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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey.

Players

The following are hockey players listed by their last name along with nicknames.

Player Nat Nickname Note
George Armstrong Canada Chief [1]
Norm Armstrong Canada Red [1]
Larry Aurie Canada Little Dempsey [1]
Garnet Bailey Canada Ace [1]
Irving Bailey Canada Ace [1]
Bill Barilko Canada Bashin' Bill [1]
Jean Beliveau Canada Le Gros Bill [1]
Max Bentley Canada Dipsy-Doodle-Dandy [1]
Gordon Berenson Canada Red, The Red Baron [1]
Andy Berenzweig United States Bubba [1]
Emile Bouchard Canada Butch [1]
Georges Boucher Canada Buck [1]
Harold Broadbent Canada Punch [1]
Martin Brodeur Canada Satan's Wallpaper [1]
Adam Brown Scotland The Flying Scotsman [1]
Johnny Bucyk Canada Chief [1]
Pavel Bure Russia The Russian Rocket [1]
Erwin Chamberlain Canada Murph, Old Hardrock [1]
Don Cherry Canada Grapes [1]
Francis Clancy Canada King [1]
Victor Clapper Canada Dit [1]
James Cleghorn Canada Odie [1]
Charlie Conacher Canada The Big Bomber [1]
Lionel Conacher Canada The Big Train [1]
Frederick Cook Canada Bun [1]
Carson Cooper Canada Shovel-Shot [1]
Harold Cotton Canada Baldy [1]
Yvan Cournoyer Canada The Roadrunner [1]
Clarence Day Canada Hap [1]
Alex Delvecchio Canada Fats [1]
Marcel Dionne Canada Little Beaver [1]
Tie Domi Canada The Albanian Assassin [1]
Ed Dorohoy Canada The Great Gabbo [1]
Andre Dupont Canada Moose [1]
Mervyn Dutton Canada Red [1]
Cecil Dye Canada Babe [1]
Patrik Elias Czech Republic St. Patrik [2]
Leighton Emms Canada Hap [1]
Bill Ezinicki Canada Wild Bill [1]
Frank Finnigan Canada The Shawville Express [1]
Bill Flett Canada Cowboy [1]
Marc-Andre Fleury Canada Rebounds, Flower [1]
Ron Flockhart Canada Flockey Hockey [1]
Lou Fontinato Canada Leaping Louie [1]
Adam Foote Canada Footer, Footy [1]
Peter Forsberg Sweden Foppa [3]
Jimmy Fowler Canada The Blonde Bouncer [1]
Johan Franzen Sweden The Mule [4]
Norman Gainor Canada Dutch [1]
Ray Ferraro Canada Chicken Parm [citation needed]
Bernie Geoffrion Canada Boom-Boom [1]
Jean-Sebastien Giguere Canada Jiggy [5]
Clark Gillies Canada Jethro [1]
Doug Gilmour Canada Killer [1]
Wayne Gretzky Canada The Great One, The Great Gretzky [1]
Stu Grimson Canada The Grim Reaper [1]
Armand Guidolin Canada Bep [1]
Joe Hall Canada Bad Joe [1]
Dominik Hasek Czech Republic The Dominator
Johan Hedberg Sweden Moose
Mel Hill Canada Sudden Death [1]
Wilbert Hiller Canada Dutch [1]
William Hollett Canada Flash [1]
Tomas Holmstrom Sweden Homer
George Horner Canada Red [1]
Gordie Howe Canada Mr. Hockey [1]
Bobby Hull Canada The Golden Jet [1]
Brett Hull Canada The Golden Brett [1]
Al Iafrate Canada Wild Thing [1]
Harvey Jackson Canada Busher [1]
Jaromir Jagr Czech Republic Jagrmeister, Mario Jr, Daddy
Ivan Wilfred Johnson Canada Ching [1]
Aurel Joliat Canada Little Giant [1]
Bill Juzda Canada The Honest Brakeman [1]
Rudolph Kampman Canada Bingo [1]
Gordon Keats Canada Duke [1]
Leonard Kelly Canada Red [1]
Ted Kennedy Canada Teeder [1]
Nikolai Khabibulin Russia The Bulin Wall
Mikka Kiprusoff Finland Kipper
Saku Koivu Finland Captain K [6]
Tom Kostopoulos Canada Tommy Non-stopoulos
Joe Klukay Canada The Duke of Padocah [7]
Leo Labine Canada The Lion [1]
Guy Lafleur Canada The Flower [1]
Eduoard Lalonde Canada Newsy [1]
Dave Langevin United States Bammer
Igor Larionov Russia The Professor
Reggie Leach Canada The Riverton Rifle [1]
Mario Lemieux Canada The Magnificent, Super Mario [1]
Nicklas Lidstrom Sweden Saint Nicklas
Eric Lindros Canada The Big E
Ted Lindsay Canada Terrible Ted [1]
Ken Linseman Canada The Rat [1]
Henrik Lundqvist Sweden King Henrik
Frank Mahovlich Canada The Big M [1]
Peter Mahovlich Canada The Little M [1]
Harold March Canada Mush [1]
Wilfred McDonald Canada Bucko [1]
Mark Messier Canada Moose, The Messiah [1]
Howie Morenz Canada The Stratford Streak, The Mitchell Meteor [1]
Kirk Muller Canada Captain Kirk [1]
Evgeni Nabokov RussiaKazakhstan Nabby, John
Lou Nanne Canada Sweet Lou from the Soo [1]
Bernie Nicholls Canada The Pumper Nicholl Kid [1]
Frank Nighbor Canada The Pembroke Peach [1]
Chris Nilan United States Knuckles
Matt Niskanen United States Nisky
Lawrence Northcott Canada Baldy [1]
Herbert O'Connor Canada Buddy [1]
John O'Flaherty Canada Peanuts [1]
Chris Osgood Canada The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie
Alf Pike Canada The Embalmer
Walter Pratt Canada Babe [1]
Cliff Purpur Canada Fido [1]
Earl Reibel Canada Dutch [1]
Glenn Resch Canada Chico
Mike Ribeiro Canada Mickey Ribs
Henri Richard Canada The Pocket Rocket [1]
Maurice Richard Canada The Rocket [1]
Larry Robinson Canada Big Bird [1]
Luc Robitaille Canada Lucky [1]
Joe Sakic Canada Burnaby Joe, Super Joe, Mr Clutch [8][9]
Glen Sather Canada Slats [1]
David Schriner Canada Sweeney [1]
Dave Schultz Canada The Hammer [1]
Teemu Selänne Finland The Finnish Flash
Eddie Shack Canada The Entertainer [1]
Eddie Shore Canada The Edmonton Express [1]
Albert Siebert Canada Babe [1]
Reginald Smith Canada Hooley [1]
Wally Stanowski Canada The Whirling Dervish [1]
Scott Stevens Canada Captain Crunch [10]
Jack Stewart Canada Black Jack [1]
Nels Stewart Canada Old Poison [1]
George Sullivan Canada Red [1]
Mats Sundin Sweden Sudden [11]
Billy Taylor Canada Billy the Kid [1]
Steve Thomas United Kingdom Stumpy [12]
Garry Unger Canada Iron Man [1]
Elmer Vasko Canada Moose [1]
Pat Verbeek Canada Little Ball of Hate [1]
Mike Walton Canada Shakey [1]
Ralph Weiland Canada Cooney [1]
Marvin Wentworth Canada Cyclone [1]
Doug Young Canada The Gleichen Cowboy [1]
Steve Yzerman Canada Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain [1]
Henrik Zetterberg Sweden Ice Berg, Zata, Hank, Z
Sergei Zubov Russia Zubie
Patrick Kane United States Kaner
Steve Mason Canada The Wall [1]
Sidney Crosby Canada Sid the Kid [1]

Teams

Team Nickname Note
Carolina Hurricanes Canes [13]
Colorado Avalanche Avs [14]
Edmonton Oilers The Oil
Montreal Canadiens Habs
Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (The Blue-White-Red)
Flying Frenchmen 		[15][citation needed][16]
New York Rangers Blueshirts
Broadway Blueshirts
Rags 		[17]
Tampa Bay Lightning Bolts [18]
Washington Capitals Caps [19]

This is a list of nicknames of professional hockey teams. Most are merely abbreviations of the team's name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted.

Arenas

This is a list of hockey arena nicknames and their home teams; nicknames are often merely abbreviations of the full name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname (if known) is noted.

Notes and references

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  2. ^ Mark Everson (2007-04-28). "PATRIK'S BACK!". New York Post. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ TSN.ca Staff (2007-08-16). "Naslund attempting to recruit Forsberg". TSN. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Tough as a Mule". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  5. ^ ""Win Jiggy's Loft"". Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  6. ^ "Saku Koivu". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  7. ^ Diamond, Dan (2003). Total Hockey: Second Edition. Toronto: Total Sports Publishing. p. 741. ISBN 1-894963-16-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Dater, Adrian (2007-02-21). "Tread daintily at trade deadline". Denver Post. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  9. ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (2006-04-19). "2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs - (2) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Colorado Avalanche". NHL. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  10. ^ Kevin Shea (2003-07-13). "Stanley Cup Journal". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  11. ^ Sun Media staff (2007-08-17). "Sundin's new gal pal". Quebecor Media Inc. Retrieved 2008-05-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Adam Proteau (2003-09-17). "ESPN - Screen Shots: Stumped about Stumpy". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2007-10-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Associated Press (2007-09-07). "Canes hire Barrasso to develop goalies". Sporting News. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Canadian Press (2007-07-02). "Sakic call helped Avs land Smyth". TSN. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ TSN.ca Staff (2007-09-04). "Habs stay the course with new jerseys". TSN. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Pollock, Canadiens' dynasty builder, dead at 81". Fisher, Red. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ Everson, Mark (2007-08-15). "Peca nears deal with Blueshirts". New York Post. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Erlendsson, Erik (2007-09-07). "Bolts Assistant GM 'Excited' Checking Out Top Prospects". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (2007-08-31). "Caps, Bonneville Agree On Two-Year Radio Deal". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ Matt Sweeney (2007-05-23). "Seton Hall Moves to the Rock". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  21. ^ Rick Hampson (2003-06-05). "Devils-Nets home doesn't look like the home of champions". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2007-07-19.

See also

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