RED WINGSBob Probert: In photosThe Detroit NewsIn this Dec. 2, 1992, file photo, the New York Rangers' Tie Domi (28) fights with Detroit Red Wings forward Bob Probert (24) less than a minute into the first period of a game at New York's Madison Square Garden.Ron Frehm, Associated PressPhiladelphia Flyers left wing Craig Berube, right, follows through with a right hand to Detroit Red Wings left wing Bob Probert's face during a fight in the first period of 1987 game at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.Charles Krupa, Associated PressBob Probert fighting for the Detroit Red Wings in undated photo.Detroit NewsRed Wings player Bob Probert sits in the penalty boxDetroit NewsBob Probert talks to reporters on the steps of federal courthouse in Detroit after pleading guilty to cocaine possession on July 18, 1989.David Coates, Detroit News1991: The playoff streak started in an inauspicious manner. The Red Wings had modest success during the regular season, which was memorable chiefly for a titanic fight between the Red Wings' Bob Probert, left, and the New Jersey Devils' Troy Crowder. The Wings finished third in the Norris Division under coach Bryan Murray.Detroit News1993: Bob Probert fights with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' Todd Ewen during the regular season. The Red Wings piled up 103 points, good for second in the Norris, and faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs. The series went seven games, with Toronto skating away with the win. Paul Coffey led the scoring for the Wings with 11 points.The Detroit News ArchivesFILE - In this Oct. 28, 2001 file photo, Chicago Blackhawks' Bob Probert, left, and Boston Bruins' Andrei Nazarov mix it up along the boards during a first period fight in Chicago. Enforcers, goons, whatever you want to call them, players like Bob Probert and Derek Boogaard made careers from dishing out and taking punishing hits. That job is sure to come under added scrutiny after the sudden death of Boogaard, five months after he suffered a season-ending concussion.Fred Jewell, APPallbearers Joey Kocur, right, Gerry Gallant and Doug Gilmore, behind right, and others, carry the casket of Bob Probert from Families First Funeral Home to Windsor Christian Fellowship for a funeral service for one of the toughest players in NHL history.NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star