BUD "KNUCKLES" KOWALSKI #44

Left Wing · Hartford Beauties · 1980-1991

Acquired from the Binghamton Dusters in 1980 for "future considerations" (widely reported to be a case of Labatt Blue). Knuckles was 6'4", 228 lbs of unquestioned loyalty and absolute violence. His last goal was March 3, 1981. He did not care. His job was to make sure nobody touched Laser, The Kid, or The Mayor, and for 11 seasons nobody did. Three broken orbital bones (two his, one the other guy's). Off the ice: coached youth hockey for free every Saturday, drove the team van because he was the only one who could parallel park it, and never once missed a teammate's wedding. Nicest guy you'd ever meet. Unless you touched his goalie.

GP G A PTS PIM
634 11 34 45 1,247

ACHL Enforcer of the Year: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Single-game PIM record: 42 (Feb 8, 1984 vs. Norfolk)
Career fighting record: 147-12-9
Most beloved Beauty not named Callahan
Still holds the ACHL all-time PIM record

Full-color DTF transfer, hand-pressed one shirt at a time
• Rated 100+ washes. No cracking, no peeling.
• Wash cold inside out, tumble dry low, no bleach

Bella + Canvas 3001CVC Unisex Heather CVC T-Shirt

• 4.2 oz.,

• 52% airlume combed and ringspun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles

• Prism Colors: 99% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester

• Athletic Heather and Black Heather are 90% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester

• Retail fit

• Unisex sizing

• Shoulder taping

• Side-seamed

• Tear away label

• Pre-shrunk