Congratulations Mac!! Anyone know who he married?

Linda


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> Fashionably late to training camp by a couple of days, Flames
winger
> Darren McCarty said he's feeling better than ever.
> The veteran right-winger, who was allowed to report yesterday for
> fitness testing in the morning and hit the ice for half a session,
said
> he comes into this season without the black cloud that hovered
around
> him in the past.
> "My head's in the right place," he said after skating with his
mates at
> the Max Bell Centre.
> It was a year ago McCarty went through the inglorious departure
from the
> Red Wings, bought out because of a contract too expensive for them
to
> fit under the salary cap.
> Signing a two-year, $1.6 million US deal with the Flames, he
competed
> while coping with a bankruptcy process personally.
> "Last year was a difficult year in a lot of ways," he said.
> "We're professionals and have to learn how to separate it but we're
> human beings also and sometimes your the personal stuff can drag
into
> your game.
>
> "I've done everything and have the support of the organization to
do
> what I need to do to handle a lot of that personal stuff and I
couldn't
> be happier standing here.
> "The way I pay them back for their loyalty and support is on the
ice and
> that's what I'm looking to do."
> Married in late June, McCarty said most of all his battles are far
> enough behind him.
> "In a lot of ways, yes," he said.
> "A few things are tailing me, still hanging on, but are coming to
an
> end. Definitely, my focus and -- I think -- more, my perspective
is in
> the now.
> "Mentally, I am in such a better place. There are things happening
in my
> life I can't control and I'm not worrying about those things
because
> they'll come to an end. And the things I can control, I've got a
pretty
> good grasp on and know what I have to do.
> "That's a step, a huge step, and I think it'll carry over, into my
play
> and being the leader I can on this team."
> It's a Flames team gearing up for what's hoped to be a championship
> season and looking to fully erase the disappointment of losing out
in
> the first round of the playoffs to Anaheim.
> He believes it's much the same to what he went though while part
of the
> Red Wings teams that flamed out in the mid-'90s despite high hopes.
> "This is a huge year. It's a very big year for us," he said.
> "Last year, we made some huge strides and I think in the overall
scheme
> of things we took a step forward. With the experience we gained,
> hopefully we can take two steps more."
> What part McCarty will play in that remains to be seen. The Flames
are
> deeper on the wings this season and have a handful of youngsters
pushing
> for spots on the roster.
> Where he fits on the depth chart will shake out but McCarty will
be in
> tough to play the number of minutes he saw last season.
> "That's always the way it is," he said. "We're all part of a bigger
> goal, winning. As an older guy, it will push you. You have to push
the
> younger guys, too.
> "I'm looking to contribute more."
>