Original: While a successful player by some measures , including being voted to the 1987 -- 88 Campbell Conference all-star team , Probert was best known for his activities as a fighter and enforcer , as well as being one half of the '' Bruise Brothers '' with then-Red Wing teammate Joey Kocur , during the late 1980s and early 1990s .
Simplified: Probert played a combined 16 seasons in the NHL with two teams , 9 while part of the Detroit Red Wings and 7 while part of the Chicago Blackhawks .