- Tony Twist
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =
position = Left Wing
played_for =Quebec Nordiques
St. Louis Blues
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 242
nickname = Twister
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|5|9|mf=y
birth_place = Sherwood Park, ALTA, CAN
career_start = 1989
career_end = 1999Anthony Twist (born
May 9 , 1968 inSherwood Park, Alberta ,Canada ) is a former professionalice hockey player. He played left wing in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues andQuébec Nordiques , but was also a feared enforcer. He now is a co-host in post-game shows after Blues games onKPLR-TV . Twist recently penned a foreword to theRoss Bernstein book "The Code: The Unwritten Rules Of Fighting And Retaliation In The NHL". He also owns a chain of bars named Twister's Iron Bar Saloon, with locations in Imperial, St. Charles, and Ste. Genevieve Missouri.Playing career
He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the ninth round of the
1988 NHL Entry Draft , #177 overall. After skating with the Blues for the 1989–1990 season, he played four seasons with the Québec Nordiques (later relocated to Colorado] ). He became a free agent in1994 and returned to the Blues, playing there untilJuly 1999 , when he broke his pelvis in a motorcycle accident in St. Louis and was unable to resume his NHL career. [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11675 Legends of Hockey - Tony Twist] ]He scored his first NHL goal in his sixth season against the Vancouver Canucks. It was in the first game of the season. He spent most of his time with the Blues as the protector of
Brett Hull . Despite his relatively short career, he was one of the most feared enforcers to ever play the game. Known for his devastating punches, he battered many of the league's top enforcers during his career.Lawsuit against Todd McFarlane
In the Spawn
comic book series,Todd McFarlane created a mob enforcer character named "Antonio "Tony Twist" Twistelli", [ [http://spawn.home.sapo.pt/tony.html Antonio "Tony Twist" Twistelli comic book profile] ] who McFarlane acknowledged was named after Tony Twist. Twist won a $15 million verdict in2004 when aSt. Louis, Missouri jury foundTodd McFarlane Productions had profited from Twist's likeness. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/12/20/Arts/todd041219.html Todd McFarlane Productions files for bankruptcy] ] The verdict was upheld after two appeals inJune 2006 . [ [http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/06/19/daily18.html Appeals court upholds $15M verdict for Twist] ]Career statistics
Notes and References
External links
* [http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/655 hockeyfights.com - Tony Twist]
* [http://www.twistersironbarsaloon.com Twister's Iron Bar Saloon]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
