1928 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Minutes in the penalty box
The Montreal Maroons led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1928, with 650, 142 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The average across 10 NHL teams is 459.0.
Led the NHL in 1928
Montreal Maroons
44 games
650
Penalty Minutes
142 clear of
Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Team | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Maroons | 44 | 650 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
44 | 508 |
| 3 | New York Americans | 44 | 502 |
| 4 |
 Boston Bruins
|
44 | 480 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 44 | 473 |
| 6 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
44 | 471 |
| NHL average | 459.0 | ||
| 7 |
 New York Rangers
|
44 | 418 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Cougars
|
44 | 395 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
44 | 369 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 324 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.