30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Detroit Red Wings According to the NHL.com's 30-in-30 feature on the Detroit Red Wings, the team is happy with their team's core players despite significant departures due to the salary cap. "As expected, the salary-cap stricken Detroit Red Wings got hammered once free agency started July 1. Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Kopecky and Ty Conklin led the charge out of Motown, and Jiri Hudler was considering leaving for a Russian team."While the departure of Marian Hossa seems to be the most significant, the recent loss of Chris Chelios will also hurt the team. A veteran of 25 seasons, Chelios is still a capable defensemen and provides valuable leadership come playoff time. He is also Detroit's dirtiest player. Chelios is 12th in all time penalty minutes with 2800 or so. With 1644 games played, thats almost a minor penalty a game for 25 years. He was the most active in his early years in the league, collecting 1800 of his penalty minutes in his first decade. During this time, he was no stranger to suspensions.
(hockeydraftcentral.com) "Chelios sat out eight games during the 1993-94 season as a result of his on-ice behavior. He earned the first suspension for abusing linesman Bernard DeGrace at 3:19 of the third period during Chicago's Oct. 14, 1993, game vs. Hartford ... Four months later, Chelios was suspended by the NHL a second time, also for four games for scratching Dana Murzyn's eye in a fight at the end of the second period during Chicago's Feb. 2, 1994, game at Vancouver."And of course, there was this famous hit on Brian Propp. While he has mellowed out in the last 10 years, Chelios is still known for being a tough defenseman not afraid to wield the occasional two-hander when neccessary. (SI) "I keep an aluminum baseball bat by my bed and in pretty much every room of my house. If a burglar ever got in, he'd get met with a full-fledged Billy Williams swing."Ok, that's not really relevant, but you've got to think there's a lot of young NHLers that won't be breaking into Chelios' house anytime soon. Although maybe he should bring a bat the next time he tries to sneak in an elbow on Alexander Ovechkin. So why did Chris Chelios get into so much trouble? Maybe his dad has it figured out. (SI)" I have a face that people just don't like. I'm 45, but people still scream at me in bars and restaurants. My dad said if he ever saw me walk into a bar, he'd want to beat the snot out of me too." -Chris Chelios
August 20, 2009 at 9:29 am
From your picks, you must be a young whipper snapper to pick Chelios over “Terrible” Ted Lindsey, but you must date back to the 50’s to have known Terrible Ted. He was likely as mean and sometimes dirty player ever to play the game, but he tempered this which great skill and most of all an extreme competitiveness. And his brain would click it BEFORE his mouth, unlike many of the tough guys of today. Combined with Gordie Howe you may have the dirtiest twosome ever in the game. But also two of the greatest players both on and off the ice.
August 20, 2009 at 9:47 am
I have to disagree. Chelios played many more years. |
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