We set out to find the best of Bob Probert's NHL fights and while we obviously couldn't find video of every one during his NHL career – there were 246 in 16 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings ...

Bob Probert, the son of a Windsor cop, ... But whether an opponent, an image, an addiction or a past, Bob Probert was always fighting something. He can lay down his arms now.

Fights are part of gameHarvey Fialkov, Sun SentinelMy heart goes out to the family of the late Bob Probert, but the enforcer had a long history of alcohol and cocaine abuse that certainly could ...

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Since the Bob Probert days, fighting in the NHL has dropped considerably. Tough Guy provides a glimpse of a bygone era when the enforcers wanted to go and the fans wanted to watch it get ugly.

One of the most sacred positions in all of hockey is also the most dangerous—and with Wednesday's news, the days of the enforcer may be numbered. Bob Probert was one of the greatest hockey ...

Ken Daneyko played hockey vs. Bob Probert. He traded blows with Bob Probert. He shared personal pain with Bob Probert. But, most recently, he experienced the lovely nuances of professional figure ...

But Bob, for how long he did it for, and the fact that he had to fight every single other tough guy, just his volume of fights was always really, really high.” Bonvie agrees. Advertisement ...

JEFF SEIDEL: Bob Probert movie a heart-breaking mix of honesty and tender humanity The Grind Line “When I signed again with the Wings, Scotty Bowman told me, ‘I don’t want you fighting and ...

Bob Probert might have been the most feared NHL player who ever raised a fist, a wild brawler who often skated off bloodied and battered but to enthusiastic applause. He spent 16 seasons as an ...

Bob Probert knew the fierce pounding he dished out and received over 16 seasons as an NHL enforcer was taking its toll as he got older. That's why he wanted his brain to be analyzed once he died.