RedWingAbner 13 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Is it just me, or is it becoming increasingly common for hockey fans to give nicknames to players--whom they don't know personally--and then refer to them by said nicknames? I think it's odd, because I don't hear the players, coaches, etc. refer to them by these--ie, the fan just makes it up and runs with it. Examples: "Hosser"--Marian Hossa "Leiner"--Ville Leino I can't really think of any more right now, but it really is driving me a bit crazy. Am I alone here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_usmc 253 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Is it just me, or is it becoming increasingly common for hockey fans to give nicknames to players--whom they don't know personally--and then refer to them by said nicknames? I think it's odd, because I don't hear the players, coaches, etc. refer to them by these--ie, the fan just makes it up and runs with it. Examples: "Hosser"--Marian Hossa "Leiner"--Ville Leino I can't really think of any more right now, but it really is driving me a bit crazy. Am I alone here? actually Leinos is the tonight show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingAbner 13 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 I know there are legitimate nicknames-- "Happy" Hudler, "Drapes," "Ozzie." I am just saying there seems to be a slew of the invented nicknames lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topshelf14 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Hockey fans, media, players, and coaches need to STOP with the nicknames. The nicknames they give are always extremely piss-poor attempts at a nickname i.e. Dats, Drapes, Kronner, Homer, Sammy, Malts, Kopie. What happened to all of the cool names in hockey? Wayne Gretzky - The Great One Pavel Bure - The Russian Rocket Marcel Dionne - Little Beaver Tie Domi - The Albanian Assassin Bobby Hull - The Golden Jet Igor Larionov - The Professor I guess we have the Mule....that's cool. But its no Pat Verbeek aka Little Ball of Hate!!!!! Edited February 20, 2009 by topshelf14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaman 713 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Well Hossa's is Hoss...but still we have LGW favorites like Franzenstein, and Pain train Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingAbner 13 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Thank you topshelf. I completely agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swayze 81 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) All those half-assed nicknames are just ways to easily call for someone. If you played for the wings and wanted someone to pass to you, would you wanna say their full nickname/last name, or just a short one? Same goes with coaches calling people for line changes, etc. It's just more efficient. Edited February 20, 2009 by Swayze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingAbner 13 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 All those half-assed nicknames are just ways to easily call for someone. If you played for the wings and wanted someone to pass to you, would you wanna say their full nickname/last name, or just a short one? Same goes with coaches calling people for line changes, etc. It's just more efficient. Point missed. I am not saying that the players need to stop-- just non-team personnel (fans) inventing uncreative nicknames. Pain Train? good. Kopie? Lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swayze 81 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Ahhh okay, well for some like Kopie I think that the players/coaches made them up, not the fans. That was my point but i'm really tired right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statts 4 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Personally, when I post here, I type Lids, Dats, Sammy ect.... mainly because its faster than typing out the whole name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 I think fans should call the players whatever they want, as long as it's not slurs or something. If someone calls Kopecky "Kopie", I'm not getting annoyed enough to say anything about it because frankly.............................what is there to say anything about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legendary D In 03 50 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 I like calling Kopecky "Pecker." Word, LDi03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RusDRW 155 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Personally, I do nor see any problems with nicknames. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_usmc 253 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 I think the tonight show for leino is a good one. I understand your point though. Oh and Mule and Paintrain are sweet to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selkie 10 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Stu Grimson did morph nicely into The Grim Reaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 As much as I enjoy funny/cool nicknames, as a hockey player short-sweet names are far easier to use. So I suppose that's why people use them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Hockey fans, media, players, and coaches need to STOP with the nicknames. The nicknames they give are always extremely piss-poor attempts at a nickname i.e. Dats, Drapes, Kronner, Homer, Sammy, Malts, Kopie. What happened to all of the cool names in hockey? Wayne Gretzky - The Great One Pavel Bure - The Russian Rocket Marcel Dionne - Little Beaver Tie Domi - The Albanian Assassin Bobby Hull - The Golden Jet Igor Larionov - The Professor I guess we have the Mule....that's cool. But its no Pat Verbeek aka Little Ball of Hate!!!!! Because none of those can be used ina conversation if you know the guy. I'm pretty sure that when giving an interview none of Gretzky's teammates called him "The Great One." Those are historical nicknames, Hoss, Dats, Mule, etc. are current nicknames given to people who are currently playing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norrisnick 1 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 The sad part about hockey "nicknames" is that if Draper's name were Drapes he would likely be called Draper... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sound-Chaser 3 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Because none of those can be used ina conversation if you know the guy. I'm pretty sure that when giving an interview none of Gretzky's teammates called him "The Great One." Those are historical nicknames, Hoss, Dats, Mule, etc. are current nicknames given to people who are currently playing. But The Mule is a good nickname. Dats is not. It's abbreviation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Wasn't Slava Fetisov called Papa Bear or am I remembering that wrong? I could have sworn he was because he was the oldest player on the team at one point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Hockey fans, media, players, and coaches need to STOP with the nicknames. The nicknames they give are always extremely piss-poor attempts at a nickname i.e. Dats, Drapes, Kronner, Homer, Sammy, Malts, Kopie. What happened to all of the cool names in hockey? Wayne Gretzky - The Great One Pavel Bure - The Russian Rocket Marcel Dionne - Little Beaver Tie Domi - The Albanian Assassin Bobby Hull - The Golden Jet Igor Larionov - The Professor I guess we have the Mule....that's cool. But its no Pat Verbeek aka Little Ball of Hate!!!!! Why "The Albanian Assassin"? Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) The sad part about hockey "nicknames" is that if Draper's name were Drapes he would likely be called Draper... It's funny cuz it's true. You guys really care this much about nicknames? Pick your battles guys, it's a tough world. Why "The Albanian Assassin"? Thanks in advance Domi spent a summer in Albania. He murdered hundreds of prostitutes. I heard it from from a guy who works at Tim Horton's. Edited February 20, 2009 by Hockeytown Red Wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 This makes me wonder if Crosby will still be called "Sid the Kid" in 20 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Because none of those can be used ina conversation if you know the guy. I'm pretty sure that when giving an interview none of Gretzky's teammates called him "The Great One." Those are historical nicknames, Hoss, Dats, Mule, etc. are current nicknames given to people who are currently playing. i agree with this post. OP, i guess i'm confused. as others have stated, names like "dats" etc. are really just shorter versions of players' names used for convenience. i guess maybe the coaches and his teammates call hossa "hoss" and someone on here is calling him "hosser" and that annoys you? if that's the case, i feel like you're kind of splitting hairs. why is "hoss" okay but "hosser" is not okay? i think that some of our players do have cool nicknames that aren't just shortened versions of their names. obviously the mule is a great one, along with franzenstien, which i think is sweet. pain train = excellent. people call kronwall "junior" which isn't amazing but i think is fine; people call datsyuk "houdini" or "pasha" sometimes, both of which i like...but you're obviously not going to yell out "houdini" when you're looking for a pass. *shrug* i guess i don't understand your discontentedness with the nicknames. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Because none of those can be used ina conversation if you know the guy. I'm pretty sure that when giving an interview none of Gretzky's teammates called him "The Great One." Those are historical nicknames, Hoss, Dats, Mule, etc. are current nicknames given to people who are currently playing. Exactly. I was like "...eh, what?" when I read that post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
