Does anyone else hate hockey slang?

[StoneHands]

Does anyone else find irony in the fact that there are two active threads right now, one saying NHL players are boring off the ice and the league is suppressing their personalities and another complaining about hockey slang and how players are too corny when they actually try to show their personality?

This whole thread just screams "I don't understand and this is about me and what I like and dislike. Appeal to me because I speak for everyone!".

 

[Cotton]

As someone who grew up playing hockey and using that type of slang, I personally love it. But I can see where casual viewers who never actually played the sport could see it as odd and annoying.

Exactly, if it's not your culture you arent going to get it.

 

[BrockLobster]

NHL "N - H - CHEL"

I haven't been hip for quite some time, but I think thats how kids refer to the NHL 18 games.

"Wanna play Chel after school?"

Ahhh. Yea that is pretty friggin annoying

 

[blood gin]

Sometimes it irritates me. Especially when you're perusing IG and come across some garbage profile which encourages you to "Double tap and tag a friend with dusty wheels" or "Who would you give the stinky glove to, tag a friend" comes across as too forced and lame.

Some of the stuff is just dated too. Dirty greasy goal and that the like. That's 1995 Darren Pang ESPN 2 lingo. Let's move on.

And who the heck has ever called skates wheels? Those are rollerblades

 

[SnowblindNYR]

This is pretty much the opposite of what I'm getting at. I think that this slang won't resonate with YOUNG people outside of hockey.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

It sounds stupid.

"Crap, I missed your goal. How'd you beat the goalie?"
"Oh, well I shot it above his glove, it hit the cross bar before going in a downward trajectory and into the net."

or

"Crap, I missed your goal. How'd you beat the goalie?"
"Bar down, glove side."


It's literally just explaining an action.

 

[Strangle]

I find myself rolling my eyes and laughing a lot at player nicknames (mostly the ones that players give each other).

And it’s even funnier when posters use them too. They are all soooooooo bad.

‘Kaner’ was the one that had me rolling my eyes most recently. Just terrible

 

[therealkoho]

NHL "N - H - CHEL"

I haven't been hip for quite some time, but I think thats how kids refer to the NHL 18 games.

"Wanna play Chel after school?"

says the guy who calls himself nizdizzle

sorry man the irony was too strong, peace bro

 

[izzy]

Chel really bothers me

and now ea uses it

 

[Foppberg]

Some of it's okay, most of it I wouldn't be able to say without feeling like a complete douchebag.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Lamer than the slang is all of the unoriginal nicknames in the NHL. Let’s just add a “y” or “er” to part of someone’s name and call it a day.

What’s his name? Taylor Hall? Well his nickname is Hallsy. I’m going on break.

 

[blood gin]

Who was going to tell him not to?

 

[jbobell98]

All these people complaining are people who dont really play hockey and arent apart of the culture. lmao

 

[Jerzey Devil]

All these people complaining are people who dont really play hockey and arent apart of the culture. lmao

How do you know?

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Obviously.

Everything in hockey talks seems to be 'obvious'. Begs for a question why they even interview players when everything is always so damn obvious.

Have you ever heard a Mike Tomlin press conference? "Obviously" is his favorite word, lol.

 

[Strangle]

How do you know?

You ... be nice to Bobsie

 

[LivingRentFree]

Chel is my most hated "word"

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I find myself rolling my eyes and laughing a lot at player nicknames (mostly the ones that players give each other).

And it’s even funnier when posters use them too. They are all soooooooo bad.

‘Kaner’ was the one that had me rolling my eyes most recently. Just terrible

The lazy hockey nicknames always crack me up. Just dropping the last syllable and adding -er, or -y to the end of someone's name.

Kaner, Marchy, Bergy, Willy (Wilson), Simmer (Simmonds), Stammer, etc.

My personal favorite is "Horny" for Hornqvist, lol.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Some of it's okay, most of it I wouldn't be able to say without feeling like a complete *****ebag.

Agreed. For the life of me, I cannot imagine saying the word "Celly" unironically.

 

[Foppberg]

Agreed. For the life of me, I cannot imagine saying the word "Celly" unironically.

Yeah, unless you're a professional NHL player I can't take someone who says celly, or most of the slang seriously.

 

[Jacob]

35 year old fat guys that shoot Mylec balls in their driveway love to claim they're "real hockey players" and "apart of the culture."

 

[Nizdizzle]

says the guy who calls himself nizdizzle

sorry man the irony was too strong, peace bro

The username was kinda the falling off point of my hip-ness.

 

[snipes]

Someone needs to post a Letterkenney clip right now.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

This topic needs more truculence.

 

[Eisen]

As long as "defensed" doesn't make it into hockey, I'm fine.