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The 3 Best Enforcers in Blues History

By Andy Knapp

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 16: Ryan Reaves #75 of the St. Louis Blues gets tangled up with Michael Haley #38 of the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on March 16, 2017 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 16: Ryan Reaves #75 of the St. Louis Blues gets tangled up with Michael Haley #38 of the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on March 16, 2017 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images) /
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13 Jan 1999: Tony Twist #18 of the St. Louis Blues stretches out on the ice before the game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. The Blues defeated the Sabres 4-2. /

1. Tony Twist (1989, 1994-99 with St. Louis)

With a last name that couldn’t be any more indicative, the 9th-round draft pick certainly brought the action to the Blues throughout his tenure with the team in the mid to late 90s.  He was destined to be a fan favorite.

Twist came up in an era where several now-iconic fights went down, from the 1991 St. Patrick’s Day Massacre between the Blues and the Blackhawks to 1997’s “Brawl in Hockeytown”. Twist delivered his own style of beatdowns, totaling 688 PIM in 6 seasons with St. Louis, with 64 individual fights in nearly 300 career games with the team.

His initial stint with St. Louis came in 1989 where he had goose eggs in goals, assists, and points before heading to the now-defunct Quebec Nordiques.  That year he racked up similar PIM totals each season with both teams, before eventually having 433 career minutes in the sin bin with the Quebecois squad.

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