Bob Probert Totally Explained

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Robert Probert (born June 5, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful player by some other measures, including being voted to the 87-88 Western Conference all-star team, Probert is best known for his activities as a fighter and enforcer. He served three months in a federal prison in Minnesota, three more months in a halfway house, and was indefinitely suspended from the NHL. The NHL lifted the suspension at the conclusion of his prison term.
When Probert returned to the Red Wings, he was temporarily one of the Alternate (or Associate) Captains of the team along with Gerard Gallant. While his penalty minutes remained high, he also averaged 40 points a season. During his last season with the Red Wings, he accumulated 17 points for the team.
At this time, Probert was once again in trouble with the law. On July 15, 1994, Probert suffered minor injuries when he crashed his motorcycle into a car while driving in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. At the time of the accident, Probert had been ruled an unrestricted free agent. On July 19, the Red Wings announced that they wouldn't offer a contract to Probert. "This is the end," said senior vice-president Jim Devellano. "[In] my 12 years with the organization ... we've never spent more time on one player and his problems than we've on Probert."

Chicago Blackhawks (1994 – 2002)

Probert's first season with the Blackhawks was the last in which he accumulated over 40 points in a season. From then on, his points and penalty minutes gradually decreased. While he never returned to the levels of point production he achieved with the Red Wings, he remained a physical force on the ice and continued many long-term rivalries with other enforcers.
Probert also sustained various injuries during his time with the Blackhawks, most notably a torn rotator cuff injury which caused him to miss most of the 1997-98 season.

Fighting

Probert will always be remembered as one of the NHL's toughest players, in 16 NHL seasons he fought 283 NHL fights with a record of 157-50-59 and many enforcers considered him the toughest and most feared fighter in the NHL. Several web sites, such as Hockeyfights.com

, chronicle his long list of fights with other league enforcers. He saw it as his job to protect his teammates, especially Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. In a recent news story, he recalled a time that he sucker-punched enforcer Kevin Maguire of the Buffalo Sabres after Maguire pummelled Yzerman.
Some fights in Probert's career:
Probert recently worked on the Mike Myers film The Love Guru, making a cameo as a hockey player. He has commented on the irony of being given jersey number 28 to wear in the film — the same number worn by longtime rival Tie Domi.

Legal problems

In 2004, Probert was arrested for allegedly parking his BMW SUV on the wrong side of the street and entering into an altercation over drugs with bystanders. Several police officers intervened and had to subdue Probert with taser and stun guns. He was later acquitted on all charges related to this incident.
On July 1, 2005, Probert was arrested at his Windsor-area home for breach of peace, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer. Probert's attorney, Patrick Ducharme, advised the media, "I anticipate he'll be pleading not guilty and going to trial." Probert was arrested again on August 23, 2005, at a bar in Tecumseh, Ontario for violating two conditions of his probation that he not consume alcohol or be in an establishment that serves liquor. He was released after paying a $200 CAD fine. All charges stemming from the arrest on July 1 were eventually dropped.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982-83	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	15	12	16	28	133	8	2	2	4	23
1983-84	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	65	35	38	73	189	6	0	3	3	16
1984-85	Hamilton Steelhawks	OHL	4	0	1	1	21	-	-	-	-	-
1984-85	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	44	20	52	72	172	15	6	11	17	60
1985-86	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	32	12	15	27	152	10	2	3	5	68
1985-86	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	44	8	13	21	186	-	-	-	-	-
1986-87	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	7	1	4	5	15	-	-	-	-	-
1986-87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	63	13	11	24	221	16	3	4	7	63
1987-88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	29	33	62	398	16	8	13	21	51
1988-89	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	25	4	2	6	106	-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	4	3	0	3	29	-	-	-	-	-
1990-91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	55	16	23	39	315	6	1	2	3	50
1991-92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	63	20	24	44	276	11	1	6	7	28
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	14	29	43	292	7	0	3	3	10
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	66	7	10	17	275	7	1	1	2	8
1995-96	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	78	19	21	40	237	10	0	2	2	23
1996-97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	82	9	14	23	326	6	2	1	3	41
1997-98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	14	2	1	3	48	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	78	7	14	21	206	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	68	4	11	15	114	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	79	7	12	19	103	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	61	1	3	4	176	2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			935	162	221	384	3300	81	16	32	48	274

Records

Detroit Red Wings franchise record for career penalty minutes (2,090)

Detroit Red Wings franchise record for penalty minutes in a season (398 in 1987-88)Further Information

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