Category: Darren McCarty
Posted by Robert Snell (The Detroit News) on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:08 PMNew money woes confront former Red Wings star
Former Detroit Red Wings star Darren McCarty, who won his fourth Stanley Cup ring in 2008 after recovering from alcoholism and a high-profile bankruptcy filing, has new money problems.
The IRS last week accused him of failing to pay $62,189 in federal taxes.
That's the latest personal challenge facing the rugged, fan-friendly forward who became part of Detroit sports lore through his grinding style, charitable acts and legendary battles with Colorado's Claude Lemieux.
McCarty, 37, split last season between Detroit and minor-league affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins and became an unrestricted free agent after the Red Wings lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals.
What's owed:
- The IRS filed a $33,847.81 lien against McCarty on Aug. 18 in the Oakland County Register of Deeds office. According to the lien, he owes income taxes from 2005.
- The IRS filed a $28,341.53 lien against McCarty on Aug. 18. He owes trust fund taxes from 2004-05, according to the lien. When McCarty filed bankruptcy in 2005, he owed $33,653.55 in trust fund taxes to the state and IRS, according to a court filing.
His side:
McCarty could not be reached for comment through a Detroit Red Wings spokesman who called McCarty's cell phone and spoke to his agent. The agent was not familiar with the tax liens, team spokesman John Hahn said.
Hahn said McCarty reportedly is in Moscow pursuing a contract with a team in the Kontinental Hockey League. That's the same league that lured former Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler with a two-year $10 million contract.
McCarty's bankruptcy lawyer also did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
Bonus clip
Here's McCarty in vintage form:
