Biggest trash talker in nhl history series#
So much so, that post-playing career, he ended up with a series of coaching jobs, culminating with his current post as the head coach of the St. Despite having made his living from his pugilistic prowess on the ice, Berube was and is an astute student of the game. The "Chief", as he’s respectfully called because of his Indigenous heritage, finished his playing days with 3,149 PIMs across 17 seasons in the league. Teams: Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitols, New York Islanders Beyond that, he was also an impressive defensive-minded forward, and was often relied upon by his coaches as a strong penalty killer. As fierce a competitor as they came, his style of play placed him among the league’s elite list of enforcers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The definition of the "hard-nosed", no-nonsense hockey player, Hunter gathered 3,146 PIMs over 16 years in the NHL. Teams: Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks Nilan chipped in 242 points and was a spark of energy off the bench when called upon. However, he wasn’t just limited in his role. A feisty, on-ice agitating force, Nilan was coveted as a fearless player who would stand up for his teammates whenever needed, answering the call to fight the other team’s "goon" when necessary. Nilan is the proud owner of 3,043 PIMs for his career. There’s a reason he was nicknamed "Knuckles" - He earned it. Teams: Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins Interesting fact: He’s the only player to score more than 400 goals as well as amass as many penalty minutes as he did.
Considered a prototypical power forward, his tenacious-yet-skilled play garnered him 492 goals – regular season and playoffs combined - over his career. Over the course of 18 seasons, Tocchet accumulated 2,970 penalty minutes (or PIMs, in hockey stat shorthand).
Teams: Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitols, Phoenix Coyotes Join us as we examine the 10 players who gathered the most minutes for their, shall we say, rambunctious play. While the league has done a lot to clean up the game in recent years, the NHL's record books contain a litany of players notorious for accumulating time in the "sin bin" (AKA the penalty box). You may have heard the old hockey trope, "I went to a boxing match and a hockey game broke out." It’s no secret that the NHL has had its fair share of altercations occur on-ice, leading to mucho penalty minutes for those involved.
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