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St. Louis Blues: Top 5 St. Louis Blues Fighters Of All-Time

By Christopher Griffith

26 Mar 1998: Leftwinger Tony Twist of the Tampa Bay Lightning in action during a game against the St. Louis Blues at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues defeated the Lightning 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport
26 Mar 1998: Leftwinger Tony Twist of the Tampa Bay Lightning in action during a game against the St. Louis Blues at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues defeated the Lightning 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport /
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ST. LOUIS, MO – MARCH 14: Tony Twist #6 of the St. Louis Blues fights Warren Rychel #42 of the Chicago Black Hawks during an NHL game on March 14, 1989, at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO – MARCH 14: Tony Twist #6 of the St. Louis Blues fights Warren Rychel #42 of the Chicago Black Hawks during an NHL game on March 14, 1989, at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images) /

Tony Twist was pound for pound one of the best heavyweights to ever strap on the skates.  He was listed at 6’1″ and 220 lbs.  He wasn’t the biggest, and he wasn’t afraid to drop the gloves with anyone in the league.

Twist played a total of 294 games with the Blues before having to retire due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle wreck in 1999.  During his time with the Blues, he had a total of 64 fighting majors.

During his career, Twist had 12 fights against members of the Chicago Blackhawks.  Twist fought no one more during his career more than Jim McKenzie.

Twist was never in the lineup for his scoring prowess.  He was inserted for one reason and one reason only; to protect the star players on the Blues. The likes of Brett Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Pierre Turgeon, and countless others.

While Twist was in the lineup, opposing players knew that if they took a run at one of the Blues players, they were going to have to answer to Twist.  And for this reason, the top players for the Blues could move around the ice a little more freely.

For a few years of his Blues career, Twist was on the same roster with two other players on this list.  He was a linemate with one and had one of the best fights I’ve seen in person with that linemate, but more on that later.

Twist knew exactly what his job was while on the ice, and he did it very well.  It is no surprise that Twist shows up in the top five blues fighters of all time.

The next person on the list did his job well enough that five different NHL teams wanted his services during his career.

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