Stirling MacTavish was just a wee little Scottish chap when he picked up a hockey stick, however it isn't the one you're thinking of. MacTavish started playing field hockey at the young age of 8 but quickly realized he was much too slow for the other boys (and girls), plus he was a lazy twat that didn't like running. Unconfirmed reports have him smoking this young as well, but many people just thought he was a tubby piece of lard. Anyways that's when he moved onto Ice Hockey because he realized he could glide, and coast. It took him awhile to learn how to skate but he felt important when he passed the puck to his teammates (not to mention he didn't have to skate up the ice, but coast behind the play). Somehow, some way he started getting better and better (maybe it was around this time he started drinking, which would explain why he was always so loose and free on the ice). He might not be the best player on the ice, or even in the top 9, but he's in everyone's mind off the ice (mostly because they're worried about losing him on a drunken bender when they visit Alaska and never seeing the poor guy again). Time will tell where this Scottish "Sensation" ends up. The SHL? Prison? Who knows.