LOS ANGELES — As previously reported in this space, former Los Angeles Kings great Dave Taylor was one of the hardest-working, toughest players around, especially in terms of taking abuse in the corners and in front of the net, not to mention possessing underrated skill and skating ability.
But as his National Hockey League career wore on, multiple concussions took their toll, eventually forcing him to retire.
“I got a really bad concussion in 1993, and I missed two months,” he recalled. “I did come back late in the season, and I played through the playoffs until I hurt my shoulder in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.