Eagles Goon

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The Eagles dynasty is not known for being goons or really getting into the physical aspect of the game BUT there was one Eagles player who could borderline fall into this category and that was the punishing defender Tom Eagles. Tom retired back in Season 83 but he will always be known as the most physical and goon type of player to come through the Eagles ranks.

 

Tom Eagles is the only Eagles so far to be known for playing a hard hitting, in your face style of game and prone to a few fights here and there.

 

Tom Eagles racked up 1032 penalty minutes in his career with 1456 hits and 1246 blocked shots. He is 8th overall in Calgarys history of most hits, 8th overall in Penalty minutes and 3rd overall in shots blocked. 

Tom was known to be a punishing defender where the opposing team was always looking out for him when he was on the ice. They knew that if anyone was on the ice with Tom they would most likely be getting a massive hit, a slash on the ankles or have to eventually fight the towering 6'6" 230 lb of pure muscle defenseman. Goon or no Goon, this is the closest anyone from this Dynasty has come to receiving the title and it was well deserved.

By playing a hard hitting game and close to goon level helped Tom win the Jake Wylde trophy as the best Defensive Defensman in Season 82 with Calgary and was the only award Tom received throughout his career.

 

"I don't know if I would consider myself a goon, I just played a very physical game and you know some people might call that a goon but I thought of it as just playing hockey the hard and right way" Tom said "It was the way I liked to play but what I tell the critics is what Goon have you seen that also put up 536 points in 576 games? I played tough but I also was able to contribute offensively and help my team win. What more can you ask for from a defenseman?"

When asked if he would change anything to not be labelled a goon?

 

"Never, that style made me who I was and made me an all-star in the league. I don't care about the labels, I just enjoyed playing that way"

The next closest "goon" out of the Eagles dynasty is Henry eagles with a measly 552 penalty minutes but 1405 hits. It does not come close to what Tom accomplished and we may never see another Eagles reach borderline goon status ever again. 

The only exception might be if the Eagles dynasty has a Defender in the works, but not much is known about who the next Eagles player will be as the current Player, Roger, is still quite some time away before they have to retire. Rumor out of the Eagles camp is that their next player currently in training will be a two-way forward but time will tell.

 

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