The best name of hockey championship (The Final)

[WatchfulElm]

Let's find out what is the coolest name of hockey ever. Here are the rules :

1- Users were allowed to nominate a maximum of 3 names. This step is over and can be seen here.

2- This is about finding the coolest names ever to play the game, no matter in which leagues, no matter if he's known or not. As long as we can find the player on hockeydb or eliteprospects.

3- What is a cool name? It's a unique name! It can be unique because it sounds great, because of the meaning, because of the length, because it's funny or because of how much it fits with the player style, etc.

4- We started Round 1 with 160 names. I divided them in 8 groups of 20 names. You are allowed to vote for your 5 favorite names on each group. The 10 with the most votes will go to the next round.

5- I added a wild card group, made of players that finished 11th and 12th in voting in each group. There's 3 from Group D and Group H because there were ties for the 10th position, for a total of 18. I will qualify 6 of them, for a total of 84.

6- Round 2 is divided in 6 groups of 14 players (total : 84). 5 per group will go to the next round + 5 more from a wild card group (from the names that ended 6th and 7th), for a total of 35.

7- Because I've found so many awesome names recently on Elite Prospects, I decided to extend the Round 2 and add 51 new names. That makes 3 groups of 17 names. The 7 best in each group will go to Round 3. That'll make a total of 56 names in Round 3.

8- Round 3 has 8 groups of 7 names (1 group of 8). Voters are allowed to vote for 2 names. The 3 names from each group with the most vote will go to round 4.

9- Round 4 has 5 groups of 5 names. The best 2 will make it to the next round, plus 2 more from a wild card group (total of 12).

10- Round 5 has 4 groups of 3 names. Only the best name in each group will make it to the final 4.

Here are the randomized groups (names in bold advance to the next round). These random lists have been made using this website :

ROUND 1

Group A

1. - Turk Broda
2. - Ziggy Palffy
3. - Frank McCool
4. - Gary Shuchuk
5. - Severin Blindenbacher
6. - Gunnarwolfe Fontaine
7. - Hakan Loob
8. - Wayne Gretzky
9. - Ilya Bryzgalov
10. - Greg McKegg
11. - Sandis Ozolinsh
12. - Blade Jenkins
13. - Barry Tabobondung
14. - Odie Cleghorn
15. - Clayton Stoner
16. - Alf Pike
17. - Larry Playfair
18. - Nino Niederreiter
19. - Jordin Tootoo
20. - Andreas Athanasiou

Group B

1. - Pete Peeters
2. - Ilka Sinisalo
3. - Yutaka Fukufuji
4. - Garnet Hathaway
5. - Raffi Torres
6. - Cal Clutterbuck
7. - Syl Apps
8. - John Vigilante
9. - Drayton Thunderchief
10. - Dave Inkpen
11. - Richard Small
12. - Vic Dick
13. - Helmuts Balderis
14. - Gianni Fairbrother
15. - Tiger Zhang
16. - Carlo Colaiacovo
17. - Kyle Cumiskey
18. - Björn Teräsniska
19. - Martin Frk
20. - Sam Steel

Group C

1. - Derek Boogaard
2. - Tony Twist
3. - Dallas Drake
4. - Johnny Oduya
5. - Olli Fock
6. - Rob Klinkhammer
7. - Darius Kasparaitis
8. - Trent Hunter
9. - Boone Jenner
10. - John Brackenborough
11. - Cliff Pu
12. - Hunter Skinner
13. - Rolf Ridderwall
14. - John Winstanley
15. - Wacey Rabbit
16. - Luca i
17. - Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18. - Sergei Krivokrasov
19. - Bear Trapp
20. - Fred Sasakamoose

Group D

1. - Nando Eggenberger
2. - Dave Snuggerud
3. - Darcy Martini
4. - Dick Duff
5. - Stu Grimson
6. - John Bastardo
7. - Kaapo Kakko
8. - Kevin Shattenkirk
9. - Bill Speer
10. - Robin Bawa
11. - Bubba Berenzweig
12. - Moe Mantha
13. - Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev
14. - Griffen Outhouse
15. - Yan Kalashnikov
16. - Elvis Merslikins
17. - Bill Quackenbush
18. - [mod]
19. - Dick Tarnstrom
20. - Zbynek Irgl

Group E

1. - Elysia Cobbledick
2. - Dalton Thrower
3. - Art Assman
4. - Winston Day Chief
5. - Mike Hurlbut
6. - Robin Big Snake
7. - Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
8. - Daren Puppa
9. - Karlis Skrastins
10. - Samuel Fagemo
11. - Eldon Pokey Reddick
12. - Peter Ahola
13. - Maxim Mayorov
14. - Sven Butenschön
15. - Jett Woo
16. - Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson
17. - Colton Saucerman
18. - Joe Suk
19. - Jonathan Cheechoo
20. - Guillaume Latendresse

Group F

1. - Bruce Shoebottom
2. - Lonny Bohonos
3. - Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond
4. - Artem Anisimov
5. - Lance Pitlick
6. - Miroslav Satan
7. - Dit Clapper
8. - Harry Dick
9. - Gene Ubriaco
10. - Manfred Tank
11. - Jarrett Pretty Young Man
12. - Grant Clitsome
13. - Slater Koekkoek
14. - Bo-Buster Björn
15. - Joseph Banana
16. - Steve Passmore
17. - Ron Tugnutt
18. - Jeff Finger
19. - Zemgus Girgensons
20. - Ben Lovejoy

Group G

1. - Paige Turner
2. - Jakin Smallwood
3. - Nikita Nikitin
4. - Red Green
5. - Gaston Gingras
6. - Branko Radivojevič
7. - Garth Butcher
8. - Kaapo Kahkonen
9. - Rico Fata
10. - Merlin Malinowski
11. - Antti Aalto
12. - Trygve Many Guns
13. - Peter Hockey
14. - Rudolfs Balcers
15. - Zenon Konopka
16. - Luka Burzan
17. - Derek Punches
18. - Dalton Tweeter
19. - Tomi Ståhlhammar
20. - Espen Knutsen

Group H

1. - Jeff Beukeboom
2. - Brad Bombardir
3. - Peter Zezel
4. - Storm Phaneuf
5. - Benoît Hogue
6. - Maxim Afinogenov
7. - Tore Vikingstad
8. - Radek Bonk
9. - Jyrki Jokipakka
10. - Zarley Zalapski
11. - Ulf Slotte
12. - Per Djoos
13. - Jordan Smotherman
14. - Bob Beers
15. - Klaus Mønster
16. - Petr Vlk
17. - Dragan Umicevic
18. - Dustin Rose
19. - Dick Gamble
20. - Hayden Hawkey

Wild Card

1. Elvis Merzlikins
2. Per Djoos
3. Garth Butcher
4. Maxim Afinogenov
5. Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond
6. Olli Fock
7. Espen Knutsen
8. Dick Tarnstrom
9. Brad Bombardir
10. Derek Boogaard
11. Eldon Pokey Reddick
12. Nino Niederreiter
13. Darcy Martini
14. Odie Cleghorn
15. Martin Frk
16. Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
17. Lonny Bohonos
18. John Vigilante

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ROUND 2

Group A

1. Tomi Ståhlhammar
2. Tore Vikingstad*
3. Vic Dick
4. Red Green
5. Jett Woo*
6. Trygve Many Guns
7. Odie Cleghorn
8. Severin Blindenbacher
9. Jyrki Jokipakka
10. Joseph Banana
11. Sam Steel
12. Derek Punches
13. Dalton Thrower
14. Jordin Tootoo*

Group B

1. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine*
2. Harry Dick
3. Bo-Buster Björn
4. Per Djoos
5. Bear Trapp
6. Luca i
7. Zarley Zalapski
8. Jarrett Pretty Young Man
9. Greg McKegg
10. John Bastardo
11. Barry Tabobondung
12. Ziggy Palffy*
13. Dick Duff
14. Frank McCool

Group C

1. Paige Turner
2. Rico Fata
3. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4. Tony Twist
5. Ron Tugnutt*
6. Drayton Thunderchief
7. Miroslav Satan
8. Nino Niederreiter
9. Daren Puppa
10. Rob Klinkhammer*
11. Brad Bombardir
12. Richard Small
13. Bill Quackenbush*
14. Jonathan Cheechoo

Group D

1. Fred Sasakamoose
2. Blade Jenkins*
3. Manfred Tank*
4. Wacey Rabbit
5. Winston Day Chief
6. Nikita Nikitin
7. Elysia Cobbledick
8. Steve Passmore*
9. Colton Saucerman
10. Cliff Pu
11. Darius Kasparaitis
12. Grant Clitsome*
13. Nando Eggenberger
14. Pete Peeters

Group E

1. Hayden Hawkey
2. Helmuts Balderis
3. Peter Hockey
4. Dit Clapper
5. Larry Playfair*
6. Carlo Colaiacovo
7. Robin Big Snake
8. Kaapo Kakko
9. Griffen Outhouse
10. Zenon Konopka
11. Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev
12. Joe Suk
13. Dick Gamble
14. Bob Beers*

Group F

1. Tiger Zhang
2. Maxim Mamin
3. Olli Fock
4. Art Assman
5. Bubba Berenzweig
6. Cal Clutterbuck*
7. John Vigilante
8. Jeff Beukeboom
9. Hunter Skinner*
10. Yutaka Fukufuji
11. Klaus Mønster
12. Hakan Loob
13. Jakin Smallwood
14. Radek Bonk

Wild Card

1. Blade Jenkins
2. Steve Passmore
3. Jett Woo
4. Hunter Skinner
5. Ron Tugnutt
6. Tore Vikingstad
7. Rob Klinkhammer
8. Bob Beers
9. Bill Quackenbush
10. Grant Clitsome
11. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine
12. Manfred Tank
13. Jordin Tootoo
14. Larry Playfair
15. Ziggy Palffy
16. Cal Clutterbuck

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ROUND 2, PART 2 (new names!)

Group G

1. Robert Fail
2. Kodiak Whiteduck
3. Justin Mexico
4. Kaleb Chillman
5. Colton Yellow Horn
6. Bobo Tiger
7. Rich Dady
8. Khadyn Butterfly
9. Robert Manlove
10. Oyuunbaatar Tsolmonbayar
11. Adrian Casanova
12. Kyle Kuk
13. Mimmo Mimmo
14. Tetris Eriksson
15. Mitch Many Fingers
16. Asa Thunderchild-King
17. Robin Stalin

Group H

1. Joe Pizza
2. Morris Titanic
3. D'Artagnan Joly
4. Hollywood Hermanson
5. John Gladiator
6. Christophe De Carné de Carnavalet
7. Jackson Woodcock
8. Mike Dyke
9. Jack Porn
10. Dick Paradise
11. Brad Pitt
12. Bobby Jo Love
13. Joachim De Courcy Boxill Knutsen
14. Shay Prairie Chicken
15. Brock Loser
16. Grant Gaylord
17. Samson Samson

Group I

1. Baden Best
2. Lowell Loveday
3. Larry Goodenough
4. Günther Hell
5. Hunter Smoke
6. Antonio Zamboni
7. Dan Drinkwater
8. Adnan Hadzisulejmanovic
9. Texas-Kid Egertz
10. Ryley Chum-Swallow
11. Freek Janssen
12. Hercules Ölander Horn
13. Erik Score
14. Madhurane Muthukumaraswany
15. Cato Cocozza
16. Karel Horný
17. Danny Weasel Fat

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ROUND 3

Group A

1. Texas-Kid Egertz
2. Cal Clutterbuck
3. Mimmo Mimmo
4. Peter Hockey
5. Jack Porn*
6. Christophe De Carné de Carnavalet
7. Drayton Thunderchief

Group B

1. Günther Hell
2. Radek Bonk
3. Art Assman
4. Mike Dyke
5. Hercules Ölander Horn*
6. Rich Dady
7. Tony Twist

Group C

1. Danny Weasel Fat
2. Jeff Beukeboom*
3. Zarley Zalapski
4. Madhurane Muthukumaraswany
5. Shay Prairie Chicken
6. Jarrett Pretty Young Man
7. Asa Thunderchild-King*

Group D

1. Colton Saucerman*
2. Klaus Mønster
3. Dan Drinkwater
4. Oyuunbaatar Tsolmonbayar
5. Griffen Outhouse
6. Dick Gamble
7. Paige Turner

Group E

1. Bear Trapp
2. Dit Clapper
3. Bill Quackenbush*
4. Bobo Tiger
5. Vic Dick
6. Wacey Rabbit
7. Winston Day Chief*

Group F

1. Joseph Banana
2. Trygve Many Guns
3. Grant Clitsome
4. Elysia Cobbledick
5. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine*
6. Harry Dick
7. Dick Paradise

Group G

1. Robin Big Snake
2. Mitch Many Fingers*
3. Justin Mexico
4. Fred Sasakamoose
5. Olli Fock
6. Ziggy Palffy*
7. Ryley Chum-Swallow

Group H

1. Bob Beers
2. Larry Goodenough
3. Red Green
4. Miroslav Satan
5. Kodiak Whiteduck
6. Derek Punches
7. Frank McCool*
8. Samson Samson

Wild Card

1. Jack Porn
2. Hercules Ölander Horn
3. Jeff Beukeboom
4. Asa Thunderchild-King
5. Colton Saucerman
6. Bill Quackenbush
7. Winston Day Chief
8. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine
9. Mitch Many Fingers
   
10. Ziggy Palffy
11. Frank McCool

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ROUND 4 (The top 25)

Group A

1. Dick Gamble
2. Rich Dady
3. Harry Dick*
4. Günther Hell
5. Peter Hockey

Group B

1. Ryley Chum-Swallow
2. Larry Goodenough
3. Art Assman
4. Olli Fock*
5. Frank McCool

Group C

1. Wacey Rabbit*
2. Red Green
3. Bear Trapp
4. Trygve Many Guns*
5. Paige Turner

Group D

1. Shay Prairie Chicken
2. Drayton Thunderchief*
3. Mitch Many Fingers
4. Mimmo Mimmo
5. Klaus Mønster

Group E

1. Jarrett Pretty Young Man
2. Vic Dick
3. Robin Big Snake*
4. Miroslav Satan
5. Dick Paradise

Wild Card Group

1. Harry Dick
2. Olli Fock
3. Wacey Rabbit
4. Trygve Many Guns
5. Drayton Thunderchief
6. Robin Big Snake

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ROUND 5 (The Top 12)

Group A

1. Klaus Mønster
2. Dick Paradise
3. Trygve Many Guns

Group B

1. Art Assman
2. Olli Fock
3. Peter Hockey

Group C

1. Harry Dick
2. Bear Trapp
3. Miroslav Satan

Group D

1. Rich Dady
2. Larry Goodenough
3. Mitch Many Fingers

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THE FINAL FOUR

Semi final A

1. Dick Paradise
2. Art Assman

Semi final B

1. Rich Dady
2. Harry Dick

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THE FINAL

1. Rich Dady
2. Dick Paradise

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[DL44]

Based on how the vote has gone so far... I'll predict the juvenile toilet humor continues... Dick wins!

 

[Howe Elbows 9]

At least the less funny Dick didn't make it to the final, in comparison I think Dick Paradise is a pretty funny and cool name.

Thanks for creating this series of polls.

Some of my favorite names from these polls: Shay Prairie Chicken, Danny Weasel Fat, Wacey Rabbit, Elysia Cobbledick and Paige Turner.

 

[obZen]

Gunnarwolfe Fontaine is not only the best hockey name, it's probably the best name I've ever heard. Stirling Mortlock is awesome too.

 

[Fugazy]

Paradise!

 

[Trap Jesus]

Mind blown that with so many amazing names on that list this is the final.

 

[tony d]

Rich got my vote. Fun poll series.

 

[jetsforever]

Went with Paradise for the final vote
Shout out to Shay Prairie Chicken and Robin Big Snake, those guys are great

 

[Mitch nylander]

Obviously not my ideal final! But thank you @Domi a favor ! Very fun poll!

My favourite 10 names in no order

Olli Fock, Miroslav Satan, Red Green, Paige Turner, Wacey Rabbit, Trvge Many Guns, Mitch Many Fingers, Bear Trapp, Hunter Skinner, Radek Bonk

 

[LakeLivin]

Gunnarwolfe Fontaine is not only the best hockey name, it's probably the best name I've ever heard. Stirling Mortlock is awesome too.

Yeah, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine was really high on my list as well. As was Radek Bonk. I think the interpretation of "best" for many was "funniest". And for many of those, "funniest" seemed to be interpreted at a Jr. High School-ish level. I guess that's the price of democracy, lol.

But I can live with Dick Paradise. I wonder if his teammates nicknamed him "Harem"?

 

[Seachd]

[mod]

Great handle.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I think Dick Paradise is the only name that can beat Rich Dady, which is great in its own right.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, Rich Dady or Dick Paradise is an age long decision to make indeed.

 

[illpucks]

There was seriously a player named Dick Paradise???? hahahahaha Imagine if he was a superstar the level of Crosby?

 

[WatchfulElm]

There was seriously a player named Dick Paradise???? hahahahaha Imagine if he was a superstar the level of Crosby?

Sure! But it was a long time ago...

 

[paulmm3]

Haven't followed this since the first round but I can't believe Ryley Chum-Swallow isn't one of the final two

 

[LakeLivin]

Two days ago I went to pick up some free firewood. The directions took me on Dick Holeman Rd. I probably wouldn't even have noticed the name if I not for this poll.

 

[Oddbob]

Not surprised how this turned out! Next time eliminate the non NHL'ers instead of including every juvenile name that could be found and the only names the immature could vote for.

 

[LakeLivin]

Or maybe put all of the prelims in different categories with the Division winners making the finals. Without giving it too much thought, here are some possibilites.

• Beavis and Butthead Division (he said "Dick" heh-heh-heh): Harry Dick, Art Assman, Dick Paradise, etc.
  
• Funny Meaning Division: Mitch Many Fingers, Rich Dady, Larry Goodenough, etc.
  
• Just Cool Names Division: Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Radek Bonk, Ziggy Palffy, Cal Clutterbuck, etc.