Tie Domi

Tahir " Tie " Domi ( born November 1, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who gained notoriety especially during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an enforcer. During his active career he graduated in 1020 NHL games during the regular season and received a total of 3515 penalty minutes, this value is exceeded in the NHL only by Tiger Williams and Dale Hunter.

Career

Domi, who is of Albanian descent, grew up in Belle River, Ontario. He began his active career in 1984 at the Belle River Canadiens, for those in the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League he was in use one year. During this time he joined mainly through his numerous fights in appearance and received in 28 games a total of 98 penalty minutes. The following year, the right-handed shooter went for the Windsor Bulldogs on the ice, collecting 346 penalty minutes in 42 games. From 1986 to 1989 he played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Peterborough Petes. In the NHL Entry Draft in 1988, he was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round to total 27 position.

In the season 1989/90 he completed his first two games for the Maple Leafs in the NHL and was doing his debut in the game against the Detroit Red Wings. Although he managed not Scorer point, but significant 42 penalty minutes. In the following season he was delivered by means of barter trade to the New York Rangers. There were special performances against the Detroit Red Wings and its battles against Bob Probert highlights of a special kind While in the audience often had the impression that a head larger Probert had clearly won the fight, you could see on TV, like Domi, despite hardest hit his opponent continually laughed at and constantly einredete on him. On March 23, 1991, he scored in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers NHL his first hit. During this time, Domi was reflected in the hearts of North American hockey fans. His move to the Winnipeg Jets did not diminish his popularity. In 1995 he returned to Toronto, where he was immediately one of the crowd favorites.

Through its many preserved penalty minutes Domi counted for years to those players who were among the leading players in the penalty list. He had a high-scoring style of play, however, was often through his physical game in appearance, by laying out with an opponent who was obviously physically superior to him. In the 1997/98 season, Domi set with 365 penalty minutes in his Karrierebestwert and was the league surpassed only by Donald Brashear, who was sitting in the penalty 372 minutes.

In the 2000 /01 season Tie got a game in Philadelphia visit on the penalty bench. An enraged fan challenged him to a fist fight, but moved it shorter. In the same season he stuck during the playoff series against the New Jersey Devils their defender Scott Niedermayer with an elbow strike down and has been demonstrated for this action with a lock on the complete play-offs and eight other games in the following season. On 30 June 2002 it gave the Maple Leafs from in exchange for an eight -round election law at the Nashville Predators, for he never ran aground. 15 days later Domi signed as a free agent again at the Maple Leafs. In the season 2002/ 03 he managed his best points haul in the NHL, as Domi scored a total of 29 points in 79 games. Domi wanted to stay in Toronto, but on 30 June 2006 gave the Maple Leafs announced that they have resolved Domis contract. On 19 September 2006, Tie Domi, who could not imagine, once again wearing a different shirt than the Leafs, announced his retirement.

Others

Domi has tried as an actor in several films. With his wife Leanne he has three children.

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )