From Larry and Mike:
 
>Larry writes:
>>>  NAME             NHL   POS   GP   G   A   PTS  PIM
>>>  ...... (several players deleted) ......
>>>  Chris Tamer      Pitt   D   169  19   59   78  515  <--
>>
>>Is this for real, or a type-O?  If this guy racked up 515 minutes, I would
>>imagine every other CCHA player is still pretty sore!!!  (and might glad to
>>see him go 8-0 )
>
>Just as a note, even though Tamer averaged about 129 PIM per year, that is
>far from the record...Dan Mandich of OSU had 617 career PIM from 1978-82.
>And those of you who follow HE thought Rico Rossi's total of 406 (the media
>guide listing of 304 is wrong) was high...
>
>Mandich could score, too...in 80-81 he had 20-26--46 in 39 games when OSU
>went 24-12-3 and finished 2nd in the CCHA.
 
A couple of comments:
 
  1) No typo.  That's one of the reasons an NHL scout recently labeled
     Tamer as the most intimidating individual in college hockey.
 
  2) It's gotta be tough to rack up 515 minutes when no one will skate
     near you.  :-)
 
  3) Does it surprise anyone that someone from Goon City (er, Columbus, :-)
     holds the record?  :-)
 
  4) Look for that record to be challenged.  A current Ohio State
     freshman (Paterson) racked up 164 PIM in 30 CCHA contests and close
     to if not more than 200 PIM total for the season.  That would put
     him on pace for 459 PIM in an NHL season.  Just think what he
     could do if fighting (hence the opportunity to accrue 5 minutes
     at a time) was allowed.
 
  5) Final note: The second place finisher in PIM in the CCHA was
     another Ohio State freshman (Skogstad).  He and Paterson were the
     only two players to hit triple digits in league games.  Does
     Jerry Welsh actively recruit these guys or are they simply drawn
     to OSU for reasons unexplained?
 
  John H
  U Mich
  Taking my jabs at the good ol' Buckeyes