Raw Charge Presents: Nickname That Player!
by Ryan Classic on Mar 5, 2010 5:22 PM EST
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[Note by John Fontana, 03/05/10 5:21 PM EST ] late in the season but re-opened just for fun. --JPF
The headline pretty much speaks for itself. During game threads we've bandied around nicknames for various players, but I haven't seen an easy reference guide for readers - particularly the quiet lurkers - of player nicknames. That's why I'm starting this. What nicknames do you have for Lightning players? Add your own in the comments below let's get this guide going.
We have so far:
- #4, Vincent Lecavalier: Vinny, Enzo
- #5, Mattias Ohlund: Odin
- #6, Kurtis Foster: Fozzie, Fozzie Bear
- #8, Matt Walker: Tex
- #9, Steve Downie: Downs, Downer
- #11, Jeff Halpern: Halpy, Bob, Pigpen
- #12, Ryan Malone: Bugsy
- #13, Alex Tanguay: Tangs, Tangers
- #14, Andrej Meszaros: Mesz, The Butcher, True Grit
- #17, Todd Fedoruk: Fridge
- #19, Stephane Veilleux: Carrot, Big Red, Gumdrop
- #26, Martin St. Louis: Marty, MSL, Mighty Mite
- #28, Zenon Konopka: Zeke
- #30, Antero Niittymaki: Frank, Niitty
- #38, Paul Szczechura: Chewie
- #41, Mike Smith: Smitty
- #43, James Wright: Wrighter, Killer
- #77, Victor Hedman: Den Yxa, The Axe, Big Vik
- #91, Steven Stamkos: Stammer, Seen
Let the naming begin.
Players currently without nicknames: David Hale, Lukas Krajicek, Mike Lundin, Matt Smaby
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Antero Niittymaki's nickname is officially "Frank"
…as in Frank Nitti
Ryan Malone’s nickname is Bugsy.
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Nov 23, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not the best for Ashton, but when he is promoted...
“Get Carter”. One of my favorite Stallone films. Everytime he scores post “Get Carter”
I’ve also posted N.V.P for Niitty. Vorants. Pucks.
by Danny180 on Nov 24, 2009 1:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I leave this one for the great judges, the masters of Raw Charge, to decide.
Also because I don’t have a jersey number for Ashton. There’s order and all that. Can it be Wednesday yet?
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 24, 2009 4:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, wait, wait...
Get Carter — you associate as a STALLONE movie? Sorry, don’t mean to come off uber-critical, but the film was a remake of a Michael Caine movie from the 70’s and by all accounts, far superior than the remake.
But I digress. I personally think of Carter by what Cassie described him as durign the pre-season (which would never work as a nickname): Lollipop boy :-p
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by John Fontana on Nov 24, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After you had left the thread on Sunday to catch the ferry....
in addition to christening “Killer” I also have dubbed Zenon Konopka “Zeke” (like saying Z-K together…)
My longstanding nickname for Martin St Louis (besides the ever present “Marty” and “MSL”) is “Mighty Mite”.
Jeff Halpern is “Halpy” or as I seem to remember in an article last season about nicknames and locker room names that he also has 2 that I do not understand but will go with them anyhow… “Bob” and “pigpen”… (I’m afraid to ask)
Alex Tanguay is “Tangs”
by TB_hockey_fan on Nov 24, 2009 11:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tanguay is also nicknamed Tangers
To add another one – Stamkos is usually referred to by the fans as Stammer (but really, the -er or -y ending nicknames are just a little too plain). Some of us (me, and fans) still use the “Seen” moniker when he scores. So Seen Stamkos….
Paul Szczchura is nicknamed “Chewie”. Downie has been reffered to in the press as “Downs” or “Downer”. I don’t think that does him a lick of justice though.
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Nov 25, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And added. Also included Fozzie Bear. I like that one.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 25, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Victor Hedman
Den Yxa: Swedish for “The Axe”
by Danny180 on Nov 25, 2009 11:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Judges?
What say you to:
Fedoruk: T-Fed
Hedman: Den Yxa/The Axe
Konopka: Dr. K
Meszaros: Mojo
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 26, 2009 12:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
TB_Fan has a different nickname for Fedoruk
I’m not sure what it is. Meszaros has been referred to in short as Mes or Mez…. Ryan, you are an Ottawa fan, did Andrej have a nickname there?
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by John Fontana on Nov 26, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now that’s a loaded question….
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by Cassie McClellan on Nov 26, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fedoruk is know as “Fridge”. Saw that online somewhere, so I’m not the only one that refers to him as such. Not sure if that’s an “official” nickname or not.
by TB_hockey_fan on Nov 27, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll add Fridge (because I like that one – Dustin Penner is sometimes called The Flying Fridge). Meszaros was usually just Mesz. He had a great rookie year and then regressed, in large part because he played with an even more rapidly regressing Wade Redden. Too bad. Ottawa’s got some fun nicknames, but none for Meszaros.
Personally, I like The Pride of Moose Factory (our local moniker for one Jonathan Cheechoo), A-Train (Volchenkov), or the absolute best: Giggles (Jason Spezza).
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 27, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My cousin’s last name is Meszaros (took it on when she got married last year) and Meszaros is Hungarian for “the butcher” which I think is one of the best names EVER. It’s just so hardcore.
As for Hedman, well I will never remember Den Yxa (no offense or anything), it’s just so out there.
by Vancity Canuck on Nov 29, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally I call Hedman my Swedish Stud….but hey….I don’t expect Ryan or John to be doing the same…
by Vancity Canuck on Nov 29, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t imagine Andrej doing any butchering. At least Killer took a stick to Kovalev’s head (okay, so he was skating back to the bench and he wasn’t paying attention to his stick and caught Kovalev’s eyebrow, but still). But you could have The Butcher and The Axe as a pairing, and that’s kind of badass.
I’ll add both.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 30, 2009 6:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mesz is a bit "true Grit"
…with the stories of what he has gone through and still played
As for Victor…. Big Vic works for me…
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by John Fontana on Nov 30, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Change it up to the Swedish spelling, Big Vik, and we’ve got a deal, mister.
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by Cassie McClellan on Nov 30, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm down with that :)
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by John Fontana on Dec 1, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And the arena is TImes Palace
And I’ve alluded to this twice in the game threads, I have another name/word for Foster but it doesn’t work as a nickname really but it was something I wanted to utter if he scored… It’s reaching.
“Rosebud”
Why? His last name made me think of another Foster — Charles Foster Kane, the lead character of the film “Citizen Kane”.
It’s reaching, I know… The Foster is the only tie in…
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by John Fontana on Dec 1, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hmm. Rosebud. Foster’s definitely the only tie-in, unless he’s got some childhood toy he’s missing so much. If that would kick him into high gear, let me know what it is and I’ll go find it over Christmas. I think I know the place to check.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 2, 2009 4:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For my two cents, I liked Cassie McClellans suggestion of “Odin” for Ohlund. Mostly because it sounds cool.
Also grasping at more straws could suggest:
“Steph” for Stephane Veilleux,
“George” for Lukas Krajicek (as in George Lucas, thinking about it, its probably a bit of a strech).
Hopefully there are some better ideas out there though.
by Sidicus on Dec 1, 2009 7:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I like Odin as well. Putting that up as well as changing c to k on Big Vic/k.
I think I need to see Veilleux do something memorable before I can apply anything to his name. Same with Krajicek.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 2, 2009 4:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Minnesota fans referred to Veilleux as “Red” or “Big Red” (in tribute to his hair color.)
by TB_hockey_fan on Dec 3, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I checked on that one and added Carrot to his list as well. Thanks to WildIowaFan.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 8, 2009 3:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Figure it's time to revisit this
Just because some people haven’t caught on to all of the names. And there is new stuff that has come up since we last had open comments here.
Like, my new nickname for Stamkos — Spicolli
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 5, 2010 8:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Guess we need to come up with a nickname for Teddy Purcell now.
Or maybe we need to wait and see if he sticks around first…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by TB_hockey_fan on Mar 6, 2010 1:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There are a few to discuss
Nate Thompson – we never agreed on a nickname. Teddy (waaaaay early to do that but lets kick it around anyway). Lundin? Smaby?
I know what I say when Lundin scores but that’s not a good nickname…
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 6, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What exactly do you say when he scores? Not that he’s done that too often, but still….
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by TB_hockey_fan on Mar 6, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Lundin, Calling!"
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 7, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We need to ask Ryan to post an updated list. This one’s old. Time to clean it up and try it again!
"...And he's only NINETEEN!!!"
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 6, 2010 5:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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