cup of Hockey, the Calgary Stampede and Battle of the Blades. MacLean has been recognized with ten Gemini Awards for excellence on television. The co-author of the bestseller Cornered, he lives with his his wife, Cari, in Oakville, Ontario. Follow him on Twitter @RonMacLeanCBC and @hometownhockey_.

KIRSTIE MCLELLAN DAY ranks among the top hockey book writers in the world thanks to the three national bestsellers: Theo Fleury’s #1 bestselling memoir Playing With Fire, Bob Probert’s Tough Guy and Ron MacLean’s Cornered. She's currently working with Marty McSorley on his upcoming Hellbent. Her other books include Above and Beyond, a comprehensive family and business history of cable magnate J.R. Shaw; Under the Mat, a memoir with Diana Hart of the Hart wrestling family; and No Remorse, a true-crime novel. Kirstie is a mother of five and lives with her husband, television producer Larry Day, in Calgary. Together they own one of Canada’s most successful television companies, Pyramid Productions. Visit her online at www.kirstiemclellanday.com and follow her on Twitter @kmclellanday.

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