It was back in early 1992. The Rangers had a young tough guy named Tie Domi who was well on his way to being the #1 or #2 contender for the heavyweight championship of NHL pugilists. He challenged NHL ...

DETROIT -- Hockey fans remember Bob Probert as perhaps the most feared fighter in NHL history. Many also recall his battles with drug and alcohol addiction that hampered his career. What’s often ...

Detroit — The sound of traffic and horns in New York City transitions to the hubbub of hockey fans inside Madison Square Garden, as the film begins. An aerial shot of the arena and the cross-hatch ...

“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”—Rodney Dangerfield As a young hockey fan, I always enjoyed a good scrum on the ice. It all began in 1976. My father would take my two ...

Bob Probert knew the fierce pounding he dished out and received over 16 seasons as an NHL enforcer was taking its toll as he got older. That’s why he wanted his brain to be analyzed once he died. Even ...

When Jim Devellano drafted Bob Probert in the third round of the 1983 draft, he told everyone that Probert would be to the Detroit Red Wings what Clark Gillies was to the New York Islanders. “Clark ...

Bob Probert was one of the most beloved and enigmatic stars in Detroit sports history. The Detroit Red Wings forward was perhaps the best-known fighter in the NHL during his career, that spanned from ...

The Associated Press reported today that retired Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks forward Bob Probert died after experiencing chest pains while boating with his family in Windsor, Ontario.

Bob Probert might have been the most feared NHL player who ever raised a fist, a wild brawler who often skated off bloodied and battered but to enthusiastic applause. He spent 16 seasons as an ...

Bob Probert carved out a fearsome reputation as an enforcer, during a lengthy career spent with the Red Wings and Blackhawks, before dying of a heart attack in 2010 at age 45. So with Detroit’s Joe ...