Top 6 Most FEARED NHL Players of All Time!

We're not just talking about enforcers! In this video we're counting down the top 6 players in NHL history who were complete wrecking balls and thrived in getting on the scoresheet just as much as they thrived when the game got physical! Enjoy!

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[buckhorncortez]

I saw Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay play many times at Olympia Stadium. Gordie was incredible to watch. He used to cut his stick handle shorter so it was easier to handle the stick with one hand. I saw him hold off a defender with one arm, stick handle the puck past other players and then fire the puck past the goalie one-handed in a number of games. He made it look so effortless that it was easy to overlook the subtle moves he was making.

[bankster]

I would’ve thought that bob probert would be in there as he’s considered the best enforcer of all time and showed great numbers scoring

[nancetardiff]

Larry Robinson deserves to make the list. He had a couple fights early on in his carreer and word got around the league. So feared, he seldom had to fight for the rest of his career. Pointing and stabbing his index finger into opponents' chests was enough to calm anyone down

[ronaldgansler]

I met Gordie on three different occasions, he was won of the nicest person you’ll ever have met, great guy! Hell they name a bridge between Canada and Detroit after him!

[LordBitememan]

Interesting fact about those seasons in Chicago for Terrible Ted. He was traded by Red Wings ownership as punishment for his leading role in trying to get the NHLPA off the ground.

[RoyalMela]

Gordie Howe only had two Gordie Howe Hat Tricks during his career.

Rick Tocchet has 18 and is the leader in that list.

[kennethrozansky]

Where's Larry " Big Bird" Robinson? He went at it with O'Reilly on many occasions, put Messier in his place and beat the crap out of Dave Schultz.

[michelrenaud]

Larry Robinson. He could do everything, great defence, great offence, crushing body checks and he single handedly ended up right of terror of the Broad Street Bullies by toying with Dave "the Hammer" Schultz as if he was a little kid.

[larryjoe]

You forgot Bobby Orr, maybe the most talented Hockey player ever and nobody wanted to mess with him. Too bad his kness didn't last, would have broken many more records.

[mikemilo]

What else can you say about Gordie Howe that hasn't been said already. That goes for Ted Lindsay too, so glad I got to meet those absolute legends and shake their hands.

[mrv]

Gordie Howe was a specimen of strength long before steroids became prevalent in sports. And, he was ambidextrous, known to switch hands to score a goal. For a goalie that would mess your head up pretty well.
Off the ice one of the humblest people I'd ever met. And he was just so simple of a man.

[rogerhallau]

I used to watch Wayne Cashman, Johnny " Pie Face" Mc'Kenzie, Dave Schultz being amongst my favorite players.

[donphilp]

Stan makita. Feared in the NHL until his very own mother asked him to tone it down. Tough as nails and a long career.

[Vladislav_jackov]

Terry O’Reilly, great to finally see him getting noticed

[RWildekrav]

Bobby Hull, The Golden Jet was a true tough guy, seldom had to show it but when he did ………..

[harmonysinger]

I spent an afternoon with Gordie Howe in the Hartford Civic Center after he retired

A perfect gentleman. His daughter-in-law was expecting a baby. He was a proud grandpa to be. Pure class. I'm glad he spent time with the whalers, what a specimen of pure resilience 😊

[brutus]

Having Wendel Clark on your list over Bobby Hull or Rocket Richard to name just a few truly feared players is pretty sad . In my opinion your criteria for feared is all askew.

[allansbullet]

Have to agree with this entire list! I'm old enough to have seen Terrible Ted and Gordie Howe play heaps, and was in Canada long enough to see Terry O'Reilly play. Moved to NZ before I had a chance to see Clark or Messier, but got the Hockey News mailed to me for years before the Internet, and certainly couldn't disagree with their selection, especially Messier. The ones on this list were not only able to take you apart physically, but are legendary for their other skills, like scoring! Great list, mate!

[j.peters]

My father had a brief correspondence with Ted Lindsay via personal letters in the 1990's. He seemed like a chill guy. He always made time for fans in his post playing days and I always admire when pro athletes do that.

[TheBillaro]

Wow you got Eddie Shore!

Two more stories about him I read in Hockey Digest.

Once in the Boston garden, he was up on a very high ladder, changing lights at the top of the stadium, and the ladder fell He calmly hung there by the rafter until someone came along, and he asked them to put the ladder back up.

and he once missed a flight to Montréal and was going to miss the game, but he got in his car and drove through a snowstorm. His windshield wipers broke, so he hung out the side window and cleaned the snow off the windshield as he went along. He got there the next stage just before the game played at scored the only goal to win the game. ❤