3 Dirtiest NHL Players of All Time
Just because you play dirty, it does not mean that you are not a good player, especially when you are playing hockey in the National Hockey League. Below you will find the 3 dirtiest players of all time in the NHL.
Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe was a Canadian hockey player in the NHL. He is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and was nicknamed Mr. Hockey. He was the first player to score of 1,000 goals. He was known for his violent slashes and wild-flying elbows, which earned him to be one of the most vicious NHL players of all time.
Matt Cooke
Matt Cooke was a Canadian hockey player in the NHL. He played in the NHL for 16 seasons. In 2009, while he was with the Philadelphia Penguins, he won the Stanley Cup. His dirty style of playing hockey earned him as being NHL's pest. In the 2008–2009 season, Cooke was suspended on two different occasions. In 2004, Cooke won a gold medal at the World Championships.
Ulf Samuelsson
Ulf Samuelsson was a NHL hockey player and is currently the assistant coach for the Florida Panthers. He is the first European born player to have 2,000 career penalty minutes. He was a known knee hunter and was just a dirty hockey player who was disliked by just about any and everyone.