Favorite lesser-known enforcers?

[ChuckSurette]

Lyndon Byers - are you calling me a goon?
Rob Ray was always good too.
Chris Neil could always hang in there as well.

 

[mattihp]

Yep he was considered the heavyweight champ for a time. A lot of people have him top 10 alltime. Definitely not lesser known.

Best name for an enforcer too!

 

[Lion Hound]

Glen Cochrane of early 80's Flyers fame. So how many careers have a 329 pim in a year and a +42 in another year. Anthony Perkins thought this guy was psycho.

He's on my top ten list all day long. Lesser known nowadays, but for fight fans Cochrane was a legend. Love his bout with Nystrom.

 

[sycamore]

Darren McCarty (Red Wings) didn't fight often, but when he did, I don't think he lost a bout.
Dude was ferocious. I once saw him beat the living tar out of Tie Domi. That was fun

 

[dumpin]

Just a few with the Rangers

Loved when George McPhee would go.. he was always way undersized but he was one tough sob.



Nicky Fotiu true enforcer , policeman. When he hit the ice generally there was action,, no time to go to the fridge.

Darren Langdon was a slow starter but would keep going fought anyone stuck up for teammates..

So many others

 

[moog35]

Darren McCarty (Red Wings) didn't fight often, but when he did, I don't think he lost a bout.
Dude was ferocious. I once saw him beat the living tar out of Tie Domi. That was fun

McCarty was awesome but he lost a lot of fights.

 

[swoopster]

Didi anybody mention Danny Gare of Buffalo?

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

jay miller
jack mcilhargey
brendan witt
garth butcher

 

[ps241]

Didi anybody mention Danny Gare of Buffalo?

yep very tough. Smaller guy that bested Gillies once.

 

[ps241]

A name I haven’t seen yet is Mike Keane and he had some epic fights as a middle weight.

 

[FMichael]

Lyndon Byers - are you calling me a goon?
Rob Ray was always good too.
Chris Neil could always hang in there as well.

I love how he's smiling - almost on the verge of laughing there.

 

[ujju2]

Luke Gazdic. Absolute heavyweight, but also always has a smile on his face and a great attitude. Plus sick flow.

 

[Habano]

Dody Wood, Robin Bawa, Shawn Antoski, Kerry Toporowski (drafted but never played in th NHL)

 

[Dubi Doo]

Sean McMorrow. I'm not sure how long of a stint he had in the NHL, but when he fought in Rochester he wouldn't hold back. The man would just throw jabs until he was tired out.

 

[CupInSIX]

Not an enforcer but Svitov could absolutely dummy guys when he was mad.

Scot Kleinendorst - may have had only one good punch, but he used it well.

Sorry Cam....

The color guy puts Jack Edwards to shame.

 

[Hockeypete49]

First name that came to mind, and he doesn't seem to be quite as much of a deep cut as some of the ones listed here, is Donald Brashear. Bialowas is a very good call, too.

Frank fought Donald 3 times in the AHL. The Animal had 2 wins and a draw.

 

[Barnum]

Not an enforcer but Svitov could absolutely dummy guys when he was mad.




The color guy puts Jack Edwards to shame.

Different era, kid. This fight was back in 1987 and that’s pretty much how all the tv broadcasters for each and every team were back then, all homer all the time.

I guess you are talking about Derek Sanderson’s comments because there were 3 in the booth that year but I suppose it could have been O’Shea or Cusick. National broadcasts were not a thing in the US and larger regional cable stations like NESN were still in their infancy but I believe this game was from the local UHF station. Do you remember UHF channels? If you didn’t live in the area, you never would have heard the Bruins booth and you can thank youtube for ever hearing it in your life.

 

[CupInSIX]

Different era, kid. This fight was back in 1987 and that’s pretty much how all the tv broadcasters for each and every team were back then, all homer all the time.

I guess you are talking about Derek Sanderson’s comments because there were 3 in the booth that year but I suppose it could have been O’Shea or Cusick. National broadcasts were not a thing in the US and larger regional cable stations like NESN were still in their infancy but I believe this game was from the local UHF station. Do you remember UHF channels? If you didn’t live in the area, you never would have heard the Bruins booth and you can thank youtube for ever hearing it in your life.

And then they had to walk uphill in the snow for 20 miles?

Yes yes I know about the UHF. It's one of my favorite movies.

 

[Barnum]

And then they had to walk uphill in the snow for 20 miles?

Yes yes I know about the UHF. It's one of my favorite movies.

Just don’t listen to Johnny Most, you might have a heart attack over his calling of games.

Right, the movie

 

[CupInSIX]

Just don’t listen to Johnny Most, you might have a heart attack over his calling of games.

Right, the movie

From Happy Days?

 

[Barnum]

From Happy Days?

Almost. That’s Donnie.

Johnny Most was the voice of Celtics and if you think this was bad, go listen to games against the Lakers and he was PbP guy, lol

 

[Villella McMeans]

Sasha Lakovic was always one of my favorites. Being from Las Vegas I watched him a lot when he played for the Thunder, had some very entertaining scraps, including a brawl where he came out of the dressing room to re-join the fight. Also the guy who jumped the boards after a fan dumped his drink on the coaches head when he played for Calgary.

Unfortunately he died from brain cancer in 2017. RIP Basha!

Definitely Sasha Lakovic RIP.

Also, Nick Fotiu and Rocky Thompson and Sandy McCarthy!