yave1964 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nicknames, some plays upon the persons name, some funny, some cruel have been around for as long as the game has been played. I have been thinking of some of my favorites and wondered if anyone wanted to comment, mentioning some of theirs as well. Knuckles Nilan always had a cool, bostoneese kind of feel to it. The golden Jet. the Golden Brett. Stu 'The Grim Reaper' Grimson. Great for an enforcer Merlin 'the Magician' Malinoski. Don Cherry used to say they called him the magician because he disapeared at game time. Speaking of Don Cherry, Grapes. Cujo, the Dominator, the Hammer. The Great one, the Next one. Super Mario. The Rocket, the Pocket Rocket, the Russian Rocket. All these instantly call to mind certain players, I think it is a shame but as time goes by, nicknames are becoming less and less common. Hell, they used to even give names to lines, the production line for the Wings, all three players had their own nickname, Mr. Hockey, Bootnose and Terrible. The Kraut line. Fun stuff. What are some of your favorite nicknames over the years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Dave "The Hammer" SchultzAndre "Moose" DupontIllka "Scoreagoala" Sinisalo The Legion of DoomThe LCB LineThe Red Army Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Great line nicknames: The Production LineThe French Connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I believe when he played, Gordie Howe's nickname was "Power". Short and to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertmega Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Joni "Booger" Pitkanan Bulin Wall José ThreeOrMore Cujo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 José ThreeOrMore Kari Lehtfourin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Mike "Nacho Libre" York"Lucky Pierre" McGuire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Steve 'Psycho' Durbano. Hardy 'The Swedish Sieve' Astram Danny 'Tuna' Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingNut722 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Jason King made up "The Mattress Line" (two twins and a king). Probably only known locally in the Vancouver area, but still clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Ulf Samuelsson was called "Robocop", but it was not an affectionate nickname. It was pretty much because he wore huge, rock hard pads that were almost a suit of armor that harmed other players when he threw his hits and a visor he never took off when he fought/turtled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Nicknames, some plays upon the persons name, some funny, some cruel have been around for as long as the game has been played. I have been thinking of some of my favorites and wondered if anyone wanted to comment, mentioning some of theirs as well. Knuckles Nilan always had a cool, bostoneese kind of feel to it. The golden Jet. the Golden Brett. Stu 'The Grim Reaper' Grimson. Great for an enforcer Merlin 'the Magician' Malinoski. Don Cherry used to say they called him the magician because he disapeared at game time. Speaking of Don Cherry, Grapes. Cujo, the Dominator, the Hammer. The Great one, the Next one. Super Mario. The Rocket, the Pocket Rocket, the Russian Rocket. All these instantly call to mind certain players, I think it is a shame but as time goes by, nicknames are becoming less and less common. Hell, they used to even give names to lines, the production line for the Wings, all three players had their own nickname, Mr. Hockey, Bootnose and Terrible. The Kraut line. Fun stuff. What are some of your favorite nicknames over the years?Cujo. ill never forget the time he let in 5 goals to Ottawa. The headlines the next day were "Joe Sieve?" As for line names, I still see fans create line names occasionally.Tampa fans are calling the Tyler Johnson/Kucherov/Ondrej Palat line the TKO line. The Problem is, lines don't tend to stick these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 "Boxcar" Ed Hospodar"Big Bird" Don Saleski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Ken "The Rat" LinsemanThe Finnish FlashThe Polish Prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Mr.Zero...simple, straight to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Dipsy Doodle Dandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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