List of hockey nicknames

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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey.

Contents 1 Players 1.1 # 1.2 A 1.3 B 1.4 C 1.5 D 1.6 E 1.7 F 1.8 G 1.9 H 1.10 I 1.11 J 1.12 K 1.13 L 1.14 M 1.15 N 1.16 O 1.17 P 1.18 Q 1.19 R 1.20 S 1.21 T 1.22 U 1.23 V 1.24 W 1.25 X 1.26 Y 1.27 Z 2 Teams 3 Arenas 4 Lines 5 See also

[edit] Players

The following are hockey players (listed by nickname) and their nationality.

[edit] #

• "16A" – Ken Linseman, Canadian
• "3-D" – Al Arbour, Canadian
• "A Train"-Alexander Volchenkov, Russian

[edit] A

• "Ab" – Albert Demarco, Canadian
• "Ace" – Irvine Bailey, Canadian
• "Aebi" - David Aebischer, Swiss
• "AK 27" - Alexei Kovalev, Russian
• "Albanian Assassin, The" – Tie Domi, Canadian
• "Alexander the Eight" - Alexander Ovechkin, Russian (after his uniform number with the Washington Capitals)
• "Alexander the Great" -
  • Alexander Ovechkin, Russian
  • Alexander Mogilny, Russian
• "Alfie"- Daniel Alfredsson, Sweden
• "Alley Cat" – Al Iafrate, American
• "Ally" – Al Rollins, Canadian
• "AlMo" – Alexander Mogilny, Russian
• "Andy" –
  • Glenn Anderson, Canadian
  • John Anderson, Canadian
  • Lloyd Andrews, Canadian
• "Animal, The" – Frank Bialowas, Canadian
• "Ants" – Don Ashby, Canadian
• "Apple Cheeks" – Harry Lumley, Canadian
• "Army" – George Armstrong, Canadian
• "Ash" – Don Ashby, Canadian
• "AU31" – Darren Puppa, Canadian
• "Auggy"- Andrew Augaitis, American
• "Auldy" – Alex Auld, Canadian
• "Axe" – Gary Smith, Canadian

[edit] B

• "Babe" –
  • Cecil Dye, Canadian
  • Walter Pratt, Canadian
  • Albert Siebert, Canadian
• "Baby Bull" – Rob Ramage, Canadian
• "Baby Huey" – Brad Marsh, Canadian
• "Bad" - Joe Hall, Canadian
• "Bad Brad" – Brad Maxwell, Canadian
• "Bad News" - Gilles Bilodeau, Canadian
• "Badger" – Bob Johnson, American
• "Baldy" – Harold Cotton, Canadian
• "Bam-Bam" – Alain Belanger, Canadian
• "Bantam Bouncer, The " – Pierre Pilote, Canadian
• "Barney" – Russell Stanley, Canadian
• "Bash" – Pat Boutette, Canadian
• "Bashin'" –
  • Bob Bailey, Canadian
  • Bill Barilko, Canadian
• "Baz" – Aldege Bastien, Canadian
• "Beaker" – Gary Nylund, Canadian
• "Bear, The " –
  • Al Smith, Canadian
  • Drake Berehowsky, Canadian
• "Beast, The" –
  • Ken Belanger, Canadian
  • Allan Bester, Canadian
  • Bill Juzda, Canadian
• "Beaver" – Serge Boisvert, Canadian
• "Beetle-Brow" – Lorne Chabot, Canadian
• "Benji" – Jim Benning, Canadian
• "Benny" –
  • Benoit Hogue, Canadian
  • Bernie Parent, Canadian
• "Bert" - Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian
• "Biff" – Frank Dunlap, Canadian
• "Big Al" – Al Secord, Canadian
• "Big Bert"- Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian
• "Big Bird" – Larry Robinson, Canadian
• "Big Blue Bomber" – Charlie Conacher, Canadian
• "Big Daddy" – Bob McGill, Canadian
• "Big 'E', The" – Eric Lindros, Canadian
• "Big Hawk" – Larry Cahan, Canadian
• "Big Indian" – Chris Evans, Canadian
• "Big Jack" – Jack Valiquette, Canadian
• "Big Kurt" – Orland Kurtenbach, Canadian
• "Big M" – Frank Mahovlich, Canadian
• "Big Mac" – Lanny McDonald, Canadian
• "Big Ou" - Willie Gillis, Canadian
• "Big Pussycat, The " – Walter Pratt, Canadian
• "Big Sam" – Allan Stanley, Canadian
• "Big Z" - Zdeno Chara, Slovakia
• "Bill" –
  • William Johnson, Canadian
  • Hubert George Quackenbush, Canadian
• "Billy" –
  • Hamilton Livingstone Gilmour, Canadian
  • Paul Knox, Canadian
• "Billy D." – Bill Derlago, Canadian
• "Bingo" – Rudolph Kampman, Canadian
• "Bird, The " – Gord McRae, Canadian
• "BJ" – Borje Salming, Swedish
• "Black Jack" – John Sherratt Stewart, Canadian
• "Blazer" – Mike Blasidell, Canadian
• "Block" – Trevor Johansen, Canadian
• "Blonde Bouncer, The " – Jimmy Fowler, Canadian
• "Blunt" – Brian Glennie, Canadian
• "BMo" - Brendan Morrison, Canadian
• "Bobby Hawk" – Ian Turnbull, Canadian
• "Bobo" – Don Beaupre, Canadian
• "Bomber, The " –
  • Ken Baumgartner, Canadian
  • Charlie Conacher, Canadian
  • Lloyd Gross, Canadian
• "Bone Rack" – Dave Burrows, Canadian
• "Bones" – Bronco Horvath, Canadian
• "Bonzai" - Peter Bondra, Ukrainian/Slovakian
• "Boogie" – Bill Burega, Canadian
• "Boom Boom" - Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian
• "Boomer" –
  • Bob Baun, Canadian
  • Wendel Clark, Canadian
• "Booter" – Pat Boutette, Canadian
• "Boss,The" – Orland Kurtenbach, Canadian
• "Bouse" – John Bower Hutton, Canadian
• "Box Car" –
  • Eddie Hospodar, Canadian
  • Gaye Stewart, Canadian
• "Broadway" – Roger Jenkins, Canadian
• "Broomstick" – Fred Boimstruck, Canadian
• "Brownie" –
  • Arnie Brown, Canadian
  • Jeff Brown, Canadian
• "Bru" – Jeff Brubaker, Canadian
• "Bubba" –
  • Barry Beck, Canadian
  • Andrew Berenzweig, U.S.
• "Bubs" – George Parsons, Canadian
• "Buck" –
  • George Boucher, Canadian
  • Alvin Jones, Canadian
• "Bucko" – Wilfred McDonald, Canadian
  • Berkeley Buchko, Canadian
• "Bud" –
  • Jim Jarvis, Canadian
  • Stanley Kemp, Canadian
  • Norman Poile, Canadian
  • Gilles Thibaudeau, Canadian
• "Buddy" – Herbert William O'Connor, Canadian
• "Bugsy" – Jerry Butler, Canadian
• "Bulin Wall" - Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian
• "Bull" – Ian Turnbull, Canadian
• "Bullet, The" – Mike Bullard, Canadian
• "Bullet Joe" – Harold Joseph Simpson, Canadian
• "Bun" – Frederick Joseph Cook, Canadian
• "Bundy" – Warren Rychel, Canadian
• "Bunny" –
  • John Francis Ahearne, Canadian
  • Michel Larocque, Canadian
• "Burnaby Joe" – Joe Sakic, Canadian
• "Busher" – Harvey Jackson, Canadian
• "Butch" –
  • Al Arbour, Canadian
  • Amos Arbour, Canadian
  • Garth Butcher, Canadian
  • Mel Keeling, Canadian
• "Butts" – Jerry Butler, Canadian
• "Buzz" – Frank Boll, Canadian

[edit] C

• "Cagie" – Ken Doraty, Canadian
• "Cammie" – Harry Cameron, Canadian
• "Cannonball" – George Parsons, Canadian
• "Captain, The" – Steve Yzerman, Canadian
• "Captain Canada" – Ryan Smyth, Canadian
• "Captain Kirk" –
  • Kirk Muller, Canadian
  • Kirk McLean, Canadian
• "Carrott" – Blake Wesley, Canadian
• "Cartman" - Pasi Nurminen, Finnish
• "Casseau" - Patrick Roy, Canadian
• "Cat, The" – Felix Potvin, Canadian
• "Cement" – Dave Semenko, Canadian
• "Cementhead" – Dave Semenko, Canadian
• "Chabotsky" – Lorne Chabot, Canadian
• "Chad" – Ed Chadwick, Canadian
• "Chaser" – Kelly Chase, Canadian
• "Cheechoo Train" - Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian
• "Cheesey" – Gerry Cheevers, Canadian
• "Chewey" - Robert Parsons, Canadian
• "Chicoutimi Cucumber, The" – Georges Vezina, Canadian
• "Chief" –
  • Craig Berube, Canadian
  • Chris Simon, Canadian
  • Dale McCourt, Canadian
  • George Armstrong, Canadian
  • George Ferguson, Canadian
• "Chief Shoot-the-Puck" – George Armstrong, Canadian
• "China Clipper, The" – Norman Kwong, Canadian
• "China Wall, The" – Johnny Bower, Canadian
• "Ching" – Ivan Johnson, Canadian
• "Chocolate Buzzsaw, The" - Jarome Iginla, Canadian
• "Chopper" - Al MacInnis, Canadian
• "Chuck" – Claude Earl Rayner, Canadian
• "Chuckie" – Dave Andreychuk, Canadian
• "Ciggy" – Eddie Johnston, Canadian
• "Claude Printemps" (French for "Springtime Claude") – Claude Lemieux, Canadian
• "Cleaver" - Don Lever, Canadian
• "Cloud Nine" – Curtis Joseph, Canadian
• "Clouts" - Dan Cloutier, Canadian
• "Clown Prince of Hockey" – Eddie Shack, Canadian
• "Coco" – Grant Fuhr, Canadian
• "Colonel, The" – Brian Curran, Canadian
• "Coma" – Fredrik Modin, Canadian
• "Con" – Bert Corbeau, Canadian
• "Connor" – Brandon Convery, Canadian
• "Cooker" – Matt Cooke, Canadian
• "Cookie" – Matt Cooke, Canadian
• "Cooner" – Jamie Macoun, Canadian
• "Cooney"– Ralph Weiland, Canadian
• "Corneilus" – Lyle Odelein, Canadian
• "Cornflakes" – Leonard Kelly, Canadian
• "Couz" – Marcel Cousineau, Canadian
• "Cowboy" –
  • Bill Flett, Canadian
  • Bill Kendall, Canadian
  • Eric Pettinger, Canadian
• "Craiger" – Mike Craig, Canadian
• "Cristo-wall" - Cristobal Huet , France
• "Cronin The Barbarian" - Shawn Cronin, American
• "Crow" – Marc Crawford, Canadian
• "Crow, The" – Joe Crozier, Canadian
• "Cruiser" – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian
• "CuJo" – Curtis Joseph, Canadian
• "Cully" – Carol Wilson, Canadian
• "Curly" – Errol Thompson, Canadian
• "Cyclone" – Frederick Taylor, Canadian

[edit] D

• "Dad" –
  • Gerry Ehman, Canadian
  • Gerry Meehan, Canadian
• "Dangerous Danny" – Dan Daoust, Canadian
• "Dank" - Daniel Sedin, Swedish
• "Dantz" - Mike Danton, Canadian
• "Darryl" - Sidney Crosby, Canadian
• "Dart" – Don Edwards, Canadian
• "Dashin' Danny" – Danny Lewicki, Canadian
• "Digger" – Dale Degray, Canadian
• "Digging Dicker" – Dickie Moore, Canadian
• "Ding" – Johnny Ingoldsby, Canadian
• "Dippy" – Don Simmons, Canadian
• "Dipsy Doodle Dandy from Delisle" – Max Bentley, Canadian
• "Dit" – Aubrey Clapper, Canadian
• "Dizzy" – Ken Belanger, Canadian
• "Doc" –
  • Bill Carson, Canadian
  • Elwyn Romnes, Canadian
  • Eric Prentice, Canadian
• "Doctor" – Rod Smylie, Canadian
• "Dog" – Ron Wilson, Canadian
• "Dominator" – Dominik Hašek, Czech
• "Donnie Bo" – Don Beaupre, Canadian
• "Doo" – Dan Daoust, Canadian
• "Door, The" - Jose Theodore, Canadian
• "Dubbie" – Russell Bowie, Canadian
• "Ducky" – Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian
• "Duffy" – Dick Duff, Canadian
• "Duke" –
  • Garry Edmundson, Canadian
  • George Harris, Canadian
  • Gordon Blanchard Keats, Canadian
  • Chris Speyer, Canadian
• "Duke of Paducah, The" – Joe Klukay, Canadian
• "Dumb-Dumb" – Bill Barilko, Canadian
• "Dumbo" – Don Simmons, Canadian
• "Dunc" – Art Duncan, Canadian
• "Dusty" –
  • George Blair, Canadian
  • Damian Rhodes, American
  • Alf Skinner, Canadian
  • Frank Nighbor, Canadian
  • Jim Cain, Canadian

[edit] E

• "E.J." – Eddie Johnston, Canadian
• "Easty" – Mike Eastwood, Canadian
• "Easy Ed" – Ed Chadwick, Canadian
• "Eddie O" – Ed Olczyk, Canadian
• "Eddie the Eagle" – Ed Belfour, Canadian
• "Elbows" – Eric Nesterenko, Canadian
• "Eliminator, The" - Martin Gelinas, Canadian
• "Elvis" – Wayne Presley, American
• "Entertainer, The" – Eddie Shack, Canadian
• "Ernie" – Allan Bester, Canadian
• "Ezzie" – Bill Ezinicki, Canadian

[edit] F

• "Fast Eddie" – Eddie Shack, Canadian
• "Fat Albert" – Al Smith, Canadian
• "Fatman" – Walter Broda, Canadian
• "Favy" – Doug Favell, Canadian
• "Fearless Frank" – Frank Finnigan, Canadian
• "Fehrer, Der" - Eric Fehr, Canadian
• "Fergie" – Tom Fergus, Canadian
• "Fern" – Ferdinand Flaman, Canadian
• "Felix the Cat - Felix Potvin, Canadian
• "Finger" – Cal Gardner, Canadian
• "The Finnish Flash" - Teemu Selänne, Finnish
• "The Finnish MacInnis" - Sami Salo, Finnish
• "Finny" – Frank Finnigan, Canadian
• "Fireman, The" – Bill Juzda, Canadian
• "Flame" – Fleming MacKell, Canadian
• "Flapper" – Gerry O' Flaherty, Canadian
• "Flash" –
  • Corb Denneny, Canadian
  • Frank Hollett, Canadian
• "Fleeting Frenchman, The" – Pete Bellefeuille, Canadian
• "Flipper" – Jim Dorey, Canadian
• "Flower" - Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian
• "Flying Dutchman, The" – Frank Nighbor, Canadian
• "Foppa" – Peter Forsberg, Swedish
• "Frank" - Eric Desjardins, Canadian
• "French Pete" – Pete Bellefeuille, Canadian
• "Frodo" - Kyle Wellwood, Canadian
• "Fuhrsie" – Grant Fuhr, Canadian

[edit] G

• "Gabby" –
  • Marian Gaborik, Slovak
  • Bruce Boudreau, Canadian
• "Garts" – Mike Gartner, Canadian
• "Gary" – Ranleigh Collins, Canadian
• "Gator" - Jason Smith, Canadian
• "Gaye One, The" – Gaye Stewart, Canadian
• "Gentleman, The" – Joe Primeau, Canadian
• "George" – Jiri Crha, Canadian
• "Gerry" – Edwin James, Canadian
• "Giller" – Todd Gill, Canadian
• "Gillzy" – Todd Gill, Canadian
• "Ginger" –
  • Billy Stuart, Canadian
  • Cal Gardner, Canadian
  • Joe Thornton, Canadian
• "Godzilla" – Olaf Kolzig, German
• "Gold Dust Twins, The" – Jimmy Thomson with Gus Mortson, Canadians
• "Golden Boy Mark I" – Bob Goldham, Canadian
• "Golden Boy Mark II" – Ray Timgren, Canadian
• "Golden Brett, The" – Brett Hull, U.S.
• "Golden Jet, The" – Bobby Hull, Canadian
• "Goldie" – George Prodgers, Canadian
• "Goose" – John McCormack, Canadian
• "Grapes" – Don Cherry, Canadian (also coach and commentator)
• "Grate One, The" – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish
• "Gray Fox" – Phil Maloney, Canadian
• "Great One, The" – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian
• "Grim Reaper, The" - Stu Grimson, Canadian
• "Grinder" - Darren McCarty, Canadian
• "Gris" – John Grisdale, Canadian
• "Gump" –
  • Lorne John Worsley, Canadian
  • Rick Wamsley, Canadian
• "Gypsy Joe" – Andre Hinse, Canadian

[edit] H

• "Hail Cesare" – Cesare Maniago, Canadian
• "Halpy" - Jeff Halpern, American
• "Hamhouse" - Dan Hamhuis, Canadian
• "Hammer" – Dave Schultz,
• "Handy Andy" –
  • Andy Bathgate, Canadian
  • Nick Metz, Canadian
• "Hank" – Larry Cahan, Canadian
  • Henrik Sedin, Swedish
• "Hanner" – Dave Hannan, Canadian
• "Hap" – Herb Hamel, Canadian
• "Hap" or "Happy" –
  • Clarence Day, Canadian
  • Harry Holmes, Canadian
• "Harry" or "Harry-O" – Bill Harris (1981 – 1984), Canadian
• "Hat, The" –
  • Max Bentley, Canadian
  • Wally Stanowski, Canadian
• "Hawk" – Bob Halkidis, Canadian
• "Hawk, The" – Larry Carriere, Canadian
• "Heals" – Glenn Healy, Canadian
• "Heater" - Dany Heatley, Canadian
• "Hector" – Jack Valiquette, Canadian
• "Herbie" – Joel Quenneville, Canadian
• "Hewey" – Jamie Heward, Canadian
• "Hinky" – Billy Harris (1955 – 1965), Canadian
• "Hitch" – Pat Hickey, Canadian
• "Hobie" – Bill Kitchen, Canadian
• "Hod" – William H. Stuart, Canadian
• "Hogie" – Jonas Hoglund, Canadian
• "Holes" – Howie Lockhart, Canadian
• "Homer" – Tomas Holmström, Swedish
• "Honest Brakeman, The" –
  • Bill Juzda, Canadian
  • Walter Pratt, Canadian
• "Honken" – Johan Holmqvist, Swedish
• "Hooley" – Reginald Smith, Canadian
• "Hopalong" –
  • Gord Hannigan, Canadian
  • Pat Hannigan, Canadian
• "Howie" – Jim McKenny, Canadian
• "Howl" – Harold Darragh, Canadian
• "Huddy" – Mike Hudson, Canadian
• "Hurricane Hec" – Hec Kilrea, Canadian
• "Hurricane Howie" – Howie Meeker, Canadian
• "Husky" – Bert Corbeau, Canadian

[edit] I

• "Iggy" –
  • Igor Korolev, Russian
  • Jarome Iginla, Canadian
• "Inger" – Peter Ing, Canadian
• "Innovator, The" – Jacques Plante, Canadian
• "Irish Enforcer, The" – Pat Quinn, Canadian
• "Iron Man" –
  • Garry Unger, Canadian
  • John Wilson, Canadian
• "Iron Mike" – Mike Palmateer, Canadian

[edit] J

• "J.D." – Jerome Dupont, Canadian
• "J.P." – Jean-Paul Parise, Canadian
• "Jacques" – Joseph Hughes Laperrière, Canadian
• "Jake the Snake" – Jacques Plante, Canadian
• "Jax" – Jeff Jackson, Canadian
• "Jean" – Joseph Gilbert Yvon Ratelle, Canadian
• "Jeems" – Jimmy Thomson, Canadian
• "Jeep" – Jean-Paul Parise, Canadian
• "Jerry" – Jerome Dupont, Canadian
• "Jess" – Jesse Spring, Canadian
• "Jessie" – Jeff Jackson, Canadian
• "Jet, The" – Eddie Joyal, Canadian
• "Jim" – John Mikol, Canadian
• "Jolly Jack" – Jack Adams, Canadian
• "Jonas the Bonus" - Jonas Johansson, Swedish
• "Jovo" – Ed Jovanovski, Canadian
• "Jovocop" – Ed Jovanovski, Canadian
• "J.R." - Jeremy Roenick, American
• "Judge" – Frank Dunlap, Canadian
• "Jumbo Joe" – Joe Thornton, Canadian
• "Jumpin' Jackie" – Jake Forbes, Canadian

[edit] K

• "Kelly" – Joe Ironstone, Canadian
• "Kid, The" –
  • Billy Taylor, Canadian
  • Sidney Crosby, Canadian
• "Killer" – Doug Gilmour, Canadian
• "King" –
  • Francis M. Clancy, Canadian
  • Borje Salming, Swedish
• "King Henrik" - Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish
• "Kipper" - Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish
• "Kirt" – Mark Kirton, Canadian
• "Kiss" – Larry Keenan, Canadian
• "Kita" – Mike Pelyk, Canadian
• "Kitty" – Randy Carlyle, Canadian
• "Kluke" – Joe Klukay, Canadian
• "Knuckles" – Chris Nilan, U.S.
• "Koly" – Mark Kolesar, Canadian
• "Kovy" – Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian
• "Kotsy" – Chris Kotsopoulos, Canadian
• "Kruiser" – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian
• "Krush" – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian
• "Krusher" – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian
• "Kyper" – Nick Kypreos, Canadian

[edit] L

• "Lanzer" – Rick Lanz, Canadian
• "Lefty" –
  • Gordie Drillon, Canadian
  • Ross Wilson, Canadian
• "Liddy" – Bob Liddington, Canadian
• "Little Ball of Hate, The" – Pat Verbeek, Canadian
• "Little Joe" – Joe Primeau, Canadian
• "Little Napolean" – John Roach, Canadian
• "Litz" – Ed Litzenberger, Canadian
• "Low-Tide" – Ron Low, Canadian
• "Lucky" –
  • Harold Cotton, Canadian
  • Luc Robitaille, Canadian
• "Lucky Pierre" – Pierre Hamel, Canadian
• "Lupes" - Joffrey Lupul, Canadian

[edit] M

• "Mac" –
  • Bert McCaffrey, Canadian
  • Dave McLlwain, Canadian
  • Fleming MacKell, Canadian
  • John McIntyre, Canadian
  • Kevin McClelland, Canadian
  • Lanny McDonald, Canadian
• "Mad Mike" – Mike Pelyk, Canadian
• "Maggie" or "Maggsie" – Daryl Maggs, Canadian
• "Magic Man" - Kent Nilsson, Swedish
• "Magnetic Pole, The" – Pete Stemkowski, Canadian
• "Magnifique, Le" (French for "The Magnificent") – Mario Lemieux, Canadian
• "Magnum" – Peter Ing, Canadian
• "Mandy" – Kent Manderville, Canadian
• "Mariano" – Marian Stastny, Canadian
• "Marty" – Matt Martin, Canadian
• "Mary-Kate & Ashley" - Daniel Sedin& Henrik Sedin, Swedish
• "Matty" - Mattias Ohlund, Swedish
• "Max" – Jim Harrison, Canadian
• "McKetch" – Walt McKechnie, Canadian
• "Meek" – Harry Meeking, Canadian
• "Mickey" –
  • Frank Blake, Canadian
  • Fred J. Ion, Canadian
• "Mighty Quinn, The" – Pat Quinn, Canadian
• "Mike Mikita" – Mike Pelyk, Canadian
• "Mike" –
  • Ivan Mitchell, Canadian
  • Milan Marcetta, Canadian
• "Mike Small" – Michel Petit, Canadian
• "Mikey" – Ken Wreggett, Canadian
• "Milkman, The" – Claire Alexander, Canadian
• "Millie" – Milan Marcetta, Canadian
• "Million Dollar Mulatto" - [[[Jarome Iginla]], Canadian
• "Mine Boy" – Alex Levinsky, Canadian
• "Mirko" – Miroslav Frycer, Canadian
• "Miro" – Miroslav Ihnacak, Canadian
• "Mo" –
  • Mike Modano, American
  • Sergio Momesso, Canadian
  • Brendan Morrison, Canadian
• "Moe" –
  • Elwyn Morris, Canadian
  • Jim Morrison, Canadian
• "Mondo" – Garry Monahan, Canadian
• "Moose" –
  • Andre Dupon, Canadian
  • Frank Heffernan, Canadian
  • Johan Hedberg, Swedish
  • Mark Messier, Canadian
  • Frank Xavier Goheen, Canadian
  • Ernest Johnson, Canadian
  • Harry E. Watson, Canadian
  • Zane Grimshaw, Norfolk
• "Morley" – Larry Hillman, Canadian
• "Motor City Smitty" – Brad Smith, Canadian
• "Mouse, The" – Guy Trottier, Canadian
• "Mr. Hockey" – Gordie Howe, Canadian
• "Mr. Zero" – Frank Brimsek, U.S.
• "Muff" –
  • Lyle Moffat, Canadian
  • Sid Smith, Canadian
• "Mulzy" – Kirk Muller, Canadian
• "Mum" – Harry Mummery, Canadian
• "Murphs" – Larry Murphy, Canadian
• "Muzz" – Murray Oliver, Canadian

[edit] N

• "Nazzy" - Markus Näslund, Sweden
• "Needle, The" – Gil Mayer, Canadian
• "Nester" – Eric Nesterenko, Canadian
• "Nevvy" – Bob Nevin, Canadian
• "Newsy" – Edouard Lalonde, Canadian
• "Next One, The" –
  • Eric Lindros, Canadian
  • Sidney Crosby, Canadian
• "Nick the Stick" – Nikolai Borschevsky, Canadian
• "Noisy" – Norm Ullman, Canadian
• "Noodles" - Jamie McLennan, Canadian
• "Nugget, The" – Gus Mortson, Canadian

[edit] O

• "Octopus" – Ken Dryden, Canadian
• "Odd" – William Johnson, Canadian
• "Old Bullwarks" – Lorne Chabot, Canadian
• "Old Hardrock" –
  • Murph Chamberlain, Canadian
  • Gus Mortson, Canadian
• "Old Poison" – Nelson Stewart, Canadian
• "Old Slippery" – Walter Broda, Canadian
• "One Leg" - Oleg Saprykin, Russian
• "OV-1" - Alexander Ovechkin, Russian
• "Ovenchicken"-Alexander Ovechkin, Russian
• "Ovie" - Ovechkin
• "Ozo" - Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian
• "Ozzie" – Mark Osborne, Canadian

[edit] P

• "Paddy" – George Patterson, Canadian
• "Pal Hal" – Harold Ballard, Canadian
• ";Paladin" – Bruce Gamble, Canadian
• "Palmy" – Mike Palmateer, Canadian
• "Panda" – Brit Selby, Canadian
• "Panger" – Darren Pang, Canadian
• "Pappy" – Jim Pappin, Canadian
• "Peanut Butter Boy, The" – Jeff Reese, Canadian
• "Peanuts" – Alex Gray, Canadian
• "Pear Juice" – Pär Djoos, Swedish
• "Pearly" – Cal Gardner, Canadian
• "Pearse" – Scott Pearson, Canadian
• "Peg" – Sprague Cleghorn, Canadian
• "Pembroke Peach, The" – Frank Nighbor, Canadian
• "Pembroke Pippin, The" – Frank Nighbor, Canadian
• "Pep" – Regis Kelly, Canadian
• "Peroxide Kid, The" – Damian Rhodes, Canadian
• "Pete" –
  • Charles Conacher, Canadian
  • Pierre Jarry, Canadian
  • Pierre Pilote, Canadian
• "Penis the Small" - Eric Nicholson, Canadian
• "Peter the Great" – Peter Forsberg, Swedish
• "Phat" – Gordon Allan Wilson, Canadian
• "Phantom" - Joe Malone, Canadian
• "Pig Iron" – Bert Corbeau, Canadian
• "Piment" (French, "Pepper") – Wilf Paiement, Canadian
• "Pistol" - Pete Muldoon', Canadian
• "PJ" – Pat Hickey, Canadian
• "Pocket Rocket, The" – Henri Richard, Canadian
• "Poison" – Larry Cahan, Canadian
• "Polish Prince" – Pete Stemkowski, Canadian
• "Poodle" – Darren Puppa, Canadian
• "Poops" – Darren Puppa, Canadian
• "Popcorn Kid, The" – Mike Palmateer, Canadian
• "Port Perry Woodpecker, The" – John Roach, Canadian
• "Port" – Mickey Roach, Canadian
• "Pottsy" – Alexander Karpovtsev, Canadian
• "Prince" – Terry Clancy, Canadian
• "Puff Nuts" – Jaromir Jagr, Czech
• "Pully" – Bob Pulford, Canadian
• "Punch" -
  • Harry L. Broadbent, Canadian
  • George Imlach, Canadian and coach
• "Puppa Scoopa" – Darren Puppa, Canadian
• "Puppy" – Darren Puppa, Canadian

[edit] Q

• "Q-Man" – Joel Quenneville, Canadian

[edit] R

• "Radar" – Al Arbour, Canadian
• "Rags" – Brad Selwood, Canadian
• "Rammer" – Rob Ramage, Canadian
• "Rat" – Harry Westwick, Canadian
• "Rat, The " – Ken Linseman, Canadian
• "Razor" – Ray Emery, Canadian
• "Rebel, The " – Dunc Wilson, Canadian
• "Red Dog" – Mike Allison, Canadian
• "Red Light" – André Racicot, Canadian
• "Red" –
  • Mike Allison, Canadian
  • Norman Armstrong, Canadian
  • Gordon Berenson, Canadian
  • Al Carr, Canadian
  • Cal Gardner, Canadian
  • Bob Heron, Canadian
  • George Reginald Horner, Canadian
  • Leonard Patrick Kelly, Canadian
  • Allan Stanley, Canadian
  • Roy Alvin Storey, Canadian
  • Billy Stuart, Canadian
  • Blake Wesley, Canadian
• "Reds" - Wade Redden, Canadian
• "Reeser" – Jeff Reese, Canadian
• "Reggie" – Darryl Evans, Canadian
• "Ricer" - Karel Pilar, Czech Republic
• "Rico" –
  • Rick Lanz, Canadian
  • Eric Desjardins, Canadian
• "Roach" – Jim Rutherford, Canadian
• "Roadrunner, The" – Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian
• "RoboCop" -
  • Alexander Ovechkin, Russian
  • Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish
• "Rockabye Ray" – Ray Gariepy, Canadian
• "Rocket, The" – Maurice Richard, Canadian
• "Rocky" – Al Secord, Canadian
• "Rocky" –
  • Paul Dipietro, Canadian
  • Ray Saganiuk, Canadian
• "Roli (the goalie)" – Dwayne Roloson, Canadian
• "Rooter" – Bill Root, Canadian
• "Rosie" – Guy Larose, Canadian
• "Roy" – Dave Ellett, Canadian
• "Rugged" – Bob Davidson, Canadian
• "Russian Rifle, The" - Alexei Kovalev, Russian
• "Russian Rocket, The" – Pavel Bure, Russian
• "Rusty" – Russ Courtnall, Canadian
  • Samuel Russell Crawford, Canadian
  • Rostislav Klesla, Czech
  • Reg Reid, Canadian
• "Rut" – Jim Rutherford, Canadian
• "Ruuts" – Jarkko Ruutu, Finnish

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• "Sad Eyes" – Lorne Chabot, Canadian
• "Sailor" – Jimmy Herberts, Canadian
• "Saint, The " – Rick St. Croix, Canadian
• "Salty Alty" - Nathan Altman, American
• "Sam" – Allan Stanley, Canadian
• "Sammy" – Dave Semenko, Canadian
• "Sandbox" - Stephane Yelle, Canadian
• "Sandman, The " – Ken Belanger, Canadian
• "Sarge" – Walt Poddubny, Canadian
• "Saw" – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian
• "Scotty" –
  • Allan M. Davidson, Canadian
  • Ian Morrison, Canadian
• "Seds" – Ron Sedlbauer, Canadian
• "Seldom" - Frank Beaton, Canadian (as in Frank 'Seldom' Beaton)
• "Shady 80" - Kevin Weekes, Canadian
• "Shaky" – Mike Walton, Canadian
• "Shampoo" - Espen Knutsen, Norwegian
• "Shanny" – Darryl Shannon, Canadian
• "Shawville Express, The " – Frank Finnigan, Canadian
• "Shep" – Sheppard Mayer, Canadian
• "Shooter" – Rod Schutt, Canadian
  • Brad Smyth, Canadian
• "Shorty" – George Horne, Canadian
  • Wilfred Green, Canadian
• "Shrimp" – Lloyd Andrews, Canadian
  • Roy Worters, Canadian
• "Si" – Chris Simon, Canadian
• "Sid the Kid" – Sidney Crosby, Canadian
• "Silent Assassin, The" - Cory Stillman, Canadian
• "Silent Danny" – Danny Cox, Canadian
• "Silent Sam" – Allan Stanley, Canadian
• "Silver Jet" – Dennis Hull, Canadian
• "Sitt" – Darryl Sittler, Canadian
• "Ski's" – Al Iafrate, Canadian
• "Skitz" – Carl Brewer, Canadian
• "Skrlac Pit Monster, The" - Rob Skrlac, Canadian
• "Slats" – Glen Sather, Canadian
• "Slick Nick" – Nick Beverly, Canadian
• "Slim" – Harold Halderson, Canadian
• "Slinker" – Tod Sloan, Canadian
• "Slip" – Don McKenny, Canadian
• "Slippery Syl" – Syl Apps, Canadian
• "Sly" – Sylvain Lefebvre, Canadian
• "Smashin" – Phil Samis, Canadian
• "Smiley Bates" – Bruce Gamble, Canadian
• "Smiley" – Bruce Gamble', Canadian
  • Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian
• "Smitty" –
  • Brad Smith, Canadian
  • Floyd Smith, Canadian
• "Smoke" - Bryan Smolinski, American
• "Snake Hips" – Leo Boivin, Canadian
• "Snowshoes" – Allan Stanley, Canadian
• "Sod" – Rod Seiling, Canadian
• "Solly" – Bob Solinger, Canadian
• "Sonja" – Eric Nesterenko, Canadian
• "Special K" – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian
• "Spezz" – Jason Spezza, Canadian
• "Spider" – Earl Balfour, Canadian
• "Spinner" – Brian Spencer, Canadian
• "Spud" –
  • Forbes Kennedy, Canadian
  • Errol Thompson, Canadian
• "Squid" – Rick Vaive, Canadian
• "Stash" –
  • Ric Nattress, Canadian
  • Blaine Stoughton, Canadian
  • Stan Weir, Canadian
• "Steamer" – Fred G. Maxwell, Canadian
• "Stemmer" – Pete Stemkowski, Canadian
• "Stevie Y" – Steve Yzerman, Canadian
• "Stevie Wonder" - Steve Yzerman, Canadian
• "Stewie" – Ron Stewart, Canadian
• "Stick" – Nikolai Borschevsky, Canadian
• "Stinky Pete" - Peter McIntyre, Canadian
• "Strangler" – Garth Butcher, Canadian
• "Stretch" – Bob Nevin, Canadian
• "Strud" - Jason Strudwick, Canadian
• "Stumpy" – Steve Thomas, Canadian
• "Styles" - Jeremy Roenick, American
• "Sudden Death" – Mel Hill, Canadian
• "Sudden" – Mats Sundin, Swedish
• "Sugar" – Dave Shand, Canadian
• "Suitcase" – Gary Smith, Canadian
• "Sukey" – Fleming MacKell, Canadian
• "Sully" – Frank Sullivan, Canadian
• "Super Mario" – Mario Lemieux, Canadian
• "Super Joe" – Joe Sakic, Canadian
• "Superman" – Tim Horton, Canadian
• "Sutts" – Rich Sutter, Canadian
• "Swampy" – Glenn Brydson, Canadian
• "Sweeney" – David Schriner, Canadian
• "Swoop" – Wayne Carleton, Canadian

[edit] T

• "Taz" - Terry O'Reilly, Canadian
• "T-Bone" – Gilles Thibaudeau, Canadian
• "Ted" – Edward Hampson, Canadian
• "Teeder" – Ted Kennedy, Canadian
• "Terrible Ted" – Ted Lindsay, Canadian hockey
• "Tex" – Ted Kennedy, Canadian
• "The Great One"- Wayne Gretzky, Canadian
• "The Next One"- Sidney Crosby, Canadian
• "The Door"- Jose Theodore, Canadian
• "Thieving Giraffe" – Ken Dryden, Canadian
• "Thinker, The " – Ken Dryden, Canadian
• "Thorty" – Scott Thornton, Canadian
• "Thrill-Gill" – Todd Gill, Canadian
• "Tibo" - Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian
• "Tiger" – Dave Williams, Canadian
• "Tiki" – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish
• "Tim" – Miles Gilbert Horton, Canadian
• "Timber" – Tim Bernhardt, Canadian
• "Tiny" – Cecil R. Thompson, Canadian
• "Tinu" - Martin Gerber, Swiss
• "Tito Santana" - Tyson Nash, Canadian
• "Toe" – Hector Blake, Canadian
• "Tomato Face" – Glen Sather, Canadian
• "Toolman" - Tim Taylor, Canadian
• "Toots" – Albert Holway, Canadian
• "Torchy" – Cal Gardner, Canadian
• "Toy Terrier" – Rudy Migay, Canadian
• "Tree" – Dmitri Mironov, Canadian
• "Trees" – Mark LaForest, Canadian
• "Trev" - Trevor Linden, Canadian
• "Tricky Dick" – Dick Duff, Canadian
• "Trigger" – Tod Sloan, Canadian
• "Tugger" – Tie Domi, Canadian
• "Tubby" – Greg Terrion, Canadian
• "Turk" – Walter Edward Broda, Canadian
• "Sisters, The" - Daniel&Henrik Sedin, Swedish

[edit] U

• "Ukey" – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian
• "Ulcers" – Frank McCool, Canadian

[edit] V

• "Vesku" - Vesa Toskala, Finnish
• "Vin-Meister, The" – Vincent Damphousse, Canadian
• "Vlad The Impaler" – Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian
• "VR" - Mike Van Ryn, Canadian

[edit] W

• "Wake Up Walt" – Walt McKechnie, Canadian
• "Waldo" – Bob Neely, Canadian
• "Wally" – Mike Blasidell, Canadian
• "Wammer" – Rick Wamsley, Canadian
• "Weasel" – Gary Yaremchuk, Canadian
• "Weed" – Mats Sundin, Canadian
• "Wheels" – Pat Hickey, Canadian
• "Whip" – Terry Clancy, Canadian
• "Whip, The " – Willie Marshall, Canadian
• "Whipper" –
  • Harry Watson, Canadian
  • Harry Percival Watson, Canadian
• "Whirling Dervish The " – Wally Stanowski, Canadian
• "Wild Bill" – Bill Ezinicki, Canadian
• "Wild Thing" – Al Iafrate, Canadian
• "Wildcat" – Dave Downie, Canadian
• "Windy" – Tom O' Neill, Canadian
• "Winnie The Pooh" – Darren Puppa, Canadian
• "Wizard, The" - Ray Whitney, Canadian
• "Wizard of Oz, The" - Chris Osgood, Canadian
• "Worm"
  • Allan Bester, Canadian
  • Ron Low, Canadian
• "Wreckin' Ball, The" - Mark Recchi, Canadian

[edit] X

[edit] Y

• "Yaker" – Terry Yake, Canadian
• "Yammer" – Ken Yaremchuk, Canadian
• "Yug" – Hugh Bolton, Canadian

[edit] Z

• "Zäta" - Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish
• "Zed"
  • Zdenek Nedved, Czech
  • Richard Zednik, Slovakian
• "Ziggy" - Zigmund Palffy, Slovakian
• "Zoo" – Ron Zanussi, Canadian
• "Zubie" - Sergei Zubov, Russian
• "Zuby" or "Zoob Toob" - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian

[edit] Teams

This is a list of nicknames of professional hockey teams. Most are merely abbreviations of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted.

• "Avs" – Colorado Avalanche
• "B's or Broons" - Boston Bruins
• "Billy's Boys" – Edmonton Oilers: after William "Wild Bill" Hunter, founder of the World Hockey Association and the team's predecessor, the Alberta Oilers
• "Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge" (French, "The Blue-White-Red") – Montreal Canadiens: after the team's colours
• "Blueshirts – New York Rangers: after their blue jerseys
• "Bolts" – Tampa Bay Lightning: play on "lightning"
• "Broad Street Bullies" – Philadelphia Flyers: during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970's, their home ice was the Spectrum on Broad Street in South Philadelphia)
• "Buds" – Toronto Maple Leafs: probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo
• "'Canes" – Carolina Hurricanes
• "Caps" – Washington Capitals
• "Cats" - Florida Panthers: the Panther is a cat
• "Ducks" – Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, now known as the Anaheim Ducks
• "Flying Frenchmen" – Montreal Canadiens: the majority of players were French Canadian
• "Les Glorieux" (French, "The Glorious Ones") – Montreal Canadiens
• "Habs" – Montreal Canadiens: short for Habitant, a Québecois farmer
• "Hawks" – Chicago Blackhawks
• "Isles" – New York Islanders
• "Lanche" - Colorado Avalanche
• "Leafs" - Toronto Maple Leafs
• "Navy Blazers" - Columbus Blue Jackets
• "'Nucks" – Vancouver Canucks
• "Pens" – Pittsburgh Penguins
• "Preds" – Nashville Predators
• "Les Rouges" – Montreal Canadiens: after the red colour of their jerseys
• "Sens" – Ottawa Senators
• "Los Tiburones" (Spanish, "The Sharks") – San Jose Sharks
• "Le Tricolore" (French, "The Tricolour") – Montreal Canadiens: after the flag of France, which has the same colour scheme (blue-white-red)
• "Wings" – Detroit Red Wings

[edit] Arenas

This is a list of hockey arena nicknames and their home teams; nicknames are often merely abbreviations of the full name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted.

• "The Aud" – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York; former home of the Buffalo Sabres (1970-1996)
• "The Barn" – Windsor Arena, Windsor, Ontario; as Border Cities Arena, the former home of the Detroit Cougars (1926-1927); in reference to its appearance
• "The Bat Cave" – Luedecke Arena, Austin, Texas, home of the Austin Ice Bats; in reference to the home team
• "The Big Mac" – McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado; former home of the Denver Spurs (1975-1976), the Colorado Rockies (1976-1982), and the Colorado Avalanche (1995-1999)
• "The Bulb" – Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Thrashers; in reference to the arena's sponsor Philips major products, lightbulbs.
• "Fort Knox" – HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York; home of the Buffalo Sabres; a reference to the Sabres' original owners Seymour and Northrup Knox
• "F.U. Center" – First Union Center, former name of the Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; home of the Philadelphia Flyers, a play on the euphemism "F.U."
• "The Garage" – GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia; home of the Vancouver Canucks; a reference to the arena's sponsor, General Motors
• "the Gahden" - TD Banknorth Garden or Boston Garden, Boston; Home of the Boston Bruins
• "The Garden" – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; home of the New York Rangers
• "The Hangar" – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario; home of the Toronto Maple Leafs; a reference to the arena's sponsor, Air Canada
• "The Igloo" –
  • Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; home of the Pittsburgh Penguins; a reference to ice and cold, despite igloos being arctic and penguins being Antarctic, some also claim the reference to how the arena from the outside looks like an igloo.
  • American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas; home of the Corpus Christi Rayz; low temperatures in the arena dictate dressing warmly, despite the mildness of a Corpus Christi winter
• "JLA" – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings
• "The Joe" – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings
• "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)" – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois; former (1929-1994) home of the Chicago Blackhawks; from the noise attributed to the fabled Barton organ that was played during hockey games there
• "The Marina" – HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York; home of the Buffalo Sabres; a portmanteau of "Marine Midland Arena", its former name
• "The Old Red Barn" – Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan; former (1927-1986) home of the Detroit Red Wings; from its appearance
• "The Pond" - Honda Center, Anaheim, California; home of the Anaheim Ducks; a reference to both the team and the arena's original name, Arrowhead Pond.
• "The Rat Trap" – Miami Arena, Miami, Florida; former home of the Florida Panthers; from the fact the fans littered the ice with plastic rats in the 1996 playoffs
• "The Shark Tank" – HP Pavilion, San Jose, California; home of the San Jose Sharks; a reference to the team
• "The White House" – Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba; former home of the Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996) and the Manitoba Moose (1996-2004); named for the Winnipeg White Out, where Winnipeg fans would wear white clothing for an intimidating effect
• "The World's Most Famous Arena" – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; home of the New York Rangers
• "The 'X'" – Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota; home of the Minnesota Wild

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[edit] See also

• Nickname
• List of athletes by nickname
• List of baseball nicknames
• List of criminals by nickname
• List of monarchs by nickname
• List of nicknames of historical personages