In the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings drafted Steve Yzerman, a player who would forever change the face of the Red Wings organization. Aside from Yzerman, the Red Wings also drafted two players in 1983 who would forever change the faces of many NHL players. Those two players were Bob Probert and Joey Kocur.
During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Probert and Kocur became known as “The Bruise Brothers” for their enforcing and punishing style of hockey, as well as the ridiculous amount of penalty minutes (by today’s standards) the two racked up. To put things in perspective, last season Steve Downie lead the NHL in penalty minutes with 238.