2. Garry Howatt: Dave "The Hammer" Schultz, the meanest enforcer of the 1970s, once said, "Pound for pound, Garry Howatt is the toughest fighter in the NHL." Nicknamed "Toy Tiger," the 5'9" LW tipped the scales at 175 lbs. and racked up 1,836 PIM wreaking havoc as a member of the Islanders, Whalers and Devils."
>From a "5 Toughest Small Guys" sponsored sidebar in The Hockey News. Also on their list: Theo Fleury (1), Dennis Polonich (2), Pat Verbeek (3) and Ted Lindsay (5), although personally I found Verbeek to be a spineless ball of dirty rather than anything resembling "tough."
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Gary Howatt's Finest Moment
In my opinion, Howatt’s finest moment came in Game 2 of the 1980 Quarter-Finals against Boston, the famous brawl game. In retaliation for Stan Jonathan bloodying (non-fighter) Bob Lorimer, Howatt chased down and re-arranged Wayne Cashman’s face. One of the games that changed the history of this franchise.
Here you go
9 minutes of 80’s hockey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3-zXsjM4YQ&feature=related
The part your talking about is at 4:30
Interesting to note that Trottier, our best player, had to be held back.
The funniest thing are the Bruins announcers being homers. Their comments are hilarious…also hilarious are the comments below the video on youtube.
You don’t see hockey like this anymore.
Wow
thanks for that. That is awesome. I love how Howatt goes up to Lorimer to ask him if he’s ok. Tries to get to Jonathan. Cashman, who has been keeping Howatt at bay the entire time, continues to push him away, so Howatt just takes Cashman. Amazing how they were able to stick up for their teammates without even having an enforcer on the ice…
But yea, you don’t see hockey like this anymore.
Tavares is Tavares.
Yep, If You Have Clark Gillies, Bobby Nystrom, Gary Howatt and Gord Lane on Your Team You Don't Need an Enforcer
Few people seem to remember Lane, but he was one tough and nasty SOB. Before he established himself as an NHL-regular, he was a brawler in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Comets and Dayton Gems.
This is one of the problems with the current roster. We really don’t have a couple of guys who are big and tough and who are also capable of playing a regular shift.
Of Course, It was Milbury Who Started the Brawl When He Attacked Sutter, Who was a Rookie
And people wondered why Milbury didn’t get along with the dynasty guys when he was GM.
And Billy Smith
If ever there was a goalie who never thought of himself as such, it was Billy. You are right, everyone sticking up for each other. A one in a lifetime team, I think.
But I hope not.
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