OT: DFF's Hockey Name Hall of Fame (also: best and worst hockey names)

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I figured maybe this could use its own thread instead of taking over the Laughton/Jenner thread...

Hockey Name Hall of Fame Members

Radek Bonk
Cal Clutterbuck
Boone Jenner
Daren Puppa
Ron Tugnutt
Hakan Loob
Jeff Buekeboom
Peter Zezel
Kirk Maltby
Wayne Gretzky
Tony Twist
Andy Moog
Ziggy Palffy
Zarley Zalapski
Ron Duguay
Byron Bitz

2014 Ballot

Joel Otto
Dale Hawrechuk
Justin Abdelkader
Rob Klinkhammer
Niko Dimitrakos
Branko Radivojevič

Must receive 75% of the vote to be inducted.

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[BernieParent]

Best and worst hockey names

From the Laughton vs Jenner thread, let's gather up the suggestions of best and worst (or just really funny) hockey names here. I'll start:

Best: Gordie Howe. A no-nonsense, three-syllable name with the necessary "ie" at the end of the first name.
HMs: Dougie Gilmour (as above, with one more syllable, easy to say); Stu Grimson (perfect name for what he was, a feared enforcer)

Worst: Sheldon Kannegiesser. I remember this name from my days of hockey card collecting in the 1970s. The series featured many pics that looked like the photographers asked the player to get geared up in his living room. Kannegiesser's card was one of the most common, and least desired, one season.
HMs: Pat Boutette (just doesn't strike me as a "tough" name, probably because of the "ette" ending); Wacey Rabbit (Boston prospect, no explanation necessary); Hakan Loob

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Darren Rumble is an appropriate hockey reference.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Hakan Loob

Bernie Parent - in the same vein as Gordie Howe, you have the obligatory -ie there, plus you have the good old French Canadian twang. Love it.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Radivojevic is awesome. Klinkhammer is a great name too. Sounds like he should be a blacksmith

 

[healthyscratch]

Always loved Gene Hart saying Reijo Ruotsalainen.

 

[YEM]

best: Zarley Zalapski

worst: Mike Peca(r)

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

I also really like Vladimir Konstantinov. So g-d Russian.

 

[Schmidty324]

Valeri Zelepukin

 

[Embiid]

Bates Battaglia

 

[zarley zelepukin]

My username is basically a tribute to cool hockey names, and both guys played for the Flyers (Zalapski for about a second). I've always liked Abdelkader because it sounds like a superhero or something, but I couldn't go against Branko.

 

[BrimFullofAsham45]

Justin Abdelkader is not just a horrible hockey name, its also a horrible name in general. Does not deserve to be in this poll whatsoever.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Miroslav Satan.

 

[zarley zelepukin]

Stanislav Neckar was cool, mostly for the pronunciation.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Justin Abdelkader is not just a horrible hockey name, its also a horrible name in general. Does not deserve to be in this poll whatsoever.

So don't vote for it.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I vote Par Djoos

 

[ILoveStephanieBrown]

Raitis Ivanāns

 

[Embiid]

I have both these cards and as a kid I couldn't stop laughing at the site of them (thought they were brothers)....but Juha's name I always thought was bad but the pic made it worse I think..

 

[Embiid]

I vote Par Djoos

Ha ha I remember him...

Jiri Dopita.....

 

[JustJim]

How 'bout Miroslav Satan! A perfect name to be on the NJ Devils.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Alexei Zhitnik.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Wacey Rabbit is another good one. I used to always get him in NHL13. Also Byron Bitz. That guy is definitely getting added.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Wayne Babych.

 

[ILoveStephanieBrown]

Going current here, but Jonathan Quick has to be the best name in hockey right now. Fits him perfectly.

Some bad ones

Jordin Tootoo (sound like a ballet dancer)
Grant Clitsome (no explanation needed)
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond (Sounds so snobby)

 

[Ryker]

Riley "The Wooden Apple" Holzapfel
Andrej "The Butcher" Meszaros