1980-81 NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders
1980-81 regular-season penalty minutes leaders. Time in the box — the enforcers' leaderboard.
| # | Player | PIM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Williams | 343 |
| 2 | Paul Holmgren | 306 |
| 3 | Chris Nilan | 262 |
| 4 | Jim Korn | 246 |
| 5 | Willi Plett | 239 |
| 6 | Behn Wilson | 237 |
| 7 | Brian Sutter | 232 |
| 8 | Barry Beck | 231 |
| 9 | Rick Vaive | 229 |
| 10 | Dale Hunter | 226 |
| 11 | Pat Price | 226 |
| 12 | Terry Ruskowski | 225 |
| 13 | Terry O'Reilly | 223 |
| 14 | Mike Milbury | 222 |
| 15 | Glen Cochrane | 219 |
| 16 | Ed Hospodar | 214 |
| 17 | Harold Snepsts | 212 |
| 18 | Mike Foligno | 210 |
| 19 | Perry Turnbull | 209 |
| 20 | Barry Melrose | 206 |
| 21 | Mike Busniuk | 204 |
| 22 | Kim Clackson | 204 |
| 23 | Paul Baxter | 204 |
| 24 | Al Hangsleben | 198 |
| 25 | Mel Bridgman | 195 |
| 26 | Rob Ramage | 193 |
| 27 | Stan Jonathan | 192 |
| 28 | Tom Rowe | 190 |
| 29 | Al Secord | 187 |
| 30 | James McTaggart | 185 |
| 31 | Dan Maloney | 183 |
| 32 | Mario Marois | 181 |
| 33 | Laurie Boschman | 178 |
| 34 | Frank Bathe | 175 |
| 35 | Gordie Roberts | 175 |
| 36 | Garry Howatt | 174 |
| 37 | Keith Crowder | 172 |
| 38 | Stan Smyl | 171 |
| 39 | Nick Fotiu | 170 |
| 40 | Larry Playfair | 169 |
| 41 | Paul Mulvey | 166 |
| 42 | Randy Holt | 165 |
| 43 | Jack McIlhargey | 164 |
| 44 | Pat Hughes | 161 |
| 45 | Pat Boutette | 160 |
| 46 | Brad Smith | 158 |
| 47 | Bob Kelly | 157 |
| 48 | Jay Wells | 155 |
| 49 | Borje Salming | 154 |
| 50 | Chris Kotsopoulos | 153 |