By JACOB GURVIS/JTA JANUARY 11, 2025 06:41 VANCOUVER, CANADA – JANUARY 3: Ozzy Wiesblatt skates with the puck during during a solo lap during the pre-game warm-up prior to his first game in the NHL against the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 3, 2025, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. (photo credit: Rich Lam/Getty Images) (JTA) — This article was originally created as a newsletter. Sign up for the weekly Jewish Sport Report here. Good morning and happy Friday! Today’s Jewish Sport Report comes to you from my hotel room in Anaheim, California, where my fiancée, our cat and I arrived late Wednesday night after evacuating our apartment in Los Angeles due to the catastrophic wildfires. At the moment, our neighborhood is safe. To any fellow Angelenos, or those with friends
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Contact sport Teams need strong leaders, good goalscorers, and a sturdy defense to succeed in the NHL. However, there is a heavy hitter behind every championship-winning team who never hesitates to drop his gloves. Let’s look at some of the most notorious heavy hitters in NHL history. 1. Cal Clutterbuck The Canadian, nicknamed Clutter or Buttercup, takes the top ranking of hits in the NHL with a remarkable 4,015 hits in 1,057 games (recorded since the 2005-06 season). 2. Matt Martin Another big hitter for the New York Islanders is Matt Martin, who trails behind Clutter in league hits with 3,840 in 948 games. High numbers This season, the Canadian has registered an average of 2.80 hits per game, reports StatsMuse. 3. Dustin Brown The former LA Kings ‘heavy hitter’