Vellucci and Executive Producer / Business Manager Nick Antonucci, which has joined Woodward Sports Network in Birmingham, MI as of January 2021. Personal life McCarty's father, Craig, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow and blood, in 1995. In 1997, Darren McCarty established the McCarty Cancer Foundation to raise funds to finance research for a cure of this type of cancer. During the early 2000s he was part of an investigative journalism piece for Rob Wolchek of WJBK-TV Fox 2 News in Detroit, Michigan, in which a self-proclaimed masseuse fabricated family ties to McCarty in an attempt to further garner clientele from the local area while practicing without any certifications. During the offseason, McCarty is the lead singer for hard rock band "Grinder" which has been in hiatus with the sudden passing of their bass player and friend, James B. Anders from cardiomyopathy. McCarty appeared on the 2005 ESPN game show Teammates with his teammate on the Red Wings at the time, Brendan Shanahan. McCarty has four kids with first wife, Cheryl: Griffin, Emerson, Avery, and Gracyn. In 2012, McCarty wed long time girlfriend Sheryl Sirmons. He lives in Clawson, Michigan. McCarty's autobiography, My Last Fight: The True Story of a Hockey Rock Star, was released on December 1, 2013 by Triumph Books. McCarty is a proponent for the legalization of cannabis. He credits cannabis with helping him overcome his alcohol addiction. McCarty now occasionally appears and wrestles for pro wrestling company ICW No Holds Barred. He was brought in to feud with current pro wrestlers Brandon Kirk and Kasey Kirk. Awards 1992: Ontario Hockey League First All-Star Team 1992: Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008: Won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings 1998: ESPY Award NHL Play of the Year 2003 Named the winner of the NHL Foundation Player Award Career statistics References External links Detroit Red Wings profile page Darren McCarty - ESPY Nominated Goal on Youtube McCarty vs. Lemieux on Youtube 1972 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players Belleville Bulls players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Irish descent Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Flint Generals players Grand Rapids Griffins players Sportspeople from Burnaby Ice hockey people from Ontario People from Leamington, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Ice hockey people from British Columbia People from Clawson, Michigan American cannabis activists