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Tony…Fugetaboutit
Ohh Tony… will you ever cease to amaze us? A couple months after Alex and I discovered Tony’s stupendous ranking of 5/100 in NHL 93 (see below), I read a small link in Nhl.com about a lawsuit regarding Tony. Upon further review, it turned out that an artist named Todd McFarlane based a character in his "Spawn" comic book series on Twist. The character, "Antonio Twistelli," is a vile, vulgar mobster who ordered murders and child abductions among other evil deeds. The initial verdict was that Tony’s rights were being violated, and that he was supposed to be rewarded 24.5 million bucks for “lost product endorsements.” The best part though was when St. Louis circuit judge Robert H. Dierker Jr., who clearly had lost his share of NHL 93 hockey games due to the infamous Mr. Twist, decided to take out years of built up frustration on the man who was, in the judges eyes, clearly responsible for the Stanley Cup drought in St. Louis. He overturned the verdict in a speech that has now surpassed Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in pure greatness.
"No rational person could believe that the use of plaintiff's name as the nom de guerre of a swarthy mafioso in a comic book series, having absolutely nothing to do with hockey, either benefited defendants or injured plaintiff in any way, except perhaps in plaintiff's imagination."
Even after McFarlane admitted that he intentionally used Tony’s name as a basis for his comic character, one bent on evil and corruption, the judge wrote, “It beggars credulity to accept that McFarlane's use of the name Tony Twist was a coincidence, but Twist's claim the "Twistelli" character cost him product endorsements is irrelevant."
In the end, Tony went from winning the jackpot with 24 mill, to losing his money, his “boy-scout” reputation, his “dignity”, and, of course, his “product endorsements.” Chill Tony…there’s always NHL 93 to fall back on.

As you can see, he was truly a powerhouse. Considered by most to be the biggest find in the ninth round of the draft ever. In 322 games he recorded 18 points - 0.06 points per game. He DID however, have 867 penalty minutes - 2.69 per game - which is more than 1 minor per game... impressive. Another outstanding stat you get from this is that he managed to play 8 seasons without a single season with a positive +/-. Teams couldn't be happier to see him out on the ice because along with all of this he wasn't even a strong skater. "He had a bad career." - Mike Berti. If there was an upside to having Tony on your team it was probably overshadowed by his astonishing lack of skill. I'm not sure how he even made an NHL team - he may have won a contest, or perhaps it was a part of the Make A Wish Foundation. Tony Twist doesn't have a fatal disease though because sucking doesn't count, so i doubt it was the Make A Wish Foundation. NHL.com says he was a feared fighter. He told Sports Illustrated, "I want to hurt them. I want to end the fight as soon as possible and I want them to remember it.'' He since has tried to soften his image and has been involved in local charity work. You had ONE thing going for you Tony, and now you've ruined it. Typical You.