Highest Five

When asked to assemble a list of the hardest hits from a sport synonymous with missing teeth, I nearly had to change my pants. The research for this project was physically and mentally taxing. After 16 hours of watching slow motion body checks, my eyes became bloodshot, I had developed a playoff beard, I slipped a disk in my back from doing the wave, and my fingers are now permanently wrinkled from wearing my collector’s edition foam hand. This is the sacrifice I was willing to put myself through to bring you these 15 incredible hockey hits:

Trevor Linden body checks Jeff Norton

Linden checks Norton through the glass spraying spectators with both sharp shards and hockey players.

Lucic body checks Van Ryn

Lucic puts Van Ryn through the glass

Vladimir Konstantinov body checks Claude Lemieux

Vladimir Konstantinov – Claude Lemieux hit 1996 Konstantinov gets Lemieux with a hip check variation that has Lemieux flipping onto his head.

Darcy Tucker body checks Sami Kapanen

Tucker checks Kapanen so hard that it takes Kapanen over 20 seconds to skate 10 feet to the bench.

Jiri Fischer body checks Daniel Sedin

Fischer checks Sedin through the glass leaving a noticeable hole…

Mike Peca body checks Teemu Selanne

Peca blindsides Selanne sending Salanne flipping into the ice.

Scott Stevens body checks Eric Lindros

Visually not very impressive as the flying hits but this one is a solid shot from Stevens to the head of Lindros

Larry Robinson body checks Gary Dornhoefer

Larry Robinson checks Dornhoefer through the boards forcing officials to stop the game so they could be repaired.

Dion Phaneuf body checks Denis Hamel

Another great check. Phaneuf sends Hamel flying through the air several feet onto his back.

Cory Sarich body checks Patrick Marleau

Sarich delivers a crushing check bouncing Marleau off the boards.

Scott Stevens body checks Paul Kariya

Stevens lands a stealthy hit causing Kariya to fall flat on his back.

Brian Campbell body checks R.J. Umberger

Campbell drives his shoulder perfectly into the jaw and neck of Umberger.

Doug Weight body checks Brandon Sutter

Weights puts his weight into a massive hit on Sutter producing an instant knockout

Bergeron body checks Moroe

Moroe does a perfect flip over the back of Bergeron

Todd Burtuzzi body checks Jackman

Burtuzzi lands a solid check on Jackman