List of hockey nicknames
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 Chief
[1]
Norm Armstrong Red
[1]
Larry Aurie Little Dempsey
[1]
Garnet Bailey Ace
[1]
Irving Bailey Ace
[1]
Bill Barilko Bashin' Bill
[1]
Jean Beliveau Le Gros Bill
[1]
Max Bentley Dipsy-Doodle-Dandy
[1]
Gordon Berenson Red, The Red Baron
[1]
Andy Berenzweig Bubba
[1]
Emile Bouchard Butch
[1]
Georges Boucher Buck
[1]
Harold Broadbent Punch
[1]
Adam Brown The Flying Scotsman
[1]
Johnny Bucyk Chief
[1]
Pavel Bure The Russian Rocket
[1]
Erwin Chamberlain Murph, Old Hardrock
[1]
Don Cherry Grapes
[1]
Francis Clancy King
[1]
Victor Clapper Dit
[1]
James Cleghorn Odie
[1]
Charlie Conacher The Big Bomber
[1]
Lionel Conacher The Big Train
[1]
Frederick Cook Bun
[1]
Carson Cooper Shovel-Shot
[1]
Harold Cotton Baldy
[1]
Yvan Cournoyer The Roadrunner
[1]
Sidney Crosby The Next One, Sid the Kid
[1]
Clarence Day Hap
[1]
Alex Delvecchio Fats
[1]
Marcel Dionne Little Beaver
[1]
Tie Domi The Albanian Assassin
[1]
Ed Dorohoy The Great Gabbo
[1]
Andre Dupont Moose
[1]
Mervyn Dutton Red
[1]
Cecil Dye Babe
[1]
Patrik Elias St. Patrik
[2]
Leighton Emms Hap
[1]
Bill Ezinicki Wild Bill
[1]
Frank Finnigan The Shawville Express
[1]
Bill Flett Cowboy
[1]
Marc-Andre Fleury Rebounds
[1]
Ron Flockhart Flockey Hockey
[1]
Lou Fontinato Leaping Louie
[1]
Adam Foote Footer, Footy
[1]
Foppa
[3]
Jimmy Fowler The Blonde Bouncer
[1]
Johan Franzen The Mule
[4]
Norman Gainor Dutch
[1]
Ray Ferraro Chicken Parm
Bernie Geoffrion Boom-Boom
[1]
Jean-Sebastien Giguere Jiggy
[5]
Clark Gillies Jethro
[1]
Doug Gilmour Killer
[1]
Wayne Gretzky The Great One, The Great Gretzky
[1]
Stu Grimson The Grim Reaper
[1]
Armand Guidolin Bep
[1]
Joe Hall Bad Joe
[1]
Dominik Hasek The Dominator
Johan Hedberg Moose
Mel Hill Sudden Death
[1]
Wilbert Hiller Dutch
[1]
William Hollett Flash
[1]
Tomas Holmstrom Homer
George Horner Red
[1]
Gordie Howe Mr. Hockey
[1]
Bobby Hull The Golden Jet
[1]
Brett Hull The Golden Brett
[1]
Al Iafrate Wild Thing
[1]
Harvey Jackson Busher
[1]
Jaromir Jagr Jagrmeister, Mario Jr, Daddy
Ivan Wilfred Johnson Ching
[1]
Aurel Joliat Little Giant
[1]
Bill Juzda The Honest Brakeman
[1]
Rudolph Kampman Bingo
[1]
Gordon Keats Duke
[1]
Leonard Kelly Red
[1]
Ted Kennedy Teeder
[1]
Nikolai Khabibulin The Bulin Wall
Mikka Kiprusoff Kipper
Saku Koivu Captain K
[6]
Tom Kostopoulos Tommy Non-stopoulos
Joe Klukay The Duke of Padocah
[7]
Leo Labine The Lion
[1]
Guy Lafleur The Flower
[1]
Eduoard Lalonde Newsy
[1]
Dave Langevin Bammer
Igor Larionov The Professor
Reggie Leach The Riverton Rifle
[1]
Mario Lemieux The Magnificent, Super Mario
[1]
Nicklas Lidstrom Saint Nicklas
Eric Lindros The Big E
Ted Lindsay Terrible Ted
[1]
Ken Linseman The Rat
[1]
Henrik Lundqvist King Henrik
Frank Mahovlich The Big M
[1]
Peter Mahovlich The Little M
[1]
Harold March Mush
[1]
Wilfred McDonald Bucko
[1]
Mark Messier Moose, The Messiah
[1]
Howie Morenz The Stratford Streak, The Mitchell Meteor
[1]
Kirk Muller Captain Kirk
[1]
Evgeni Nabokov Nabby, John
Lou Nanne Sweet Lou from the Soo
[1]
Bernie Nicholls The Pumper Nicholl Kid
[1]
Frank Nighbor The Pembroke Peach
[1]
Chris Nilan Knuckles
Matt Niskanen Nisky
Lawrence Northcott Baldy
[1]
Herbert O'Connor Buddy
[1]
John O'Flaherty Peanuts
[1]
Chris Osgood The Wizard of Oz
Alf Pike The Embalmer
Walter Pratt Babe
[1]
Cliff Purpur Fido
[1]
Earl Reibel Dutch
[1]
Glenn Resch Chico
Mike Ribeiro Mickey Ribs
Henri Richard The Pocket Rocket
[1]
Maurice Richard The Rocket
[1]
Larry Robinson Big Bird
[1]
Luc Robitaille Lucky
[1]
Joe Sakic Burnaby Joe, Super Joe, Mr Clutch
[8] [9]
Glen Sather Slats
[1]
David Schriner Sweeney
[1]
Dave Schultz The Hammer
[1]
Teemu Selänne The Finnish Flash
Eddie Shack The Entertainer
[1]
Eddie Shore The Edmonton Express
[1]
Albert Siebert Babe
[1]
Reginald Smith Hooley
[1]
Wally Stanowski The Whirling Dervish
[1]
Scott Stevens Captain Crunch
[10]
Jack Stewart Black Jack
[1]
Nels Stewart Old Poison
[1]
George Sullivan Red
[1]
Sudden
[11]
Billy Taylor Billy the Kid
[1]
Steve Thomas Stumpy
[12]
Garry Unger Iron Man
[1]
Elmer Vasko Moose
[1]
Pat Verbeek Little Ball of Hate
[1]
Mike Walton Shakey
[1]
Ralph Weiland Cooney
[1]
Marvin Wentworth Cyclone
[1]
Doug Young The Gleichen Cowboy
[1]
Steve Yzerman Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain
[1]
Henrik Zetterberg Ice Berg, Zata, Hank, Z
Sergei Zubov Zubie
Teams
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.
"Beaners","B's or Broons" - Boston Bruins
"Bluenotes" - St. Louis Blues
"Broad Street Bullies" ? Philadelphia Flyers : during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970s, their home ice was the Spectrum on Broad Street in South Philadelphia . The team currently plays in the Wachovia Center , which is also on Broad Street.)
"Buds" ? Toronto Maple Leafs : probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo
"Cats" - Florida Panthers : the Panther is a cat
"Desert Dogs" - Phoenix Coyotes
"Devs" - New Jersey Devils
"Fins" or "Fish" - San Jose Sharks
"Les Glorieux" (French , "The Glorious Ones") ? Montreal Canadiens "Hawks" ? Chicago Blackhawks
"Isles" ? New York Islanders
"Avs" - Colorado Avalanche
"Leafs" - Toronto Maple Leafs
"Navy Blazers" - Columbus Blue Jackets
"'Nucks" ? Vancouver Canucks
"Pens" ? Pittsburgh Penguins
"Preds" ? Nashville Predators
"Les Rouges" ? Montreal Canadiens : after the red colour of their jerseys"Sens" ? Ottawa Senators
"Swords" - Buffalo Sabres : A nickname derived from their title, the "sabres", which is a sword
"Los Tiburones" (Spanish , "The Sharks") ? San Jose Sharks "Le Tricolore" (French , "The Tricolour") ? Montreal Canadiens : after the flag of France , which has the same colour scheme (blue-white-red)"Tomales" ? Toronto Maple Leafs : Taken from the first two letters of the teams full name ('TO'ronto 'MA'aple 'LE'afS)
"Wings" ? Detroit Red Wings
"Yotes" or "Dogs" or "Desert Dogs" - Phoenix Coyotes
"La sainte flanelle" (French , "The holy flannel") - Montreal Canadiens : Maurice Richard came back on the ice after being cut to the head to score the Stanley Cup winning goal against Boston Bruins in 1953. His jersey was full of blood.
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.
"The Aud" ? Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York ; former home of the Buffalo Sabres (1970-1996)
"The Bank"" - Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario ; current home of the Ottawa Senators (1996-); as in 'two points in the bank' and reference to corporate sponsor
"The Barn" ? Windsor Arena Windsor, Ontario ; as Border Cities Arena , the former home of the Detroit Cougars (1926-1927); in reference to its appearance
"The Bat Cave" ? Luedecke Arena Austin, Texas , home of the Austin Ice Bats ; in reference to the home team
"The Big Mac" ? McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado ; former home of the Denver Spurs (1975-1976), the Colorado Rockies (1976-1982), and the Colorado Avalanche (1995-1999)
"The Bulb" ? Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia , home of the Atlanta Thrashers ; in reference to the arena's sponsor Philips major products, lightbulbs.
"The Can" - Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado , home of the Colorado Avalanche , the Denver Nuggets , the Colorado Mammoth and the Colorado Crush ; in reference to the arena's sponsor
"The Coliseum" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Long Island , New York; home of the New York Islanders
"The Dome" ? Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alberta ; home of the Calgary Flames ; a play on the name "Saddledome"
"Fort Knox" ? HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York ; home of the Buffalo Sabres ; a reference to the Sabres' original owners Seymour and Northrup Knox
"F.U. Center" ? First Union Center , former name of the Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; home of the Philadelphia Flyers , a play on the euphemism "F.U."
"The Garage" ? GM Place Vancouver, British Columbia ; home of the Vancouver Canucks ; a reference to the arena's sponsor, General Motors
"The Gahden" - TD Banknorth Garden Boston Garden Boston Bruins
"The Garden" ? Madison Square Garden New York City , New York; home of the New York Rangers
"The Hangar" ? Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario ; home of the Toronto Maple Leafs ; a reference to the arena's sponsor, Air Canada . Also refers to American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas , home of the Dallas Stars .
"Hockeytown" ? Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan ; home of the Detroit Red Wings
"The House that Al Built" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Long Island , New York; home of the New York Islanders ; a reference to the legendary coach, Al Arbour .
"The Ice Palace" - (now known as the St. Pete Times Forum ) Tampa, Florida ; original name of the Tampa Bay Lightning 's arena. Local fans frequently still call it that.
"The Igloo" ? Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; home of the Pittsburgh Penguins ; a reference to ice and cold, despite igloos being arctic and penguins being Antarctic , some also claim the reference to how the arena from the outside looks like an igloo.
"JLA" ? Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan ; home of the Detroit Red Wings
"The Joe" ? Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan ; home of the Detroit Red Wings
"Kålleseum" - Scandinavium Frölunda Indians ; pronounced exactly like Colosseum , Kålle is a fictional character associated with inhabitants of Gothenburg where the arena is located.
"MSG" ? Madison Square Garden New York City , New York ; home of the New York Rangers
"The Madhouse on Madison (Street)" ? Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois ; former (1929-1994) home of the Chicago Blackhawks ; from the noise attributed to the fabled Barton organ that was played during hockey games there
"The Marina" ? HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York ; home of the Buffalo Sabres ; a portmanteau of "Marine Midland Arena", its former name
"The Meadowlands" or "Meadowlands Arena" ? former name that the fans and the media still reference to the Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey ; former home of the New Jersey Devils
"The Old Red Barn" ? Detroit Olympia Detroit, Michigan ; former (1927-1986) home of the Detroit Red Wings ; from its appearance
"The Phil" ? Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia , home of the Atlanta Thrashers
"The Phone Booth" - Verizon Center Washington, DC ; home of the Washington Capitals ; from it being named after a phone company
"The Pond, Ponda Center" - Honda Center Anaheim, California ; home of the Anaheim Ducks ; a reference to both the team and the arena's original name, Arrowhead Pond.
"The Rat Trap" ? Miami Arena Miami, Florida ; former home of the Florida Panthers ; from the fact the fans littered the ice with plastic rats in the 1996 playoffs. Based on an incident involving Scott Mellanby and a live rat found in the locker room.
"The Rock"[20] Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey ; home of the New Jersey Devils ; from the fact that Prudential's logo is a mountain.
"The Shark Tank" ? HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California ; home of the San Jose Sharks ; a reference to the team's name
"The Swamp"[21] Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey ; former home of the New Jersey Devils ; a reference to the swampy area it sits on.
"The Thunderdome" - St. Petersburg, Florida ; nickname of Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Lightning played before the "Ice Palace" (now known as St. Pete Times Forum) was built in Tampa . Reference to high incidents of lightning strikes in the area, it's a dome (where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play) and a play on the team's name (Lightning).
"The UC" - United Center Chicago, Illinois ; Home of the Chicago Blackhawks (1994-Present)
"The White House" ? Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg, Manitoba ; former home of the Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996) and the Manitoba Moose (1996-2004); named for the Winnipeg White Out , where Winnipeg fans would wear white clothing for an attention-grabbing "Sea of White" effect
"The World's Most Famous Arena" ? Madison Square Garden New York City , New York; home of the New York Rangers .
"The 'X'" ? Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota ; home of the Minnesota Wild
"The Old Barn, The Arena, The Checkerdome" - The Arena St. Louis, Missouri , home of the St. Louis Eagles 1934-35, St. Louis Blues from 1967-1994
"The Fort" - K-Rock Centre Kingston, Ontario , home of the Kingston Frontenacs ; in reference to the remaining walls of Fort Frontenac beside the arena
Notes and references
See also
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