DETROIT - 55 hours.

3,300 minutes.

198,000 seconds.

No matter how you slice it, Red Wings' enforcer Bob Probert spent a lot of time in the penalty box during his 16-year career.

Following the final game at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday, April 9, he took one last trip to small, cube-like space affectionately known as the Sin Bin.

He hadn't committed a penalty on this occasion. This time, shortly after the final game at Joe Louis Arena, it's where he was meant to be.

During farewell ceremonies on and around the ice surface, Probert's wife Dani, emptied a small locket filled with her late husband's ashes into the penalty box as one final tribute. Probert died Probert died of a heart attack on July 5, 2010 at the age of 45.

"A little bit of Bob with me everywhere I went all weekend," Dani Probert told Windsor radio host Dan McDonald. "I had no plans whatsoever of sprinkling his ashes anywhere, I just hadn't been able to let that part of him go and it was the emotions and being with my hockey family and sitting next to Cheli (Chris Chelios)"

"We went into the penalty box, just Chris, Joey (Kocur) and myself and it was incredibly emotional and it just seems so fitting, it was the perfect time."

Probert's daughter Brogan, tweeted Sunday that she "can't think of a better place" for her father's ashes.

Mom spreading dad's ashes in the penalty box at The Joe... Can't think of a better place for him. So much love #FarewellToTheJoe — Brogan Probert (@broganprobert) April 10, 2017

Probert, who played for the Red Wings from 1985 to 1994, was known for his physical play and fighting ability. He and Kocur earned the nickname the "Bruise Brothers" for their rough play. Probert was also named to the all-star team in the 1987-88 season.

Dani Probert reiterated that the idea to pour her husband's ashes in the penalty box was 100 percent spur of the moment. She even had to ask Chelios to find a screwdriver for her, she told McDonald.

"Did it give you a little bit of closure, Dani?" the radio host asked.

"That's exactly what it gave me," she said. "I was really having a tough time."

Bob Probert, a Windsor native, battled substance abuse during his career in Detroit. He retired after seven seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2002. He ranks fifth all-time in penalty minutes.