Jarome Iginla and the NHL's 13 Top All-Time Scorers Who Could Also Brawl (Video)

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In the world of sports, it is ever so important to have a varying degree of skills and be a multi-faceted athlete. In baseball, there are five-tool players. In football, there are players who posses a high-game IQ and physical prowess.

Then, there is hockey. The rarest of skaters are those who are as equally tough as they are skilled. The kind of player who can go out and score a goal and then on the very next shift drop the gloves and throw down with the opposition's enforcer, Gordie Howe et al.

Through the years we have seen a number of players light the lamp and answer the bell in the NHL. While Ilya Kovakchuk's scrap may have been an aberration, here are the 13 best scrapping scorers.

Jarome Iginla

At the top of the pecking order among active players is Jarome Iginla. 

He is everything a hockey player should be and more.

He's a leader, a scorer and when called upon, a scrapper. Iginla will do whatever is necessary to win a hockey game. 

Very few players come equally as tough and talented. 

Gordie Howe

The originator of physical play and skill is Mr. Hockey himself. 

After all, a "Gordie Howe hat trick" consists of a goal, an assist and a fight all in one game.

Fascinatingly, Howe only had one such occurrence in his career.

Howe also showed off his toughness by his longevity. He is the only player to play in five different decades. 

Tiger Williams

Dave "Tiger" Williams is the most penalized player in NHL history with a whopping 3,966 PIM.

However, Williams also had a bit of a scoring touch.

He reached his offensive pinnacle during the 1980-81 season, when he led the Vancouver Canucks in scoring while amassing 343 PIM, which led the league.

Bobby Clarke

Bobby Clarke was as tough as they came.

He was a perfect fit for the Broad Street Bullies. 

What made Clarke a special player was his versatility.

Not only did Clarke accumulate 1,453 PIM, he averaged more than a point per game throughout his career.

Terry O'Reilly

For those of you who are thinking Terry O'Reilly was nothing more than a rabble-rouser, take a look at his 1977-78 season, in which he scored 29 goals and tallied 61 assists on his way to 90 points.

He followed that up with 26 goals and 77 points the following season.

Dale Hunter

Before becoming coach of the Washington Capitals, Dale Hunter caused ruckus in the NHL. 

Hunter was a very well-rounded and consistent player.

He scored 20 or more goals nine times during his career.

Pat Verbeek

On his way to over 500 career goals, Pat Verbeek would occasionally stop and drop the gloves to take care of business himself.

How tough is Verbeek?

In 1985, he lost his thumb to a farming accident but was able to rehabilitate it and return to hockey without missing a game.

Brendan Shanahan

If some current players look back on some of Brendan Shanahan's old game tape, he may look like a bit of a hypocrite, as he is now the NHL's head disciplinarian. 

Brendan Shanahan was a great two-way player.

He'd defend his own zone, play on the power play and on the penalty kill, fight and score (656 times to be exact). 

Gary Roberts

Gary Roberts is another testament to longevity, as he played through his 40s and even laid the smack down in the twilight of his career, as the video illustrates.

Roberts was at his offensive prime in the early 90s, when he managed to tally 53 goals for the Calgary Flames during the 1991-92 season.

Keith Tkachuk

Another great all-around hockey player was Keith Tkachuk.

Like so many other talented players of his era, he excelled in almost every facet of the game, including fighting when he had to.

On his way to more than 500 career goals, Tkachuk twice reached the single-season 50-goal plateau. 

Mark Messier

Mark Messier is hands down one of the greatest players in hockey history.

Much of this is because of his willingness to win by any means necessary. 

Anything there is to accomplish on the ice, Messier has conquered, including winning a few fights. 

Eric Lindros

Eric Lindros was one big guy about whom many players thought twice before crossing.

Although his career was cut short because of injury, Lindros made sure to leave an impression on at least a few players.

Lindros averaged more than a point per game and scored 372 goals in his short career.

Bobby Hull

One of the most beloved men in Chicago is Bobby Hull because of the way he played hockey.

He'd give 100 percent every time out.

He wasn't afraid to sacrifice his body or lay the lumber on the opposition.

When he wasn't creating chaos, he was on the opposing end of the ice, creating opportunities and scoring goals.