NHL & WHA Yearly Playoff Leaders and Records for Penalties in Minutes

Playoff Leaders and Records: Single Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Progressive

Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NHL Leaders

Year	Player	PIM
2011	Maxim Lapierre	66
2010	Chris Pronger	36
	Justin Abdelkader	36
2009	Ben Eager	61
2008	Scottie Upshall	44
2007	Rob Niedermayer	39
2006	Georges Laraque	44
2004	Chris Simon	74
2003	Todd Bertuzzi	60
2002	Tie Domi	61
2001	Adam Foote	47
2000	Rick Tocchet	49
1999	Alexei Zhitnik	52
1998	Grant Marshall	47
1997	Adam Foote	62
1996	Paul Laus	62
1995	Glenn Anderson*	49
1994	Mike Peluso	64
1993	Marty McSorley	60
1992	Jeff Beukeboom	47
1991	Basil McRae	94
1990	Neil Sheehy	92
1989	Dave Manson	84
1988	Jay Miller	124
1987	Basil McRae	99
1986	Chris Nilan	141
1985	Dale Hunter	97
1984	Chris Nilan	81
1983	Tim Hunter	70
1982	Tiger Williams	116
1981	Ed Hospodar	93
1980	Gord Lane	85
1979	Tiger Williams	48
1978	Tiger Williams	63
1977	Mike Milbury	47
1976	Dave Schultz	90
1975	Dave Schultz	83
1974	Dave Schultz	139
1973	Dave Schultz	51
1972	Ken Hodge	62
1971	Keith Magnuson	63
1970	Derek Sanderson	72
1969	John Ferguson	80
1968	Barclay Plager	73
1967	Jean Beliveau*	26
1966	John Ferguson	44
1965	Stan Mikita*	53
1964	Bob Baun	42
1963	Bill Gadsby*	36
1962	Frank Mahovlich*	29
1961	Howie Young	30
1960	Frank Mahovlich*	27
1959	Carl Brewer	40
1958	Leo Boivin*	21
1957	Andy Bathgate*	27
1956	Maurice Richard*	24
1955	Butch Bouchard*	37
1954	Gordie Howe*	31
1953	Leo Labine	19
1952	Leo Reise	27
1951	Jimmy Thomson	34
1950	Gus Kyle	30
1949	Jack Stewart*	32
1948	Vic Lynn	20
1947	Maurice Richard*	44
1946	Murph Chamberlain	18
1945	Moe Morris	14
1944	Joe Cooper	18
1943	Jack Stewart*	35
1942	Jimmy Orlando	45
1941	Jimmy Orlando	31
1940	Red Horner*	55
1939	Sweeney Schriner*	30
1938	Jack Shill	15
1937	John Gallagher	17
1936	Red Horner*	22
1935	Nels Crutchfield	22
1934	Andy Blair	16
1933	Hap Day*	21
1932	Ching Johnson*	24
1931	Sylvio Mantha*	26
1930	Eddie Shore*	26
1929	Eddie Shore*	28
1928	Ching Johnson*	46
1927	George Boucher*	43
1926	Hooley Smith*	14
	Punch Broadbent*	14
1925	Bert Corbeau	10
1924	Billy Boucher	9
1923	Billy Coutu	22
1922	Reg Noble*	12
1921	Ken Randall	11
1919	Punch Broadbent*	28
1918	Harry Mummery	17
	Newsy Lalonde*	17

WHA Leaders

Year	Player	PIM
1979	Dave Hunter	42
1978	Kim Clackson	61
1977	Terry Ruskowski	67
1976	Terry Ruskowski	64
1975	Ron Busniuk	63
1974	Darryl Maggs	71
1973	Jim Dorey	41