Only active players who have had 30+ fights in a season

[Stevens Lindros]

As of July 2012:

Jody Shelley [30, 2003-2004 with Columbus]
Zenon Konopka [33, 2009-2010 with Tampa Bay]

[NameyMD]

hmm those two have never fought each other. And very likely won't

[Stevens Lindros]

Originally Posted by NameyMD

hmm those two have never fought each other. And very likely won't

Konopka has occasionally fought heavies like Matt Kassian and Raitis Ivanans but I agree that the chances are slim. But when they retire they'll likely be the last active players to accomplish this feat.

[MattBurger]

30 fights in a season isn't very common. Classic enforcers who never had 30 fights in a season include:

Donald Brashear
John Kordic
Derek Boogaard
Georges Laraque
Dave Brown
Behn Wilson
Larry Playfair
Rob Ray
Wade Belak
Scott Parker
Chris Simon
Tony Twist

And many, many more

[Stevens Lindros]

Originally Posted by MattBurger

30 fights in a season isn't very common. Classic enforcers who never had 30 fights in a season include:

Donald Brashear
John Kordic
Derek Boogaard
Georges Laraque
Dave Brown
Behn Wilson
Larry Playfair
Rob Ray
Wade Belak
Scott Parker
Chris Simon
Tony Twist

And many, many more

Which makes it a pretty cool statistic, and one that may never happen again.

[MattBurger]

I could actually see Prust hitting 30 fights for the Canadiens this season. They don't have a Rupp or Bickel to lighten to load for him. White tends to find his way on the injured list, and Moen isn't as willing as he used to be.

[acdcrocksno1]

Originally Posted by MattBurger

I could actually see Prust hitting 30 fights for the Canadiens this season. They don't have a Rupp or Bickel to lighten to load for him. White tends to find his way on the injured list, and Moen isn't as willing as he used to be.

I'd be very surprised if he has more fights than he did this year. With the contract they've signed him to will they want him fighting 30 times a year?

[5 4 Fighting]

does anyone else think that if Tortorella doesnt keep the handcuffs on Haley that he could potentially go over 30....hes in the perfect division....i think hes the only one in the league who is game enough too...i know he probably wont play the entire season with the Rags and Torts will try to develop him into a different type of player...it was just a thought...also I could see Dorsett making a run for it..

[Solution77]

that piece of sh it twist couldnt even get 200 pims in a season!

[NameyMD]

but wait are we talking only regular season fights? not pre + regular + playoffs?

[Stevens Lindros]

Originally Posted by NameyMD

but wait are we talking only regular season fights? not pre + regular + playoffs?

Yes.

[fcm]

Originally Posted by MattBurger

I could actually see Prust hitting 30 fights for the Canadiens this season. They don't have a Rupp or Bickel to lighten to load for him. White tends to find his way on the injured list, and Moen isn't as willing as he used to be.

Prust isn't gonna get 30 fights... 20 fights would be good.

It's not all the league's fault if the fighting majors took a drop. It's fighters' fault too. I'm gonna get heat for that but enforcers must enforce, not just hope they play against the other teams' 4th line so they can start a staged fight right of the get go.

As fighters, I think that guys like Jared Boll, George Parros, Shawn Thornton, Brandon Bollig, etc, should seek for a fight every night, after every whisle they're on the ice.

For some reason, guys like Westgarth and Bissonnette turned into some non-fighting lazy pieces of crap. These guys should ALWAYS seek for a fight, they should ALWAYS find themselves.

I think the lack of customers is an overated reason. Yeah, there's the instigator but... if enforcers want to prove that they are valuable to their teams, they should start to play their roles of enforcing. Take runs, go hard on the forecheck, drill the defenseman into the boards, get into players' skin, intimidate during the game and even after the whisle... look to start something.

I don't know... you're Shawn Thornton, you know you can punk all of the Habs, go ahead and beat them up, it will oblige them to play an enforcer too. The remaining enforcers must make the job useful.

Enough of these good-luck-wishing heavyweights... Guys like Gino Odjick were making the job of an enforcer REALLY relevant. Enforcers should just go and play like Odjick, punk other players, you know, make the job of an enforcer... relevant.

[Bruinsfan1993]

shawn thronton will go up to 20 25 this year cuz of the canadien rivalry

[Viper207]

20 is the new 30.

[NameyMD]

Originally Posted by Bruinsfan1993

shawn thronton will go up to 20 25 this year cuz of the canadien rivalry

Thornton just turned 35..I think he'll be fighting quite a bit less while MacDermid shall prolly get a callup or two more than last season -

Originally Posted by Viper207

20 is the new 30.

True, true..and in five years or less 10 the new 20 :´/
..the way of the world dude, but at least we have the countless hours of clips from the golden age *ave maria*