McSorley wants brother to join him

London Knights head ice hockey coach Chris McSorley admitted that he would try everything in his power to get his brother Marty McSorley to join him in London.

Marty McSorley, who is famous across the Atlantic for being ice hockey legend Wayne Gretsky's on-ice minder, was convicted in a Canadian court of assault with a weapon on Donald Braes-hear on Friday. However McSorley was not imprisoned for the attack on the Vancouver Canucks forward whom he struck in the head with his hockey stick whilst playing for Boston Bruins.

Marty McSorley, 37, needs to be granted permission from the National Hockey League to resume his playing career in North America but his brother has offered him the chance to join him in London. The Knights coach said: "I've spoken to Marty and he is considering coming over and skating with us."

Yesterday Knights lost 3-2 in the overtime period against Nottingham Panthers.