When former Maple Leaf heavyweight forward Colton Orr retired at the end of the 2015-16 season, he never would have imagined a role in a hockey film would be in his future. As it turns out, Orr is something of a natural actor.



Appearing as a hired fighter in one of the more outlandish scenes in Goon 2: Last of the Enforcers, by my count, Orr has more lines than any of the other former and current NHL players in the film, including George Parros and Tyler Seguin, and he pulls off the role of the enforcer well. He goes toe-to-toe with Parros and it’s remarkably easy during his scenes to recall Orr’s six seasons playing with the Leafs and Marlies.



“What the f— are we doing here?” he asks Parros during their bout.



Goon 2 attempts to portray the good, the bad and the ugly side of fighting in hockey. It’s a production Orr was excited to be a part of.



“It was really neat to see how things were done and the work...