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John Scott takes shot at NHL before playing in All-Star game

Buffalo Sabres' John Scott, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Mark Pysyk, left, and Matt Ellis against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, in Toronto. Scott took a shot at the NHL in a first-person story posted Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, by The Players Tribune. He says someone from the league, who he did not identified, asked him if his children would be proud that he was playing in the All-Star game after being voted in by the fans. ( Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
Buffalo Sabres' John Scott, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Mark Pysyk, left, and Matt Ellis against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, in Toronto. Scott took a shot at the NHL in a first-person story posted Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, by The Players Tribune. He says someone from the league, who he did not identified, asked him if his children would be proud that he was playing in the All-Star game after being voted in by the fans. ( Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press 1 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – John Scott has taken a shot at the NHL.

Fans voted the 6-foot-8, 260-pound enforcer into the All-Star game, which is being played Sunday. Scott writes in a story posted Thursday by The Players Tribune that he got a call from the NHL, trying to talk him out of participating in the showcase event.

According to Scott, someone with the NHL asked him: “Do you think this is something your kids would be proud of?”

Scott writes that moment strengthened his decision to play in a 3-on-3 format with some of the best hockey players in the world. He has scored just five goals since his NHL debut in 2009, and the former Arizona player is currently playing in the minor leagues.

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