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Simply put...Clark Gillies. Gillies established himself as a fighter during his junior years and carried a reputation with him in to the NHL as a very tough and good fighter. He played from the early 70's through the mid 80's for the New York Islanders and his last year with the Buffalo Sabres. He was strong and tall and many of his fighting victories began to be spoken about throughout the National Hockey League during his first few years in the NHL.
He defeated Flyers tough-guy George Shultz in such an overwhleming manner that he became known as the heavyweight champion of the NHL. His bouts with Terry O'Rielly in the 1979-80 playoffs are also well known. Gillies has been known to say that he never went out looking for a fight, but didn't back away from fighting either. He allowed his reputation to carry the burden, in a similar manner as a father giving the "look" to his son where the fear of punishment was all that was needed.
Also need to mention that he broke Ed Hospadar's face with one punch. You Tube it.
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