Players whose games were nothing like their last name

[seventieslord]

Jocelyn Lemieux was nothing like Claude or Mario. Claude was Jocelyn's brother.

Wasn't he quite a lot like Claude, just a lot less skilled?

 

[MXD]

He only played one half of a preseson game so far, but Cayden Primeau doesn't play the game at all like his father Keith used to.

(... I was trying hard to come up with a terrible answer)

 

[brachyrynchos]

I was excited for a moment when I saw Washington had acquired Petr Sýkora until I discovered there was more than one. Born in Pardubice in December of '78, the younger brother of Michal played 2 games for Nashville and years later played 10 for Washington. Finished his NHL career with 2 goals and 2 assists, was said to have a tough time adjusting to North America and went back to Europe (mainly HC Pardubice) and is currently playing for HC Vrchlabí (Czech 3).

 

[The Panther]

Jocelyn Lemieux was nothing like Claude or Mario. Claude was Jocelyn's brother.

Well, Jocelyn was just as annoying and unsportsmanlike as Claude. He just didn't have much talent.

 

[Sentinel]

There were very few similarities between Scott and Rob Niedermeyers.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Neither of Kenny and Jörgen Jönsson were jönsar on the ice.

Jöns på Engelska, översättning, Svenska-Engelska Ordbok

 

[JackSlater]

Paul Reinhart was a fast, exciting offensive defenceman. His son Griffin Reinhart is a plodding, would-be defensive defenceman. For that matter his son Sam Reinhart is actually a good player but he's slow and quite cerebral. His son Max was just bad.

Mark Stone has soft hands. His brother Michael however does have hands of stone.

John Ferguson Sr. was good at hurting the other team. John Ferguson Jr. was good at hurting his own team.

It remains to be seen if Jeff Tambellini and Keegan Lowe become the next generation of terrible Edmonton Oilers executives.

 

[The Pale King]

Surprised to learn Joe Thornton's highest single season goal total as a Shark is only three more than his cousin Scott's: 29-26.

Scott played more like a ton of thorns. Fought more often, actually had a higher career goals total than assists. Joe was more like a crown of thorns... Perimeter pass-first guy who looked like an equine Jesus.

Okay he wasn't a perimeter guy but it fits my metaphor more.

 

[wetcoast]

I don't think there was much risk in Troy GAMBLE and I'm willing to make a few Blair BETTS on that. I guess it's a matter of Scott LaCHANCE and how one Chuck ROLLES the dice or plays one's Tony HAND.
Yeah, I know, stop raising a Tanner GLASS full of Tuomas LAGER and and lay off the Bob BEERS, but it's okay. Graham DRINKWATER is my designated Bruce DRIVER.
Yikes that was terrible, maybe someday my posts will be Larry GOODENOUGH. sorry.

As a long suffering Canucks fan Larry Goodenough was the obvious answer to this thread.

I remembering as a child holding his last Philly card and thinking a 20 3-912 line as a Dman (going from memory here) was a steal for the Canucks but we all know how that turned out.

My first girlfriend loved Craig Coxe though.

 

[brachyrynchos]

As a long suffering Canucks fan Larry Goodenough was the obvious answer to this thread.

I remembering as a child holding his last Philly card and thinking a 20 3-912 line as a Dman (going from memory here) was a steal for the Canucks but we all know how that turned out.

My first girlfriend loved Craig Coxe though.

At least you used protection, the two of you were too Scott Young to be a Bernie Parent and have an unwanted Trevor Kidd.

 

[wetcoast]

Mark Howe wasn’t really the intimidating guy that his father Gordie was.

In fact, it was well known that when all the Howe family played together, Gordie would go after anyone who took any liberties with his sons.

Gordie could hold a grudge for years so his warnings were taken seriously.

Mark Howe did give his dad a shiner though as a child caught Gordie during his pregame nap as I recall.

 

[whatname]

nobody mentioned Brent Gretzky? I know nobody expected 200 points out of Brent, but there must have been some hope in the name

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

Hey, how 'bout that hard-nosed trio of Hunter brothers, Dave, Dale & Mark... or was that Dave, Dale & Tim? or Dave, Mark & Tim? Dale, Mark & Tim?

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

nobody mentioned Brent Gretzky? I know nobody expected 200 points out of Brent, but there must have been some hope in the name

Well, somebody bet their entire franchise on his Gretzkyness:

AJ spent the summer after his senior year assembling a roster. It was all new to him, but he was sure of the player he wanted most: Brent Gretzky, the brother of the NHL legend Wayne. “First of all, he was a really good player,” AJ explained, “and second, the name recognition.”
...
When it came time to negotiate Gretzky’s contract, AJ turned the deal over to his father. The UHL had a salary cap that limited teams to a total of approximately $275,000 for the whole roster. Gretzky reportedly earned $100,000, which would have left little for the rest of the team. But Galante got around it in classic mob fashion: no-show jobs. According to the indictment filed with the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, in addition to skating for the Trashers, several players (or their wives) were on the payrolls of his various companies—salesperson, sales manager, whatever. Although the Trashers’ reported budget came in under the cap, the feds would later claim that for the 2004–05 season the actual figure was approximately $750,000.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

There were very few similarities between Scott and Rob Niedermeyers.

young rob could skate beautifully, especially for a bigger guy.

 

[MS]

Canuck fans are constantly giving exciting, swashbuckling, high-octane comparables for Jett Woo because he has the most badass name ever, but in actual fact - while he is a very good prospect - he projects as the most boring, fundamentally sound, Travis Hamonic-type defensive defender imaginable.

 

[The Pale King]

Canuck fans are constantly giving exciting, swashbuckling, high-octane comparables for Jett Woo because he has the most badass name ever, but in actual fact - while he is a very good prospect - he projects as the most boring, fundamentally sound, Travis Hamonic-type defensive defender imaginable.

He might be boring, but a lot of that is due to the stifling restrictions of the NHL rulebook.

Were flying roundhouse kicks to be legal, Jett Woo would be one of the more entertaining players in the game.

 

[Sadekuuro]

Well, somebody bet their entire franchise on his Gretzkyness:

Ha, I immediately thought of that wildly entertaining article too.

 

[JianYang]

Al Iafrate was anything but a fraidy. He played with complete reckless abandon, with little regard for what it was doing to his body.

Lindy Ruff was actually pretty rough though.

Lindy in punjabi is slang for stool (and not the type of stool that one sits on).

So you add Ruff to Lindy, and the name instantly becomes legendary.

 

[seventieslord]

Judging by Tom Laidlaw's modest PIM totals, I don't think he laid down the law much.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Al Suomi...very American.

 

[Dissonance Jr]

There was an OHL player a few years ago named Jonathan Laser who— alas!—only managed 5 goals across 4 seasons.

 

[VanIslander]

Bonk!

He didn't hit.

And the 6'3 Czech pivot was often criticized for it. (He could cycle the puck like mad with Hossa though.)

 

[MadArcand]

Jagr was hardly a Hunter.