hiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ səspˈɛndᵻd baɪ ðə nˈɔːɹθ stˈɑːɹz ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli bˈæd ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ.
He eventually gave up drinking in 1983 after being suspended by the North Stars in January after a particularly bad episode in Pittsburgh.