I am a huge Dennis Bonvie fan. I can admit it. Check out this article from AHL’s On the Beat. I love his philosophy on his role as an enforcer, and you can tell after all these years, he still likes his job. I have seen him in Lowell in various opposing jerseys, and anytime Bones is in town, the date is circled. I read somewhere the other day when he passed the 4,000 PIM mark; he became the most penalized player in North American Hockey History. Good for you Bones. Job well done.
Not only is he a tough customer, he’s also one of the funniest human beings alive. 3 Highlights from his visits to Lowell.
1. While in with Providence, Bones was stretching out near the blue line. Lowell’s Craig MacDonald was stretching near him. All of a sudden, Bonvie is on all fours, crab walking towards MacDonald, barking like a dog. MacDonald had this weird look on his face like Bonvie had lost his mind. Come to find out, they are Cousins, and Bones was just saying hello.
2. In his first season with Binghamton he fought Jan Vodrazka. In keeping with his theme of giving the young guys a chance. Well, the fight was very one sided to be sure. He smoked Vodrazka in a very quick bout. After being led to the box, Bonvie sat down and asked the attendant, "hey, has that guy ever fought before?"
3. Again, in keeping with the theme of giving young guys a chance, Dennis got in a fight with Trevor Gillies when he was with Lowell. After they squared off for about 30-40 seconds (Dennis likes to take his time) they had a quick one sided fight, and Gillies didn’t like the out come. After going to the box, they were yelling back and forth.
Gillies: Hey bones, what with all this squaring off shit? I like to stand there and chuck em! We gonna go again right?
Bonvie: No! I gave you your shot at the title, you’re all done for tonight!
Get out and catch Bones if you can. Win, lose, or draw, he’s always worth the price of admission.
Congratulations to Dennis. He went over the 4,000 PIM Mark in the AHL on Sunday. He picked up 40 minutes aginst Bingo, and now satnds at 4,033.
My all time favorite by far.
No slouch with the puck either. Good passer. Much better than a clown like Sugden in Syracuse or straight up thugs like Ben Eager.
Understands the purpose and the order of fighting in hockey unlike rash teammate Daniel Carcillo.
hi dennis all my people are from anigunish n s i am from somerville mass grandfathers name charles bonvie his brothers name was joe bonvie do you know