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Friday, April 13, 2007

Goon on Goon crime

By Tangotiger, 10:57 AM

There were 987 fighting majors handed out in the NHL, in 2006/07. George Parris of Anaheim, 6’5”, 232 lbs, lead the league with 18 fights. While the average forward would play 15 minutes, and a fourth-liner would play at least 10 minutes, Parros played 10 minutes in one game, otherwise all of his other games were under 8 minutes. Parros managed the feat of leading the league in fights, even though he only played 34 games (less than half a season). He played a grand total of 170 minutes in the NHL. Imagine, 18 fights in 170 minutes of play. A goon in the classic sense.

But, I’m interested in something else. Who do goons fight? For this study…

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