As of the 2009-2010 season, Donald Brashear, currently with the New York Rangers, leads the NHL with 2,571 PIM's.
Daniel Carcillo- Pheonix, 324 penalty minutes- chad godwin
you got rick rolled
Most penalties are minor, giving the player two minutes in the penalty box. A major penalty is five minutes long and reserved for infractions like 'fighting'.
The record for most penalty minutes is held by Dave "Tiger" Williams with 3966 minutes in the regular season plus 455 more in the playoffs.
Terry 0'reilly
the pitsburgh penguins with 1215 penalty minutes
445 minutes
Tiger Williams holds the record with 3,966 penalty minutes.
The record for most penalty minutes is held by Tiger Williams who had 3,966 penalty minutes over a 14 year career. Currently Zenon Konopka of the Tampa Bay Lightning leads the league with 197 PIM's.
David James "Tiger" Wiliams - 4421 minutes
The record for most penalty minutes in a season in Penguins franchise history is 409, by Paul Baxter in the 81-82 season. :)
Dave schults (aka Dave 'the hammer' schultz) with 472 penalty minutes in one season