Tough Guy Movement Summer 2009

Aug 7, 2009 12:37 PM David M Singer

To make things a little easier to follow, I’ve created a player movement table tracking most of the more popular tough guys. It’s pretty simple, the table lists the top 50 fighting major leaders from the NHL and the top 10 from the AHL (in italics) along with last season’s and next season’s teams.

If there's anyone you think should be added, just drop a comment.

The table is sortable, just click on a heading to sort (click on it a second time to reverse order).

Players who changed teams are highlighted.

Players who played on more than one team last season will have the most recent team listed first (after NHL-AHL-ECHL order).

Player	Fights	2008-09 Team	2009-10 Team
Zack Stortini	25	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers
Jared Boll	24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus Blue Jackets
George Parros	23	Anaheim Ducks	Anaheim Ducks
Daniel Carcillo	22	Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes	Philadelphia Flyers
Riley Cote	22	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Godard	21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins
David Clarkson	20	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
Krys Barch	19	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars
Mike Brown	19	Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks	Anaheim Ducks
Tim Jackman	19	New York Islanders	New York Islanders
Cam Janssen	19	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Blues
Colton Orr	18	New York Rangers	Toronto Maple Leafs
Arron Asham	17	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia Flyers
Ian Laperriere	17	Colorado Avalanche	Philadelphia Flyers
Shawn Thornton	17	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins
Eric Boulton	16	Atlanta Thrashers	Atlanta Thrashers
B.J. Crombeen	16	St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars	St. Louis Blues
Brandon Prust	16	Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames	Calgary Flames
Michael Rupp	16	New Jersey Devils	Pittsburgh Penguins
Jody Shelley	16	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
Chris Neil	14	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa Senators
Ben Eager	13	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago Blackhawks
Darcy Hordichuk	13	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver Canucks
Raitis Ivanans	13	Los Angeles Kings	Los Angeles Kings
Steve Montador	13	Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks	Buffalo Sabres
Derek Dorsett	12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus Blue Jackets
Jamal Mayers	12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Thorburn	12	Atlanta Thrashers	Atlanta Thrashers
Wade Belak	11	Nashville Predators Florida Panthers	Nashville Predators
Donald Brashear	11	Washington Capitals	New York Rangers
Andrew Peters	11	Buffalo Sabres	UFA
Milan Lucic	10	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins
Cody McLeod	10	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche
Jordin Tootoo	10	Nashville Predators	Nashville Predators
Aaron Voros	10	New York Rangers	New York Rangers
Derek Boogaard	9	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild
Matt Bradley	9	Washington Capitals	Washington Capitals
Andre Deveaux	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
Josh Gratton	9	Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators	Atlanta Thrashers
Matt Greene	9	Los Angeles Kings	Los Angeles Kings
David Koci	9	Tampa Bay Lightning St. Louis Blues	Colorado Avalanche
Georges Laraque	9	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Canadiens
Travis Moen	9	San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks	Montreal Canadiens
Eric Nystrom	9	Calgary Flames	Calgary Flames
Shane O'Brien	9	Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning	Vancouver Canucks
Andre Roy	9	Calgary Flames	UFA
Matt Walker	9	Chicago Blackhawks	Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheldon Brookbank	8	Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils	Anaheim Ducks
Cody McCormick	8	Colorado Avalanche	Buffalo Sabres
Joel Rechlicz	8	New York Islanders	New York Islanders
Brad Staubitz	8	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
Chris Stewart	8	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche
Jason Strudwick	8	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers
Nick Tarnasky	8	Florida Panthers Nashville Predators	Florida Panthers
Mitch Love	34	Houston Aeros	Peoria Rivermen
Matt Clackson	33	Philadelphia Phantoms	Adirondack Phantoms
Jay Rosehill	33	Toronto Marlies Norfolk Admirals	Toronto Marlies
Paul Bissonnette	28	Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Jeremy Yablonski	28	Binghamton Senators	Ottawa Senators Binghamton Senators
Francis Lessard	27	San Antonio Rampage	San Antonio Rampage
Jon Mirasty	25	Syracuse Crunch	Syracuse Crunch
Eric Neilson	25	Peoria Rivermen	Hamilton Bulldogs
Kevin Harvey	24	Syracuse Crunch Reading Royals	Syracuse Crunch
Adam Keefe	24	San Antonio Rampage	UFA
Brandon Sugden	16	Hartford Wolf Pack	Hershey Bears
Wade Brookbank	6	Carolina Hurricanes Norfolk Admirals	Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Brian McGrattan	2	Phoenix Coyotes San Antonio Rampage	Calgary Flames
Scott Parker	0	Colorado Avalanche	Retired

Special thanks to Ian for helping fill this in.

Comments

The list was defined: the top 50 fighting major leaders from the NHL and the top 10 from the AHL. Others were added afterwards, including suggestions from the comments here.
Posted by David M Singer on 2009-09-12 01:38:49 This is not any kind of fighter list? There are names that don`t belong to that category and maybe i would add some (my tough guy opinion)
Posted by siltmipa on 2009-09-12 01:32:06 Cannot understand why Chicago has not added a gamer. They let Matt Walker go and cannot depend on Ben Eager
Posted by Bob Probert on 2009-09-11 12:59:02 A good suggestion. Brian McGrattan added.
Posted by David M Singer on 2009-08-13 17:16:36 Hey - forgot CXalgary's big signing in the heavyweight division - McGratton. I think he warrants mention. Should be an exciting, wild West!
Posted by Tim on 2009-08-13 15:58:01 @Eric - Mike Sgroi hasn't signed yet. Out of interest, I've added Wade Brookbank and Brandon Sugden to the table.
Posted by David M Singer on 2009-08-13 15:04:30 Rupp and Brookbank were brought in to Pittsburgh for extra muscle since Philthadelphia added more cheapshot artists in Lappy and Pronger. Would not be surprised if you see Godard, Rupp and Brookbank in the lineup each time the Broad Street sissies play the Champs.
Posted by Peter Long on 2009-08-12 23:30:48 brookbank signed for a depth role. they have the toughest org in hockey now. rupp is tuff but he as a good player as well. flyers have a bunch of little pests now, they will be fun to watch but no one who can fight with the big boys.
Posted by jim belushi on 2009-08-12 10:20:24 Is eric godard in the dog house in Pitt? After getting brookbank and rupp looks like something is coming. Too many heavys on one team, especially ones who can't really play. At least my fly boys have tough guys with the exception of cote who can actually play. Doesnt make sense to me. Good to see prust going back to calgary too. Pheonix wasn't a good place for him anyway. Can anyone in Pitt confirm on what i wrote? just wondering
Posted by John from Philly on 2009-08-12 00:23:18 the pittsburgh penguins also picked up wade brookbank and sent him down to wilkes barre baby pens. he is a phone call away although the pens have plenty of muscle.
Posted by mark popovic on 2009-08-10 22:57:40 Josh Gratton had no choice but to get out of Philly. Standing behind Riley Cote, Dan Carcillo and now Lapi means that Grats would be punching in the AHL the whole year. He could definitly be a #1 gamer. Even with Atlanta he's behind Eric Boulton, but he may still make the cut. It's a very exciting time now with alot of the gamers getting multi-year contracts and finally making $. We still have to see Aaron Downey, Andre Roy, Jesse Boulerice, Andrew Peters and Scott Parker land deals. All 5 deserve to be wearing NHL sweaters through years of paying dues through hard knocks. If Phoenix wants to end up on the plus side of revenue this season they better sign a gamer who will bring excitement, grit and determination to a weak team. There's a reason the gamers are always fan favorites. Carolina could benefit from bringing Boulerice back. Florida has been in need of a steady gamer ever since Paul Laus retired. Let's get the above mentioned signed Now!
Posted by Christian on 2009-08-09 15:32:52 where is mike Sgroi?
Posted by Eric on 2009-08-07 13:44:29 Crap, got C&P happy. Thanks, fixed.
Posted by David M Singer on 2009-08-07 13:30:33 Just a heads up, Josh Gratton signed with the Thrashers a few days ago.
Posted by NJDevils17 on 2009-08-07 13:20:56

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