The Making of a Goon- The Annotated Version

Michael MacCambridge looks back at a classic hockey story from 1990:

One of Howard's early story ideas was to write about an enforcer in the National Hockey League. Her first choice, the infamous Bob Probert, was in prison, serving time for a cocaine possession conviction. Her second choice was the Red Wings laconic enforcer Joe Kocur, who agreed to sit down with her and discuss his unusual path to stardom. It was the editor Fleder who suggested the title of the piece — "The Making of a Goon" — and it was the first story Howard filed for The National.

It's one heck of a story, and one that you'll only find in hockey.