List of ice 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
Daniel Alfredsson 	 	Alfie 	http://ladiesdotdotdot.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/nhl-hotties-northeast-all-stars/
Al Arbour 	 	Radar 	
Colby Armstrong 	 	Army 	http://www.mahalo.com/colby-armstrong
George Armstrong 	 	Chief 	
Norm Armstrong 	 	Red 	
Larry Aurie 	 	Little Dempsey 	
Per Johan Axelsson 	 	P. J., Pebben, Axe 	http://www.mahalo.com/p-j-axelsson
Garnet Bailey 	 	Ace 	
Irving Bailey 	 	Ace 	
Bill Barilko 	 	Bashin' Bill 	
Bill Barber 	 	Arnie, Piggy, Oink 	
Aldege Bastien 	 	Baz 	http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=14210
Andy Bathgate 	 	Handy Andy 	
Jonathan Battaglia 	 	Bates 	http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=47
Ed Belfour 	 	The Eagle, Eddie the Eagle, Crazy Eddie 	
Jean Beliveau 	 	Le Gros Bil 	
Max Bentley 	 	Dipsy-Doodle-Dandy 	
Gordon Berenson 	 	Red, The Red Baron 	
Patrice Bergeron 	 	Bergey 	http://www.mahalo.com/patrice-bergeron
Todd Bertuzzi 	 	Big Bert 	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1384102/bio
Kevin Bieksa 	 	Juice 	http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=16df287d-dc8b-459e-a47e-ee0fcdf1b375
Martin Biron 	 	Baby Dominator, The Thermometer 	
Paul Bissonnette 	 	BizNasty 	
Hector Blake 	 	Toe 	http://web.archive.org/20070208015530/statshockey.homestead.com/hockeynicknames.html
David Bolland 	 	The Rat, Greyhound, Bolly 	http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/story/13467850/blackhawks-rat-baits-foes-keeps-scorers-under-wraps
Derek Boogaard 	 	The Boogie Man 	
Andy Berenzweig 	 	Bubba 	
Emile Bouchard 	 	Butch 	
Georges Boucher 	 	Buck 	
Francis Bouillon 	 	The Cube, Frank the Tank 	http://www.whatthepuckpreds.com/2009_09_01_archive.html
Johnny Bower 	 	The China Wall 	
Andy Brickley 	 	Brick 	
Frank Brimsek 	 	Mr. Zero 	
Harold Broadbent 	 	Punch 	
Walter Broda 	 	Turk 	
Martin Brodeur 	 	Satan's Wallpaper, Marty 	
Richard Brodeur 	 	King Richard, Kermit 	
Adam Brown 	 	The Flying Scotsman 	
Dustin Brown 	 	Brownie 	
Johnny Bucyk 	 	Chief 	
Pavel Bure 	 	The Russian Rocket 	
Adam Burish 	 	Bur, Casanova, Patient Zero 	http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2009/6/21/920544/08-09-season-review-adam-burish
Steve Buzinski 	 	The Puck Goes Inski 	http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18457
Dustin Byfuglien 	 	Big Buff, Buff Daddy 	http://blackhawkey.com/?p=328
Dan Bylsma 	 	Disco Dan 	
Kyle Calder 	 	Grease 	
Mike Cammalleri 	 	Cammy 	
Brian Campbell 	 	Soupy, Rusty 	http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Buffalo/2006/04/25/1550254-ap.html
Daniel Carcillo 	 	Carbomb 	http://web.archive.org/web/20100422054115/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/91575279.html
Jim Carey 	 	Net Detective, The Mask 	http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/carey.html
Erwin Chamberlain 	 	Murph, Old Hardrock 	
Zdeno Chara 	 	Zee, Big Z 	
Gerry Cheevers 	 	Cheesy 	
Don Cherry 	 	Grapes 	
Jeff Christian 	 	Big Dog 	
Erik Christensen 	 	Crusher 	
Francis Clancy 	 	King 	
Victor Clapper 	 	Dit 	
James Cleghorn 	 	Odie 	
Sprague Cleghorn 	 	Peg 	
Charlie Conacher 	 	The Big Bomber 	
Lionel Conacher 	 	The Big Train 	
Frederick Cook 	 	Bun 	
Matt Cooke 	 	Cookie 	
Carson Cooper 	 	Shovel-Shot 	
Harold Cotton 	 	Baldy 	
Yvan Cournoyer 	 	The Roadrunner 	
Marc Crawford 	 	747, Crow 	
Samuel Crawford 	 	Rusty 	
Sidney Crosby 	 	Bing, Sid the Kid, Next One, The Wizard of Croz 	
Byron Dafoe 	 	Lord Byron 	
Pavel Datsyuk 	 	Pav 	
Clarence Day 	 	Hap, Happy 	
Alex Delvecchio 	 	Fats 	
Marcel Dionne 	 	Little Beaver 	
Tie Domi 	 	The Albanian Assassin 	
Rick DiPietro 	 	Rico, Ricky D, D. P. 	http://www.mahalo.com/rick-dipietro
Shean Donovan 	 	Mellow Yellow 	
Ed Dorohoy 	 	The Great Gabbo 	
Chris Drury 	 	Captain Clutch, McDrury 	
Ken Dryden 	 	The Thinker, Thieving Giraffe, Octopus 	
Woodrow Dumart 	 	Woody, Porky 	
Andre Dupont 	 	Moose 	
Pascal Dupuis 	 	Dupes, The Duper 	
Mervyn Dutton 	 	Red 	
Cecil Dye 	 	Babe 	
Ben Eager 	 	Big Ben 	
Mark Eaton 	 	Eats 	
Patrik Elias 	 	St. Patrik 	
Ray Emery 	 	Razor 	
Leighton Emms 	 	Hap 	
Tony Esposito 	 	Tony O 	http://www.goaliesarchive.com/canadiens/indexesposito.html
Bob Essensa 	 	Goalie Bob, Sense, Enzo, Backup Bob 	http://www.angelfire.com/id/goalienicknames/goalienicknames.html
Bill Ezinicki 	 	Wild Bill 	
Todd Fedoruk 	 	The Fridge 	http://icehockeydiva.blogspot.com/2008/12/divas-player-spotlight-on-todd-fedoruk.html
Ray Ferraro 	 	Chicken Parm 	http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82088.html
Frank Finnigan 	 	The Shawville Express 	
Tomas Fleischmann 	 	Flash 	http://insidehockey.com/columns/3105
Bill Flett 	 	Cowboy 	
Marc-Andre Fleury 	 	Rebounds, Flower, MAF 	
Ron Flockhart 	 	Flockey Hockey 	
Lou Fontinato 	 	Leaping Louie 	
Adam Foote 	 	Footer, Footy 	
 	 	Foppa, Peter the Great 	
Jimmy Fowler 	 	The Blonde Bouncer 	
Johan Franzen 	 	The Mule 	
Colin Fraser 	 	Mario, Frazz 	
Grant Fuhr 	 	Coco 	
Marian Gaborik 	 	The Slovakian Rocket, Gabs, Gabby 	
Martin Gelinas 	 	The Eliminator 	http://www.nhl.com/cupcrazy/2004/serieso/gelinas052304.shtml
Norman Gainor 	 	Dutch 	
Paul Gaustad 	 	Goose 	http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=f05bf0f5-8684-4703-a3e3-1eb18a7cd4a2
Bernie Geoffrion 	 	Boom-Boom 	
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	 	Jiggy 	
Clark Gillies 	 	Jethro 	
Doug Gilmour 	 	Killer 	
Alex Goligoski 	 	Go-Go, Goose 	http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=13795
Scott Gomez 	 	Gomer 	http://biography.jrank.org/pages/3362/Gomez-Scott-1979-Professional-Hockey-Player.html
Sergei Gonchar 	 	Gonch, Noodles, Sarge, Serge 	
Josh Green 	 	Anchorman 	
Mike Green 	 	Game Over 	http://www.greenlife52.com/bio-athlete-fan-sites/
Wayne Gretzky 	 	The Great One, The Great Gretzky 	
Stu Grimson 	 	The Grim Reaper 	
Bill Guerin 	 	Billy G, Dad 	
Armand Guidolin 	 	Bep 	
Jonas Gustavsson 	 	The Monster 	http://www.jonasthemonstergustavsson.com/
Jaroslav Halak 	 	Jaro, Allah 	
Glenn Hall 	 	Mr. Goalie 	
Joe Hall 	 	Bad Joe 	
Dominik Hasek 	 	The Dominator 	
Johan Hedberg 	 	Moose, Yo-Yo 	
Mel Hill 	 	Sudden Death 	
Wilbert Hiller 	 	Dutch 	
Niklas Hjalmarsson 	 	Hammer 	
William Hollett 	 	Flash 	
Tomas Holmstrom 	 	Homer, Demolition Man 	http://www.mahalo.com/tomas-holmstrom
George Horner 	 	Red 	
Gordie Howe 	 	Mr. Hockey 	
Cristobal Huet 	 	The Man From France, CristoWall, Le Cousin, Hip-hip-hu-et 	http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92161-chicago-sports-blackhawks-bears-vol-3
Bobby Hull 	 	The Golden Jet 	
Brett Hull 	 	The Golden Brett 	
John Hutton 	 	Bouse 	
Al Iafrate 	 	Wild Thing 	
Jarome Iginla 	 	Iggy 	http://www.tv.com/jarome-iginla/person/152494/trivia.html
George Imlach 	 	Punch 	
Harvey Jackson 	 	Busher 	
Jaromir Jagr 	 	Jagrmeister, Mario Jr, Daddy, Puff Nuts, The Jaguar, Jags 	
Brent Johnson 	 	B.J, Johnny 	
Ivan Wilfred Johnson 	 	Ching 	
Ryan Johnson 	 	Duce 	
Aurel Joliat 	 	Little Giant 	
Curtis Joseph 	 	Cujo 	
Ed Jovanovski 	 	Jovocop 	
Bill Juzda 	 	The Honest Brakeman 	
Rudolph Kampman 	 	Bingo 	
Patrick Kane 	 	Kaner, Buzz, Doc, Little Peekaboo 	
Gordon Keats 	 	Duke 	
Duncan Keith 	 	Jigsaw, Duncs, Teith 	
Leonard Kelly 	 	Red 	
Ted Kennedy 	 	Teeder 	
Tyler Kennedy 	 	T.K. 	
Phil Kessel 	 	Phil the Thrill 	http://www.mahalo.com/phil-kessel
Nikolai Khabibulin 	 	The Bulin Wall 	
Miikka Kiprusoff 	 	Kipper, Finnisher 	
Saku Koivu 	 	Captain K 	
Olaf Kolzig 	 	Olie the Goalie, Godzilla, Kolzilla 	
Tom Kostopoulos 	 	Tommy Non-stopoulos 	
Alexei Kovalev 	 	Kovy, AK-27, l'Artiste 	
Vyacheslav Kozlov 	 	The Professor 	http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/10050-Screen-Shots-The-Professor-is-no-castaway.html
Joe Klukay 	 	The Duke of Padocah 	
Leo Labine 	 	The Lion 	
Guy Lafleur 	 	The Flower, Le Démon Blond 	
Eduoard Lalonde 	 	Newsy 	
Dave Langevin 	 	Bammer 	http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74112.html
Ian Laperriere 	 	Mumbles, Lappy 	http://bleacherreport.com/articles/316262-the-five-most-expendable-flyers?comment_id=1720246#page/7
Georges Laraque 	 	BGL (Big Georges Laraque), King George 	
Igor Larionov 	 	The Professor 	
Reggie Leach 	 	The Riverton Rifle 	
John Leclair 	 	Johnny Vermont 	http://www.mahalo.com/john-leclair
Manny Legace 	 	Legs, The God, The Ferret, Jimmy Buffet 	
Albert Leduc 	 	Battleship 	
Jere Lehtinen 	 	King of Little Things 	http://fiveforfighting.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/when-losses-pile-up-depression-follows/
Mario Lemieux 	 	The Magnificent, Super Mario, Ace, Buries It 	
Kristopher Letang 	 	Tanger 	
Jordan Leopold 	 	Leo 	
Nicklas Lidstrom 	 	Saint Nicklas 	
Trevor Linden 	 	Captain Canuck, Captain Clutch 	http://bleacherreport.com/articles/40881-trevor-lindens-retirement-virtually-ignored-by-the-media
Eric Lindros 	 	The Big E 	
Ted Lindsay 	 	Terrible Ted 	
Ken Linseman 	 	The Rat 	
Milan Lucic 	 	Looch, Lurch, Lurchback of New England 	http://archive.is/20120714150950/thehockeyjunkies.blogspot.com/2009/04/date-night-milan-lucic.html
Henrik Lundqvist 	 	King Henrik 	
Roberto Luongo 	 	Bobby-Lu 	
John Madden 	 	Mad Dog 	
Frank Mahovlich 	 	The Big M 	
Peter Mahovlich 	 	The Little M 	
Evgeni Malkin 	 	Geno, Russki, MVP, Number 1 Russian, Malk-man (reference to milkman) 	
Maurice "Joe" Malone 	 	Phantom Joe 	
Harold March 	 	Mush 	
Steve Mason 	 	The Wall 	
Brad May 	 	May Day 	
Frank McCool 	 	Ulcers 	
Wilfred McDonald 	 	Bucko 	
Frank McGee 	 	One-Eyed 	
Kirk McLean 	 	Captain Kirk, Mack, McGoalie, The Iceman, The Scot 	
Mark Messier 	 	Moose, The Messiah 	
Rick Middleton 	 	Nifty 	
Stan Mikita 	 	Stosh 	
Ryan Miller 	 	Millsy 	
Willie Mitchell 	 	Bill Pickle 	http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451839
Andy Moog 	 	Papa Moog, Peaches, Moger, Squeaky, Dennis The Menace 	
Bill Mosienko 	 	Mosey, Billy 	
Kirk Muller 	 	Captain Kirk 	
Douglas Murray 	 	Crankshaft 	http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=474988
Alexander Mogilny 	 	AlMo, Alexander the Great 	
Howie Morenz 	 	The Stratford Streak, The Mitchell Meteor 	
Ken Morrow 	 	Wolfman 	
Evgeni Nabokov 	 	Nabby, John 	
Lou Nanne 	 	Sweet Lou from the Soo 	
Michal Neuvirth 	 	Neuvy 	
Scott Nichol 	 	Scooter 	
Bernie Nicholls 	 	The Pumper Nicholl Kid 	
Antti Niemi 	 	Nemo 	
Frank Nighbor 	 	The Pembroke Peach 	
Chris Nilan 	 	Knuckles 	
Matt Niskanen 	 	Nisky 	http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/story.html?id=53c5801e-b079-460c-bb09-d1ec291be682
Lawrence Northcott 	 	Baldy 	
Herbert O'Connor 	 	Buddy 	
Lyle Odelein 	 	Cornelius 	
John O'Flaherty 	 	Peanuts 	
Brooks Orpik 	 	Orps, Free Candy 	
Chris Osgood 	 	The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie 	
Alexander Ovechkin 	 	Alex the Great, Ovie, The Mechanic, The Russian Machine, The Great Eight	
Sandis Ozolinsh 	 	Ozo 	
Scott Parker 	 	The Sheriff 	http://www.hockeyfights.com/articles/198
Mark Parrish 	 	Grumpy 	
Mike Peca 	 	Captain Crunch 	
Alf Pike 	 	The Embalmer 	http://nyrangerslegends.blogspot.com/2008/03/alf-pike.html
Jacques Plante 	 	Jake the Snake 	
Alexei Ponikarovsky 	 	The Poni Express , The Ukraine Train, Poni 	
Felix Potvin 	 	The Cat 	
Walter Pratt 	 	Babe 	
Cliff Purpur 	 	Fido 	
Hubert Quackenbush 	 	Bill 	
Jonathan Quick 	 	Quickie, Quicker 	
Andre Racicot 	 	Red Light 	http://www.goaliesarchive.com/canadiens/indexracicot.html
Earl Reibel 	 	Dutch 	
Mark Recchi 	 	The Wrecking Ball, Rex 	http://www.angelfire.com/mo/hockeystuff/recchi.html
Glenn Resch 	 	Chico 	
Mike Ribeiro 	 	Mickey Ribs 	http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiens/story.html?id=7e19bc7c-bf37-4e0d-876e-2e80a694784e
Henri Richard 	 	The Pocket Rocket 	
Maurice Richard 	 	The Rocket 	
Larry Robinson 	 	Big Bird 	
Luc Robitaille 	 	Lucky 	
Jeremy Roenick 	 	J. R. 	http://www.angelfire.com/movies/cwagner/roenick.html
Dwayne Roloson 	 	Roli the Goalie 	
Patrick Roy 	 	Casseau, Saint Patrick 	
Michael Rupp 	 	The Rupper 	
Jarkko Ruutu 	 	Roots, Gravy Train 	
Joe Sakic 	 	Burnaby Joe, Super Joe, Mr Clutch 	
Glen Sather 	 	Slats 	
Curtis Sanford 	 	The Sandman 	
Sami Salo 	 	The Finnish MacInnis 	http://www.straight.com/print/10223
Serge Savard 	 	Le Sénateur 	
Rob Schremp 	 	The Cocktail Schremp, Bob The Builder 	http://islandersnhl.blogspot.com/2009/10/schremp-cocktail.html
David Schriner 	 	Sweeney 	
Dave Schultz 	 	The Hammer 	
Brent Seabrook 	 	Biscuit, Seabs 	http://www.defendingbigd.com/2009/5/17/878169/nhl-playoffs-sunday-open-threadhttp://web.archive.org/web/20100422230129/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/brent-seabrook_ath1022762pf.html
Teemu Selanne 	 	The Finnish Flash 	
Eddie Shack 	 	The Entertainer 	
Brendan Shanahan 	 	Shanny, The Big Smooth, Shanaban 	
Patrick Sharp 	 	Sharpie, The Sharpshooter 	
Fred Shero 	 	The Fog 	
Eddie Shore 	 	Old Blood and Guts, Mr. Hockey, The Edmonton Express 	
Albert Siebert 	 	Babe 	
Harold Simpson 	 	Bullet Joe 	
Reginald Smith 	 	Hooley 	
Jason Smith 	 	Gator 	
Ryan Smyth 	 	Captain Canada 	http://www.ktla.com/sports/olympic-games/la-sp-elliott-nhl22-2009dec22,0,7686217.column
Jason Spezza 	 	Spezz, Spez-dispenser 	
Jordan Staal 	 	Gronk, Staalsy 	
Wally Stanowski 	 	The Whirling Dervish 	
Scott Stevens 	 	Captain Crunch 	
Jack Stewart 	 	Black Jack 	
Nels Stewart 	 	Old Poison 	
George Sullivan 	 	Red 	
 	 	Sudden 	
Brent Sutter 	 	Pup 	
Duane Sutter 	 	Dog 	
Maxime Talbot 	 	Mad Max, Superstar, Rocky 	http://www.mahalo.com/maxime-talbot
Billy Taylor 	 	Billy the Kid 	
Steve Thomas 	 	Stumpy 	
Tim Thomas 	 	The Tank 	http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8460703&view=allstar
Joe Thornton 	 	Jumbo Joe 	
Keith Tkachuk 	 	Big Walt 	http://surchur.com/tb/keith%20tkachuk%20nickname%20walt/http://www.theiceblock.com/hockey/entry/big-walt/
Jonathan Toews 	 	Mr. Serious, Captain Serious, Tazer, JT 	
Jordin Tootoo 	 	The Tootoo Train 	
Ron Tugnutt 	 	Tugger, The Accountant, Nuts 	
Garry Unger 	 	Iron Man 	
Steve Valiquette 	 	The Big Valley, Big Bird, Big Valvoski, The Great Valvoski 	
John Vanbiesbrouck 	 	Beezer, JVB 	
Elmer Vasko 	 	Moose 	
Pat Verbeek 	 	Little Ball of Hate 	
Kris Versteeg 	 	Steeger, Verbeauty 	
Georges Vezina 	 	The Chicoutimi Cucumber 	
Marc-Edouard Vlasic 	 	Pickles 	
Anton Volchenkov 	 	A-Train 	
Niclas Wallin 	 	The Gorilla, The Secret Weapon 	http://www.mahalo.com/niclas-wallin
Mike Walton 	 	Shakey 	
Cam Ward 	 	Wardo 	
Kevin Weekes 	 	Cheesy, Weekesy, Shady 80 	
Ralph Weiland 	 	Cooney 	
Marvin Wentworth 	 	Cyclone 	
Ray Whitney 	 	The Wizard 	http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=18771
David Williams 	 	Tiger 	
James Wisniewski 	 	Wiz 	
Lorne Worsley 	 	Gump, The Gumper 	
Doug Young 	 	The Gleichen Cowboy 	
Steve Yzerman 	 	Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain 	
Henrik Zetterberg 	 	Ice Berg, Zata, Hank, Z 	http://www.mysticgames.com/famouspeople/HenrikZetterberg.htm
Sergei Zubov 	 	Zubie 	http://blog.dallasstars.com/archives/2009/07/bye_bye_zubie.html
Jesper Fast 	 	Quickie 	
==Teams==
Team 	Nickname 	Note
Boston Bruins 	BeanersB's Broons 	
Buffalo Sabres 	SlugsBuff-a-slugsSwordsSabs 	
Carolina Hurricanes 	Canes
Bunch of Jerks 	
Chicago Blackhawks 	Hawks 	
Columbus Blue Jackets	Navy Blazers 	
Colorado Avalanche 	Avs
The Lanche 	
Dallas Stars 	Yellow Stars 	
Detroit Red Wings 	Winged WheelWingsDead Wings 	
Edmonton Oilers 	The OilGreasers 	
Florida Panthers 	Cats 	
Montreal Canadiens 	HabsLe Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (The Blue-White-Red)Flying FrenchmenLes RougesLe TricoloreLa sainte flanelle	
Nashville Predators 	Preds 	
New Jersey Devils 	Devs 	
New York Islanders 	FishsticksIsles 	
New York Rangers 	BlueshirtsBroadway BlueshirtsRags 	
Ottawa Senators 	Sens 	
Philadelphia Flyers 	Broad Street BulliesFly Guys 	
Phoenix Coyotes 	Desert DogsYotesDogs 	
Pittsburgh Penguins 	PensThe 'Guins 	
San Jose Sharks 	FinsFishGuppies 	
St. Louis Blues 	Bluenotes 	
Tampa Bay Lightning 	Bolts 	
Toronto Maple Leafs 	BudsLeafsTomalesMake BeliefsBlue-and-White 	
Vancouver Canucks 	'Nucks 	
Washington Capitals 	Caps 	
The origin of the nickname(s) (if known) it is noted below. Several of the above are simply shortened names or plays on the current team name or jersey.
*"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
*"Fishsticks" - New York Islanders: the Islanders' uniforms for two seasons (1995–97) featured a logo of what looked like the Gorton fisherman holding a hockey stick. The uniforms actually looked okay, but rival fans (likely Ranger fans) wanted a way to taunt the team and played up the Gorton's resemblance, hence the derisive nickname.
*"Les Glorieux" (French, "The Glorious Ones") – Montreal Canadiens
*"'Nucks" – Vancouver Canucks (Local Press and fans)
*"Les Rouges" – Montreal Canadiens: after the red colour of their jerseys
*"Slugs" - Buffalo Sabres: A disparaging nickname derived from their logo, which resembles a cross between a buffalo and a slug.
*"Swords" - Buffalo Sabres: A nickname derived from their title, the "sabres", which is a sword
*"Sabs"-Buffalo Sabres: An abbreviation of the name "sabres".
*"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)
*"Dead Wings" - Detroit Red Wings: Nickname given by the rivaled Hawks fans
*"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 Neverlose" – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York; home of the New York Islanders; a reference to the Islanders dominance on home ice during the 80's dynasty
*"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 or Boston Garden, Boston; Home of the 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 in 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 how the arena from the outside looks like an igloo. Also a reference to ice and cold, despite igloos being arctic and penguins being Antarctic.
*"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, home of the 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 Mausoleum" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York; home of the New York Islanders A Pejorative alluding to the Coliseum quality & condition as viewed by fans of rival teams, typically those in the mid atlantic division.
*"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 (now the Izod Center), 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" - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey; home of the New Jersey Devils; from Prudential's prior advertising campaign encouraging others to "own a piece of the rock".
*"The Shark Tank" – HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California; home of the San Jose Sharks; a reference to the team's name or "The Cow Palace" - a reference to the Sharks original home, as they once played in the California State Livestock Pavilion in Daly City prior to the construction of their new arena in San Jose. The Cow Palace was unique as it was the only building to host a professional sports franchise with extensive stable and barn facilities for animal events, which are used for the annual Grand National Rodeo and occasionally for other events.
*"Smashville" - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; home of the Nashville Predators.
*"The Swamp" - Continental Airlines Arena (now the Izod Center), 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 Florida Suncoast Dome (now know as Tropicana Field and the current home of the Tampa Bay Rays), where the Tampa Bay Lightning played before the "Ice Palace" (now known as St. Pete Times Forum) was built in Tampa. Reference to the high incidents of lightning strikes in the area, it's a dome and a play on the team's name (Lightning), as well as a reference to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
*"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==
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