Posts About "Bob Probert"

Revisiting the Red Wings' 1983 Draft

August 27th, 2020 The 1983 NHL Entry Draft is one of the most fascinating in history. From this class, 113 players reached the NHL (46.7 percent) and won 21 Stanley Cups, and four players made the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Detroit Red Wings made out reasonably in this draft. They were in the midst of their "Dead Wings" era, with only two playoff...

Top 10 Scoring Enforcers Before They Turned Pro

May 10th, 2014 The role of the enforcer in the NHL appears to be dwindling, and whether you take that as a good thing or a bad thing is wholly subjective. What is true about many of the NHL's enforcers is that they didn't start playing hockey with the dream of putting their fists through the faces of their opponents; they played to score and...

Book Review - Warriors on the Ice: Hockey's Toughest Talk

March 18th, 2014 Warriors on the Ice: Hockey's Toughest Talk by Brian D’Ambrosio (2013: Jabberwocky Press. Kindle Edition. Pp. 229. $8.70.) As human beings, we’re taught that every story has two sides - that people see things differently. In hockey, the ‘story’ that has surfaced and remained at the forefront for the sports’ discussions is...

NHL Must Learn From NFL Concussion Plague

October 22nd, 2013 "Hockeynistas," almost by definition, have a disdain for other sports. But the lethal NFL concussion crisis turns this disdain into concern; concern for our fellow human beings; concern for our friends; and concern for our precious NHL. PBS recently released "League Of Denial," a devastating documentary examining the effects of...

Sheahan DUI Reveals Hockey's Dark Side

December 4th, 2012 In the wake of the Belcher killings, discussing a DUI arrest will seem less than forceful. A tragedy of that sort commands our attention in a way that a non-tragedy does not. However, hockey is our sport and the NHL is our league, and Riley Sheahan's "superdrunk" evening behind the wheel in a Teletubbie costume raises a...

"The Last Gladiators" Delivers Harsh Truth About Fighting in NHL

October 15th, 2012 Originally published in 2014, THW takes a look at The Last Gladiators, a seminal film on fighting in hockey. All you want to know about guys like Chris Nilan, Bob Probert, the real enforcers of the NHL. While fighting has been an ongoing debate throughout the NHL, the art of dropping the gloves is not for everyone. NHL enforcers are...

Tough Guy - My Life on the Edge by Bob Probert

March 26th, 2012 Bob Probert was arguably the best enforcer in the History of the NHL. He finished fifth all time with 3,300 penalty minutes and was in 238 fights in his career. Not only was he a fearsome fighter, he could play. In 935 career regular season games Probert scored 163 goals, 221 assists for 384 points. But of all the fights Probert fought...