Penalty in Minutes. The amount of game time he's been forced to literally sit in a penalty box because the referee blew the whistle on him. Believe it or not, some NHL players in the 80s and 90s would get over 300 minutes. A good portion of that was the same group of players all fighting themselves.
having a tougher guy that can protect your skill players is important in hockey. That being said there is a line between tough and dirty that shouldn't be crossed. Unfortunately, the line is often crossed. Hockey needs to figure out a way to get the dirty out.
Absolutely.
The murderer (Matt Petgrave) is a career thug and known as being the dirtiest player in the league.
Here's a look at his impressive career stats: https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=121883
I'm assuming everyone knows what PIM is.....
I don't know what PIM is... Penalties in Minutes maybe?
Penalty in Minutes. The amount of game time he's been forced to literally sit in a penalty box because the referee blew the whistle on him. Believe it or not, some NHL players in the 80s and 90s would get over 300 minutes. A good portion of that was the same group of players all fighting themselves.
Thank you for the explanation!
Bingo...
Who the fuck pays for a hockey player who spends all his time in the penalty box not playing.
If you love and watched hockey for as long as I have, you'd be surprised...
It's been happening for decades....
having a tougher guy that can protect your skill players is important in hockey. That being said there is a line between tough and dirty that shouldn't be crossed. Unfortunately, the line is often crossed. Hockey needs to figure out a way to get the dirty out.
Every team does. They're called enforcers or goons.