30 Dirty Players in 30 days: The Anaheim Mighty Ducks Arguably one of the nastiest players in the game today, Chris Pronger's record speaks for itself. Suspended 8 times for a total of 22 games, Chris shares the dubious distinction of being one of only 3 players in NHL history to have been suspended twice in one playoff season. Just type "Chris Pronger Cheap Shot" into Youtube and you've found your evenings entertainment.
30 Dirty Players in 30 days: The Atlanta Thrashers So who is dirty on Atlanta. Well, according to the (then) coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning John Tortorella, it's Eric Boulton.“The [expletive] guy should be playing in the [expletive] East Coast Hockey League, but instead he takes out a [expletive] NHLer,†Tortorella said. “He’ll be suspended, but who [expletive] cares? No one wants to see him on the ice anyway.†30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Boston Bruins I went through many candidates when trying to nail down the dirtiest player from the Boston Bruins 85 year history in the NHL. Eddie Shore, Ted Green, Terry O’Reilly and Mike Milbury all popped into my mind and onto my browser as I tried to select the perfect example of cheap, dirty hockey. However, in the end there was no one that seemed cheaper than Ken Linseman. While he never caved in anyone's skull like Shore or jumped into the stands to beat on fans like O'Reilly, Linseman did manage to get convicted of assault by kicking an opposing player in the forehead with his skate. Once he got up to the bigs, "The Rat" became famous for starting scrums and then skating away from them like a ... well, like a rat. Not a big man, Linseman became the master of the slash, spear and crosscheck. I found this clip where he manages to give a two handed slash, a spear and a punch to two different players within 8 seconds. 30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Buffalo Sabres30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Calgary Flames Who was the dirtiest defenseman ever to play for the Flames? I'll give you a hint. He was also the dirtiest player to play for Calgary, one of the dirtiest players ever to play in the NHL, and quite possibly the dirtiest player to ever lace the skates up for Team USA.His name is not only synonomous with "dirty", but also with "career ending cheap-shot". 30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Carolina Hurricanes There aren't really a lot of dirty player in the Carolina Hurricanes history. I don't count good old Ulf since that was during the Hartford Whalers era and, well, I needed him for Pittsburgh. However, since I am a Canucks fan, there was one name that stood out as I scanned through the all time list of all-time Carolina players. 30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. Columbus Blue Jackets I struggled to find a dirty player for Columbus. I promised myself I would not mix up enforcers with dirty players but for Columbus I will make an exception. Mostly because they didn't have many players who come close to fitting the profile of a dirty player. Also, because I followed this player closely when he almost single handedly won my hockey pool and I know he is one nasty fellow.Krzysztof Oliwa played on 6 different teams over a 12 year period. He racked up 1400 penalty minutes in just 400 games while scoring 45 points. Needless to say, his job was to punch people. And he did it well. I know. I'm selling out. Just because a player fights, does not make him a dirty player. Tell that to his girlfriend. From Wikipedia. "In 2007, Oliwa was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend with a hockey stick. Among the injuries to her were a broken nose, choke marks, and bruises on her arms, back, and ribs. Oliwa potentially faces three months to five years in jail." 30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Dallas Stars The dirtiest player to play for the Dallas Stars is Steve Ott.Why do I say Steve Ott? Well I figure 324 NHL players can't be wrong. A Sports Illustrated poll of 324 players that is to appear in this week's issue has Anaheim Ducks defenceman Pronger and Dallas Stars forward Ott in a tie [for the league's dirtiest player].Some Dallas Fans don't agree. Brandon Worley at Defending Big D says "It's still surprising though to think of Ott as a dirty player (whatever it is exactly which consitutes "dirty"). I've never thought of him as such.What constitutes dirty? Good question. 30 Dirty Players in 30 Days. The Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a young and promising team. According to NHL.com and their 30-in-30 feature on the Hawks, their biggest issue is how to deal with ending contracts and the salary cap. Chicago's dirtiest player also reportedly had money issues. Although nowadays he is far from young. Bobby Hull, the "Golden Jet" gets my vote as Chicago's dirtiest player. Huh? |
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