Conor Geekie (right) and Slovak forward Martin Pospíšil of the Calgary Flames tussle during an NHL game between the Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Calgary on 12 December 2024. (source: Jeff McIntosh)
Slovak ice hockey player Martin Pospíšil has topped this year's list of the NHL's most penalised players, dubbed "the naughty list" by Canadian portal Sportsnet.
The 25-year-old Calgary Flames forward amassed a total of 146 penalty minutes from January 1 to December 24 this year.
He was followed by Russian defenceman Nikita Zadorov, with 133 minutes. The list of the most penalised players during this period was compiled by Sportsnet.
A group of six other players has also exceeded the 100-minute mark: Ross Johnston, Mathieu Olivier, Garnet Hathaway, Radko Gudas, Jason Zucker and Brady Tkachuk.
Pospíšil most recently displayed his physical style over the weekend in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks. He delivered a hard hit on Blackhawks star Connor Bedard, followed by another on forward Frank Nazar.
After the second hit, Ryan Donato confronted him, and Pospíšil later engaged in a fight with Tyler Bertuzzi towards the end of the match, accumulating a total of 16 penalty minutes.
