Aren't these three rather well-known?3 former Devils:
Mike Peluso
Randy McKay
and the Polish Hammer, Krzysztof Oliwa
People will laugh, but energy and enforcement wise Tanner Glass brought a lot to the New York Rangers when he was there.
Yes! Super entertaining fighter. No defense to be seen when Kimble got going.Darrin Kimble,
Definitely. Oliwa was a top 10 heavy in the league at one point. And the other 2 are legends of hockey and Stanley Cup champions.Aren't these three rather well-known?
Doesn't belong in this thread. He was the heavyweight champ and the guy to beat in 1993-94. He was on an insane run that season and everybody knows Sandy beat Probert.Most 90´s Flames fans, me included, loved them some Sandy McCarthy!
Agreed on both.Daniel Lacroix was a surprisingly decent middle weight who could take on heavies.
Rick Rypien (rest his soul) was also an excellent lesser known fighter.
Kyte's a legend. One of the best ever. Doesn't belong.Jim Kyte for my hometown team.
Nothing compared to his brother, though Dan may have been an even better technical fighter.Dan Kordic for me...dude was a nut!
A lot of Hawks fall in this category:
Jim Cummins was my all-time favourite. A guy who came in to the Hawks being a nobody. Struggled to stay in the league. A working class hero. He was reckless and lost a lot, but always delivered an entertaining bout and made sure to hurt the other guy. He ate up a bunch to get in one lick. And he looked like Roman Reigns. A rugged handsome man for a teenage boy to look up to. That old time helmet was awesome too.
He had some of the most entertaining fights ever.
Cam Russell was the same, but an even worse at defending himself. He lost a bunch, but he was a young gun at the time and I liked his effort. That meant a lot to me. He knew he was gonna get beat, but he never hesitated to defend a teammate. That to me is better than being a super huge roided up beast who was just kicking ass and taking names. Those guys had no REASON to fear anyone. They weren't as heroic, if you get my drift. Also, I somehow always appreciated enforcers who played the d-position.
Speaking of which, there's two more coming...
I LOVED David Koci's short stint as a Blackhawk. Just a wrecking ball out there. And a decent fighter, not the best, but better than the two stated above.
Speaking of reckless and insane, Enrico Ciccone. He was hell on skates and caused mayhem everywhere, including the stands. Pretty frustrating to watch as a player, but entertaining as ****. Was the league PIM leader one season.
Mike Peluso also lead the league in PIMs as a Hawk back when I first started watching, but I don't necessarily think he belongs in this thread. He was super popular and famous and fought everyone and everybody ranks him quite high, I think. Just thought I'd mention him because he fits the narrative.
My more recent favourites include Ryan Vandenbussche and Scott Daniels. Vandy maybe doesn't belong here, for reasons similar to Peluso's, but he was just an entertaining fighter. Daniels never played for the Hawks but he brought that working class ethos that I could not resist, just watching his games. He was not as tough as his teammate in Philly Dan Kordic, but I vastly preferred the crazy (and able in his own right) Daniels. He'd take on all the heavies. And I think that fourth line, the Dan line, was great for the Flyers: Scott Daniels - Daniel Lacroix - Dan Kordic. I remember looking forward to seeing the Flyers play the Canadiens, and I WASN'T EVEN A FAN OF EITHER TEAM, just because I knew the Dan-line would match up against the Habs' Darcy Tucker - Scott Thornton - Turner Stevenson line, which also included a couple of my favourite players (especially Turner Stevenson).
Daniels' career was short-lived, but he still is one of my favourite Whalers and that season he had with the Flyers made me a fan even more.
I know I name-dropped so many players already that I should stop now.
Cam Janssen
He was also involved in PL3's signature bout:My ever lasting memory of him is him desperately trying to shake his elbow pad off while the other guy is pounding him in the head.
A lot of Hawks fall in this category:
Jim Cummins was my all-time favourite. A guy who came in to the Hawks being a nobody. Struggled to stay in the league. A working class hero. He was reckless and lost a lot, but always delivered an entertaining bout and made sure to hurt the other guy. He ate up a bunch to get in one lick. And he looked like Roman Reigns. A rugged handsome man for a teenage boy to look up to. That old time helmet was awesome too.
He had some of the most entertaining fights ever.
Cam Russell was the same, but an even worse at defending himself. He lost a bunch, but he was a young gun at the time and I liked his effort. That meant a lot to me. He knew he was gonna get beat, but he never hesitated to defend a teammate. That to me is better than being a super huge roided up beast who was just kicking ass and taking names. Those guys had no REASON to fear anyone. They weren't as heroic, if you get my drift. Also, I somehow always appreciated enforcers who played the d-position.
Speaking of which, there's two more coming...
I LOVED David Koci's short stint as a Blackhawk. Just a wrecking ball out there. And a decent fighter, not the best, but better than the two stated above.
Speaking of reckless and insane, Enrico Ciccone. He was hell on skates and caused mayhem everywhere, including the stands. Pretty frustrating to watch as a player, but entertaining as ****. Was the league PIM leader one season.
Mike Peluso also lead the league in PIMs as a Hawk back when I first started watching, but I don't necessarily think he belongs in this thread. He was super popular and famous and fought everyone and everybody ranks him quite high, I think. Just thought I'd mention him because he fits the narrative.
My more recent favourites include Ryan Vandenbussche and Scott Daniels. Vandy maybe doesn't belong here, for reasons similar to Peluso's, but he was just an entertaining fighter. Daniels never played for the Hawks but he brought that working class ethos that I could not resist, just watching his games. He was not as tough as his teammate in Philly Dan Kordic, but I vastly preferred the crazy (and able in his own right) Daniels. He'd take on all the heavies. And I think that fourth line, the Dan line, was great for the Flyers: Scott Daniels - Daniel Lacroix - Dan Kordic. I remember looking forward to seeing the Flyers play the Canadiens, and I WASN'T EVEN A FAN OF EITHER TEAM, just because I knew the Dan-line would match up against the Habs' Darcy Tucker - Scott Thornton - Turner Stevenson line, which also included a couple of my favourite players (especially Turner Stevenson).
Daniels' career was short-lived, but he still is one of my favourite Whalers and that season he had with the Flyers made me a fan even more.
I know I name-dropped so many players already that I should stop now.
He is not lesser known though. Stan Jonathan is a legend of the game.fond memory of watching hockey in the mid 70's with my dad was when he'd get very excited whenever Stan Jonathan mixed it up