This list includes hockey players who have scored more than 2,000 penalty minutes in their regular seasons in their NHL career. All statistics are given at the end of the 2016/17 season. The citizenship of the hockey players is indicated if they are not Canadians.
The only European on this list is Ulf Samuelsson from Sweden. There are no active hockey players in this list.
2000 or more penalty minutes per career
Legend:
And = Games; Pcs = Penalty minutes; SI = Penalty minutes on average per game
| # | Player | Clubs | Seasons | AND | PC | SHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Tiger Williams | Toronto , Vancouver , Detroit , Los Angeles , Hartford | 1974-1988 | 962 | 3966 | 4,123 |
| 2 | Dale Hunter | Quebec , Washington , Colorado Avalanche | 1980-1999 | 1407 | 3565 | 2,534 |
| 3 | Thai Domi | Toronto , New York Rangers , Winnipeg (p) | 1989-2006 | 1020 | 3515 | 3,446 |
| four | Marty Maxorley | Pittsburgh , Edmonton , Los Angeles , New York Rangers , San Jose , Boston | 1983-2000 | 961 | 3381 | 3,518 |
| 5 | Bob Probert | Detroit , Chicago | 1985-2002 | 935 | 3300 | 3,529 |
| 6 | Rob Ray | Buffalo , Ottawa | 1989-2004 | 900 | 3207 | 3,563 |
| 7 | Craig Beruby | Philadelphia , Toronto , Calgary , Washington , New York Islanders | 1986-2003 | 1054 | 3149 | 2,988 |
| 8 | Tim Hunter | Calgary , Quebec , Vancouver , San Jose | 1981-1997 | 815 | 3146 | 3,860 |
| 9 | Chris Nylan | Montreal , New York Rangers , Boston | 1979-1992 | 688 | 3043 | 4,423 |
| 10 | Rick Tokket | Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Los Angeles , Boston , Washington , Phoenix | 1984-2002 | 1144 | 2972 | 2,598 |
| eleven | Pat verbick | New Jersey , Hartford , New York Rangers , Dallas , Detroit | 1982-2002 | 1424 | 2905 | 2,040 |
| 12 | Chris Chelios | Montreal , Chicago , Detroit , Atlanta Thrashers | 1983—2010 | 1651 | 2891 | 1,751 |
| 13 | Dave Manson | Chicago , Edmonton , Winnipeg (n) , Phoenix , Montreal , Dallas , Toronto | 1986-2002 | 1103 | 2792 | 2,531 |
| fourteen | Scott Stevens | Washington , St. Louis , New Jersey | 1982-2004 | 1635 | 2785 | 1,703 |
| fifteen | Donald Brashear | Montreal , Vancouver , Philadelphia , Washington , New York Rangers | 1993—2010 | 1025 | 2634 | 2,570 |
| 16 | Willie Plett | Atlanta Flames , Calgary , Minnesota North Stars , Boston | 1975-1988 | 834 | 2572 | 3,084 |
| 17 | Gino Odzhik | Vancouver , New York Islanders , Philadelphia , Montreal | 1990-2002 | 605 | 2567 | 4,243 |
| eighteen | Matthew Barneby | Buffalo , Pittsburgh , Tampa Bay , New York Rangers , Colorado Avalanche , Chicago , Dallas | 1992-2007 | 834 | 2562 | 3,072 |
| 19 | Gary roberts | Calgary , Carolina , Toronto , Florida , Pittsburgh , Tampa Bay | 1986-2009 | 1224 | 2560 | 2,092 |
| twenty | Chris Neal | Ottawa | 2001—2017 | 1026 | 2522 | 2,458 |
| 21 | Joe Kokur | Detroit , New York Rangers , Vancouver | 1984-1999 | 820 | 2519 | 3,072 |
| 22 | Ken Daneiko | New Jersey Devils | 1983-2003 | 1283 | 2516 | 1,961 |
| 23 | Brendan Shanahan | New Jersey , St. Louis , Hartford , Detroit , New York Rangers | 1987-2009 | 1524 | 2489 | 1,633 |
| 24 | Scott Mellanby | Philadelphia , Edmonton , Florida , St. Louis , Atlanta Thrashers | 1985-2007 | 1431 | 2479 | 1,732 |
| 25 | Basil MacRae | Quebec , Toronto , Detroit , Minnesota North Stars , Tampa Bay , St. Louis , Chicago | 1981-1997 | 576 | 2457 | 4,266 |
| 26 | Ulf Samuelsson | Hartford , Pittsburgh , New York Rangers , Detroit , Philadelphia | 1984-2000 | 1080 | 2453 | 2,271 |
| 27 | Jeff Odgers | San Jose , Boston , Colorado Avalanche , Atlanta Thrashers | 1991-2003 | 821 | 2364 | 2,879 |
| 28 | Jay Wells | Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Buffalo , New York Rangers , St. Louis , Tampa Bay | 1979-1997 | 1098 | 2359 | 2,148 |
| 29th | Shane Corson | Montreal , Edmonton , St. Louis , Toronto , Dallas | 1985-2004 | 1156 | 2357 | 2,039 |
| thirty | Lyle Odelein | Montreal , New Jersey , Phoenix , Columbus , Chicago , Dallas , Florida , Pittsburgh | 1989-2006 | 1056 | 2316 | 2,193 |
| 31 | Brian Marchment | Winnipeg (n) , Chicago , Hartford , Edmonton , Tampa Bay , San Jose , Colorado Avalanche , Toronto , Calgary | 1988-2006 | 926 | 2307 | 2,491 |
| 32 | Garth Butcher | VAN , STL , KVE , TOR | 1981-1995 | 897 | 2302 | 2,566 |
| 33 | Shane Churla | HFD , KGI , MNS , DAL , LAC , NYR | 1986-1997 | 488 | 2301 | 4,715 |
| 34 | Kelly bookberger | EDM , ATL , LAC , FTS , PIT | 1986-2004 | 1182 | 2297 | 1,943 |
| 35 | Dave Schultz | Philadelphia , Los Angeles , Pittsburgh , Buffalo | 1971-1980 | 535 | 2294 | 4,288 |
| 36 | Lori Boschman | TOR , EDM , VIN , NDD , OTT | 1979-1993 | 1009 | 2263 | 2,243 |
| 37 | Brad May | BAF , VAN , FTS , COL , ANA , TOR , DET | 1991-2010 | 1041 | 2248 | 2,159 |
| 38 | Ken Baumgartner | LAC , NYA , THOR , ANA , BOS | 1987-1999 | 696 | 2242 | 3,221 |
| 39 | Kevin Dinin | HFD , PHIL , CAR , OTT , KLB | 1984-2003 | 1188 | 2229 | 1,876 |
| 40 | Rob Ramage | KLR , STL , KGI , TOR , MNS , TBL , MTL , FIL | 1979-1994 | 1044 | 2226 | 2,132 |
| 41 | Keith Tkachuk | Winnipeg (n) , Phoenix , St. Louis , Atlanta Thrashers | 1991—2010 | 1201 | 2219 | 1,848 |
| 42 | Brian Watson | MTL , DET , ACS , PIT , STL , YOUR | 1963-1979 | 878 | 2212 | 2,519 |
| 43 | Steve smith | EDM , CHIC , KGI | 1984-2001 | 804 | 2139 | 2,660 |
| 44 | Stu Grimson | KGI , CHIK , ANA , DET , HFD , CAR , LAC , NES | 1988-2002 | 729 | 2113 | 2,898 |
| 45 | Terry O'Reilly | Biofeedback | 1971-1985 | 891 | 2095 | 2,351 |
| 46 | Al Secord | BOS , CHIC , TOR , PHIL | 1978-1990 | 766 | 2095 | 2,735 |
| 47 | Ron Stern | VAN , KGI , SKHSh | 1987-2000 | 638 | 2077 | 3,255 |
| 48 | Mick Vukota | NYA , TBL , MTL | 1987-1998 | 573 | 2071 | 3,614 |
| 49 | Proud donnelly | KVE , VIN , BAF , DAL | 1983-1995 | 554 | 2069 | 3,735 |
| fifty | Luke Richardson | TOR , EDM , FIL , KLB , TBL , OTT | 1987-2009 | 1417 | 2055 | 1,450 |
| 51 | Mike Foligno | KIDS , BAF , TOP , FLA | 1979-1994 | 1018 | 2049 | 2,013 |
| 52 | Phil russell | CHIK , AFM , KGI , NDD , BAF | 1972-1987 | 1016 | 2038 | 2,006 |
| 53 | Chris King | DET , NYR , VIN , FTS , TOR , CHIK | 1987-2001 | 849 | 2030 | 2,391 |
| 54 | Kelly chase | STL , HFD , TOR | 1989-2000 | 458 | 2017 | 4,404 |
| 55 | Harold Snipsts | Vancouver , Minnesota North Stars , Detroit , St. Louis | 1974-1991 | 1033 | 2009 | 1,945 |
Links
- Regular season: Penalty minutes (Eng.) On NHL.com (Eng.)