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Lea Mark ('Mark') Hardy
Born (1959-02-01) February 1, 1959 (age 65)
Samedan, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Binghamton Dusters
NHL
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
National team  Canada
NHL draft 30th overall, 1979
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1979–1994

Lea Mark Hardy aka "Mark Hardy" (born February 1, 1956[1]) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979 until 1994.

NHL career

Hardy was raised in the West Island of Montreal and played alongside Denis Savard on the Montreal Juniors hockey team where he starred before being drafted 30th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played 915 career NHL games, scoring 62 goals and 306 assists for 368 points while adding 1293 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1984–85 season when he set career highs with 14 goals, 53 points and eight power-play goals. In the 1992–93 season Hardy went to the Stanley Cup Finals with the Los Angeles Kings (a highlight of that series is a hit on Mike Keane of the Montreal Canadiens). Retiring from the NHL as a Los Angeles King in 1994 Hardy decided to coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Kings until his resignation was announced on June 12, 2010.

International

Hardy played for Team Canada at the World Championships in 1986.

Sexual assault accusation

He was accused May 21, 2010, of sexually assaulting his 21 year old daughter, Jessica Hardy, in a Washington, D.C. hotel room while they were both drunk and sleeping in the same bed together. Jessica is a well-known volleyball player at Georgetown University who graduated in May 2010.[2]They are from Manhattan Beach, Calif. [3]Mr. Hardy has been charged in the District of Columbia Superior Court with fourth-degree sexual abuse in Case No. 2010 CF1 009048, styled United States Vs. HARDY, LEA M.[4] 4th degree sexual abuse is defined by the Washington, D.C. criminal code as:

§ 22-4105. Fourth degree sexual abuse. A person shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years and, in addition, may be fined in an amount not to exceed $50,000, if that person engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person in the following manner:

By threatening or placing that other person in reasonable fear (other than by threatening or placing that other person in reasonable fear that any person will be subjected to death, bodily injury, or kidnapping); or Where the person knows or has reason to know that the other person is: (A) Incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct; (B) Incapable of declining participation in that sexual contact; or (C) Incapable of communicating unwillingness to engage in that sexual contact.[5]

Hardy is scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on July 1, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time for a preliminary hearing. At that point, the government will present some evidence — often interviews with police officers involved in the arrest — and a judge will determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial. As part of the conditions of his release, Hardy was required to “seek alcohol treatment evaluation and possible treatment placement” and is required to stay away from the alleged victim, his 21 yr old daughter, Jessica Hardy.[6] According to court documents, Hardy entered a 28-day treatment program on May 26 after being ordered to seek alcohol treatment evaluation.[7]

It was announced on June 12, 2010, that Mr. Hardy, after 21 years with the Kings organization both as a player and a coach, has resigned his position with the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. Hardy, a Manhattan Beach resident and former Kings defenseman, was in his second stint as an assistant coach with the team. He had been on the staff from 1999 to 2006 before leaving to work in the Chicago Blackhawks organization. He returned to the Kings’ staff in August 2008.[8] On June 23, 2010, it was announced that John Stevens (Philadelphia Flyers' head coach from 2006-09) would be the new assistant coach on a three-year contract.[9]

As of July 1, 2010, it was announced that the charge has been reduced to a simple misdemeanor offense (punishable by no more than 180 days jail and/or a small fine) in accordence with a request made by the prosecuting attorney, David M. Rubenstein of the United States Attorney's Office for Washington, D.C..[10] The case has been set for a non-jury trial on October 12, 2010, at 9 am. The defendant, Mr. Hardy, has been freed on his own personal recognizance and is now allowed to talk to the so-called victim, his daughter, Jessica Hardy. According to Mr. Hardy's defense counsel, Craig Renetzky, the government has made a plea bargain offer, but said offer was immediately rejected by Mr. Hardy and his attorney (as an aside, plea bargains are often made by the State when the State's case is particularly weak or when a conviction is doubtful).[11][12]

References

  1. ^ https://www.dccourts.gov/pa/
  2. ^ "Jessica Hardy's GU Hoyas' profile". GU Hoyas.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  3. ^ "Ex-NHL Star Accused of Sex Crime Against Daughter". TMZ.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  4. ^ https://www.dccourts.gov/pa/
  5. ^ "Definition of Offenses". MPDC.DC.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  6. ^ Helene Elliott (2010-05-21). "Kings' Mark Hardy charged with felony sexual abuse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  7. ^ "Danny Ferry resigns post as genereal manager of the Cavaliers (JURISPRUDENCE)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  8. ^ "Mark Hardy resigns from Kings' coaching staff [Updated]". Los Angeles Times. 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  9. ^ "KINGS: L.A. decides to stick with its management team". The Sun.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  10. ^ https://www.dccourts.gov/pa/
  11. ^ "Charge against former Kings assistant coach Mark Hardy reduced, trial date set". Los Angeles Times. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  12. ^ "Former Kings assistant coach Hardy looks to have charges reduced in sexual abuse case". NBC Sports.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.


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