Surprising Records Set By Players In The NHL

You've already heard about unbeatable NHL records involving goals and wins, but with talent, creativity and a stroke of luck, all it takes is a few extra goals to get your name to the top of the charts. What most fans don't consider, however, is the more out-there achievements. The kind that fans don't think will get broken because they don't think about them at all. Discover surprising records set by players in the NHL.

Worst Player in a Single Season

This is the one record every hockey player in history spends their career trying effortlessly not to beat. Most fans are well aware of the best players, but what about the worst? Plus/minus is not the meaningless stat that casual watchers might think it is. Over time, it can help prove how effective a player is during not just one riveting game, but their entire career out on the ice. The higher the number, the more impressive the player, but one man fell short: Bill Mikkelson of the Washington Capitals. During the 1974-75 season, he became the worst player in NHL history when he scored an all-time worst of -82 with only 59 games played.

Most Career Fights

Some players are born fighters, but there's been no fighter quite like Tie Domi. Over the course of his 16-year NHL career playing for the Winnipeg Jets, NY Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs, he knocked knuckles 333 times. That's right, he has set the record for most fights in NHL history at 333, so start training if you want to beat this one. Domi scored a record-breaking 3,515 career penalty minutes, with most of those attributed to fighting.