Tough Guy Numbers

Most fights in a Stanley Cup Final (1968 - 2021): 1974 Flyers/Bruins 11 1986 Canadiens/Flames 8 1972 Bruins/Rangers 8 1980 Islanders/Flyers 8 1984 Oilers/Islanders 6 1985 Oilers/Flyers 6 1978 Canadiens/Bruins 6 1971 Canadiens/Blackhawks 6 1982 Islanders/Canucks 4 #StanleyCup

#ToughGuyThursday Happy 55th birthday Louie DeBrusk Part 2: In his final season of junior hockey, Louie led the OHL with 223 PIM for the London Knights in 1990/91 (61 GP)

Flyers #3- Behn Wilson, D (1978-83) - 2x All-Star - 1x Calder Votes - 339 Games, 59 Goals, 155 Assists

#OTD Marty McSorley set a new Kings' record with his 359th penalty minute of the season in a 7-4 win over the NY Islanders. McSorley broke the mark of 358 set by Tiger Williams. 03.18.93 #HFH

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#OTD Keith Magnuson set an NHL record for most PIMs in a season, when he his two minors against Vancouver gave him 274 for the year, one more than Howie Young's 273 set in 1961-62. 03.16.71 #HFH

#OTD Bobby Orr became the first player in NHL history to get 100 points & 100 penalty minutes in the same season, when his 2 goals & 2 assists gave him 100 points for the year (along with 117 PIM). The milestone came in a 5-5 Boston tie vs Detroit. 03.15.70 #HFH

I believe this to be the first one of these moments that I try to capture. Wilson vs Fotiu at the Spectrum, with special guest The Sign Man himself. #oldtimehockey

Thanks for supporting my book! Glad to be back baby! @FlyersAlumni @NHLFlyers @NHLAlumni @NHLBlackhawks @NHLPR #GlovesOff #BehnWilson #NHL #NHLAlumni #Flyers #Blackhawks BehnWilsonNHL.com

#ToughGuyThursday The late William "Wild Bild" Ezinicki was born 102 years ago yesterday. Bill led the NHL with a career-high 145 PIM for the @MapleLeafs in 1948/49 (52 GP), also finishing 2nd in the NHL the following season with 142 PIM in 1949/50 (67 GP)

@ENeiberger @ToughNumbers @NHLFlyers @FlyersAlumni @giniparent Awesome, big fan here, looking forward to reading this!

Philadelphia Flyer alumni celebrate old time hockey with a spectacular edition of Friday Night Fights! @FlyersAlumni @MattBarnaby3636 linkedin.com/pulse/philadel… via @LinkedIn

#OTD 👊Randy Holt picked up an NHL record 9 penalties & 67 PIM, all in the first period. 👊Frank Bathe set a Flyers' team record for most PIM in a game, with 55. Both occurred during the Flyers 6-3 win over the visiting Kings. 03.11.79 #HFH 📼👇

Congratulations to my father on his new book, which was offically released today! And shout out to the entire Flyers community for the overwhelming support you've shown already BehnWilsonNHL.com #BehnWilson #Flyers #NHL #GlovesOff @NHLFlyers @FlyersAlumni @giniparent

@oldhockeycards Not kidding when I say that Sunday felt like a “watch a classic HNIC intro” kind of day. Then I saw your post. So thank you for this.

Why does this sound better in old-tv, low-fi mono audio..? Because that’s the way it was in 1979.. perfect.

Happy birthday to Harry Neale, born on this day in 1937 in Sarnia! After coaching in the WHA and NHL he joined Hockey Night in Canada. With Bob Cole, he broadcast 20 Stanley Cup Finals and three Winter Olympics. He received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2013.

#OTD Lyle Odelein had 3 power play goals for his first career hat trick in the Canadiens' 7-2 win over the visiting Blues. 03.09.94 #HFH

#OTD Nick Fotiu set a team record, against his old team, with 37 PIM in one period, during a 7-4 Flames win over the Rangers at MSG. 03.08.87 #HFH

Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting, Weir and Korn having a go in the penalty box at Maple Leaf Gardens, 1982.

We’ll miss you, “Muzz” ❤️ From all of us here at the Blackhawks, we extend our deepest condolences to Troy’s family and friends, our alumni and the many fans who loved him dearly 📰 nhl.com/blackhawks/new…

It's the fourth-highest single-season PIM total in Worcester pro hockey history... Sylvain Blouin, 1999-00, 337 Kevin Sawyer, 1998-99, 299 (in only 41 games) Kevin Sawyer, 1995-96, 268 Barret Jackman, 2001-02, 266 #WorHockeyAlum