Posts About "NHL Enforcers"
Again, Colton Orr Has Something to Prove
November 1st, 2017 Colton Orr's hands tell a story. The knuckles on his right hand, his dominant hand, are large and knobby and in stark contrast to his left. They tell the story of nine-years in the NHL, packed with physicality and punches. A career spent proving himself to naysayers that he belonged among the best the game had ever seen. During...
Golden Knights Should Make Engelland First-Ever Captain
September 25th, 2017 When asked back in February, Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan used the word leadership multiple times when discussing then-Flames defenseman Deryk Engelland. "He gives a real calm leadership in that locker room," noted Gulutzan, who also coached Engelland with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. "He gives us obviously an edge...
Looking Back at Former Flames Face-Punchers
January 27th, 2016 John Scott, one of the NHL’s last pure enforcers, is set to suit up this weekend and captain the Pacific squad at the NHL All-Star game. Scott is one of only a handful of players left in the NHL whose career revolves around the damage he can do with his fists and his imposing 6’8”, 255-pound figure. He is the last of a dying breed...
Honouring Colton Orr
April 9th, 2015 The Fan As a long suffering Leafs’ fan, there have been moments over the years when I have wanted to call it quits and turn in my colours. Being a Leafs’ fan is tough work- the seasons are short and the jokes are relentless. You cannot go a week without being asked, “When was the last time your boys won the Stanley Cup”? ...
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part III)
February 9th, 2015 While it’s been a lengthy conversation with former NHL enforcer Dave Hutchison, it’s been one of many anecdotes and reflections on the career of an NHL ‘tough guy.’ And so, as it continues, Hutch closes out discussing what it took mentally to play his role, why Chicago was his favourite city to play in, and Punch Imlach’s role...
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part II)
February 7th, 2015 In part one of the interview with former NHL enforcer Dave Hutchison, we chatted about what it meant to be a role player - what it meant to be a fighter. He talked about some of the questionable areas in today’s game and what it was like to play with Derek Sanderson. In part two, ‘Hutch’ discusses playing with Hall of Fame...
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part I)
February 5th, 2015 For over a decade, Dave Hutchison platooned blue lines around the NHL. From Los Angeles to Toronto - with stops in Chicago and New Jersey in between - Hutchison raked in 116 points (19g-97a) and 1,550 penalty minutes in 584 regular season NHL games. Now, at 62, the former NHL enforcer finds himself fortunate enough to still reap the...
George Parros - A Career In Review
December 5th, 2014 George Parros' mustache is more famous than George Parros' wrist shot but that's fine with him. "My No. 1 priority is making it onto an NHL roster," Parros told the Montreal Gazette last August. Unfortunately, the time has come for George Parros and the NHL to part ways. Today, the NHLPA made the announcement that George Parros has...
Do the Wild Need an Enforcer?
October 29th, 2014 Monday night, New York Rangers defenseman John Moore knocked Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula out of the game with an elbow. According to Wild coach Mike Yeo, Haula didn't suffer a concussion, but was held out of Tuesday's game against the Boston Bruins as a precaution. After watching another act of brutality against the Minnesota...
Why Brandon Prust Will Retire in a Habs Uniform
October 11th, 2013 Did any player on the 2012-2013 Montreal Canadiens have greater expectations and spotlight placed on them than Brandon Prust? It shouldn't be a complicated argument. Yes, some players had what could be considered breakout years (thinking Subban and Eller). Several newcomers were pleasant surprises (thinking Galchenyuk and Gallagher)....
