Mean-spirited nicknames

[VanIslander]

I wouldn't call that mean-spirited, more a compliment towards an intense player who played bigger than his size. You could have given that name to Theo Fleury or Darcy Tucker and it would have meant the same.

Yeah, I guess so, since "Little Ball of Hate" was given to Verbeek by teammate Healy as a funny send-up of Ferraro's "Big Ball of Hate".

 

[Gert B Frobe]

There was an unemployed, one-eyed guy that used to come in to the beer store I worked at to buy lottery tickets all the time. He never won and his nickname was "Lucky".

I had a fat cat once and I named him Slim.

That's all I got.

 

[RabbinsDuck]

Kris Raper always seemed a little mean-spirited to me.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Conk Block for Ty Conklin perhaps qualifies?

 

[Big Phil]

It was short lived and barely used, but I remember the nickname "Wayne Betzky" circling at one time. More reason for Edmontonians to hate Janet I guess

 

[Killion]

There was an unemployed, one-eyed guy that used to come in to the beer store I worked at to buy lottery tickets all the time. He never won and his nickname was "Lucky".

I had a fat cat once and I named him Slim.

That's all I got.

Hockey had the inimitable "One Eyed" Frank McGee, a member of the famed Ottawa Silver Seven from hockeys earliest days. Legally blind in one eye, playing Rover & Center, "ol Dead Eye" once scored 14 goals in a single Stanley Cup game; 8X's scoring more than 5 goals in regular season games. The National Film Board of Canada many years ago made an amusing short (animated) film on his exploits.... I had a fat cat once as well, named him Killion.

 

[nutbar]

The Missing Link...Link Gaetz - that's one of the best

 

[pappyline]

Hockey had the inimitable "One Eyed" Frank McGee, a member of the famed Ottawa Silver Seven from hockeys earliest days. Legally blind in one eye, playing Rover & Center, "ol Dead Eye" once scored 14 goals in a single Stanley Cup game; 8X's scoring more than 5 goals in regular season games. The National Film Board of Canada many years ago made an amusing short (animated) film on his exploits.... I had a fat cat once as well, named him Killion.

Frank was an interesting character. Wasn't he killed in WW!? Also I believe he was a nephew of one of the fathers of Confederation-Darcy McGee. A movie should be made about Frank. (also of Darcy who was an Irish rebel before he decided to work within the system)

 

[HF007]

Recent Toronto goalies

Andrew raycr**

Vesa Toskalol

 

[Big Phil]

Also, not necessarily a nickname but Dave Reece has long been the goalie associated with the joke that claims after he allowed Sittler's 10 point night against he was so depressed he went down to the subway to commit suicide but the subway went between his legs!

 

[Killion]

Frank was an interesting character. Wasn't he killed in WW!? Also I believe he was a nephew of one of the fathers of Confederation-Darcy McGee. A movie should be made about Frank. (also of Darcy who was an Irish rebel before he decided to work within the system)

Ya, he died in France in 1915. His Father was the Clerk of the Privy Council and D'Arcy was one of the founding "Fathers" of Confederation. At only 5'6", Frank McGee was built like a Brick____ House and was tougher than nails on top of being a Hell of a skater & prolific goal scorer. Due to his handicap (got a puck in the eye as a kid), he apparently tricked the Recruiting Officer into admission, strict at the time, switching his right & left hands over his bad eye in order to pass the medical... I think it was the Battle of the Somme that got him; unmarked grave, body never found...

 

[Zen Arcade]

Pierre "Tin Man" Turgeon
J.S. "Just Shoot" Aubin

 

[BamBamCam*]

Ken Linseman, "The Rat"

I wouldn't consider this a mean spirited name. It was given to him by his team mate, Bobby Clarke. Linseman loved the name and so did the fans.

 

[Phil McKraken]

I think Cindy (Crosby) is pretty provoking. I mean the nickname.

That's such an unwitty and lame nickname, and this is coming from someone who doesn't even like Crosby.

 

[Psycho Papa Joe]

Rejean Houle - Ragin Foule

 

[BNHL]

Andrei "Empty Tank" Kovalenko

Jon "Technicolor 5 hole" Casey

courtesy of Kevin Paul Dupont

 

[BubbaBoot]

Andrei "Empty Tank" Kovalenko

Jon "Technicolor 5 hole" Casey

courtesy of Kevin Paul Dupont

Actually it was Jon " The Amazing Technicolor 5 hole" Casey.....aptly named though.

 

[BubbaBoot]

Maxime Laperriere has one that I can't repeat.....

 

[Burgs]

Ross Lupaschuk - Ross Losethepuck
(the classic case of "all the tools but no toolbox")

Lyle Odelein - Cornelius
(named by Matt Barnaby after the Planet of the Apes chimpanzee)

 

[FinHockey]

Maxime Laperriere has one that I can't repeat.....

Maxim Lapierre.

 

[begbeee]

I love the "Red Light". Also for Jose Theodore there is Jose Three-or-four. Not as good as Three-or-more but still decent.

E: Just remembered Chris Not-so-good and Osbad.

I love the version which we often use on our slovak hockey forum - José The-open-door

 

[Skobel24]

That would be Pat Verbeek,

Milan Lucic - Lurch
Nick Palmieri - Napalm
Alf Pike - The Embalmer
Marty Brodeur - Satans Wallpaper
Adam Burish - Patient Zero
Daniel Carcillo - Car Bomb
Tie Domi - Albanian Assassin
Clark Gillies - Jethro
Al Iafrate - Wild Thing
Mike Green - Game Over
John LeClaire - Johnny Vermont
Ken Dryden - Thieving Giraffe
Jere Lehtinen - King of Little Things

lol!

 

[Killion]

Cory Pecker
AHL/ECHL
Swiss League

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Jon "Amazing Technicolor 5-Hole" Casey

Didn't Chris Tancill and Jamie Baker play on the "Dirt Bag Line" in San Jose?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Alex Goal-against-ski