What's your favourite nickname? Mon, September 17, 2007
In this day and age, the great hockey nickname is a thing of the past.
Take a player's last name, toss a "y" or an "er" on the end of it and voila, you have a nickname.
Not so in the days gone by when almost every hockey player had a clever moniker that was every bit as recognizable to fans as the athlete's real first name.
Looking back, what is your favourite hockey nickname, obscure or otherwise?
What's your favourite nickname?
Eddie " The Entertainer " Shack
Bernie " Boom Boom " Gefferion ( for his slap shot )
Cam " Boom Boom " Neely ( for his heavy hits )
Stevie ( Y ) " Wonder " Yzerman
" Terrible " Ted Lindsay
Some NFL Nicknames
Billy " White Shoes " Johnson
William " The Refrigerator " Perry
" Mean " Joe Greene
Jimmy, 2007-09-26 10:53:39
Andre " Moose " Dupont
" Pie Face " McKenzie
Larry " Big Bird " Robinson
Jimmy, 2007-09-24 09:38:07
1. "Fido" Purpur
2. Steve "The-Puck-Goes-Inski" Buzinski
3. Yvan "The Roadrunner" Cournoyer
4. Alex "Fats" Delvecchio
5. Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk
6. "Motor City Smitty"
7. "Ching" Johnson
8. Howie "The Stratford Streak" Morenz
9. Miroslav "Miro the Zero" Ihnacak
10. "Diesel" Doug Mohns (slow but reliable)
Steyrman, 2007-09-18 15:36:45