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. Players listed in bold are still active.

Player	Nat	Nickname	Note
George Abbott		The Preacher, Rev	[1]
David Aebischer		Abby, Bisher	[1]
Daniel Alfredsson		Alfie	[2]
Al Arbour		Radar	[3]
Colby Armstrong		Army, Armdog, Armstrongov	[4]
George Armstrong		Chief	[5]
Norm Armstrong		Red	[6]
Jean-Sebastien Aubin		Seabass, Aubs	[7]
Larry Aurie		Little Dempsey	[8]
Per-Johan Axelsson		P. J., Pebben, Axe	[9]
Anton Babchuk		The Anton, King Anton, Dear Leader	[10]
David Backes		Captain America, Backs, Inglorious Backes	[11]
Nicklas Backstrom		Dad, Papa, Star Lars, Backie	[12][13]
Garnet Bailey		Ace	[14]
Irving Bailey		Ace	[15]
Bill Barilko		Bashin' Bill	[16]
Tom Barrasso		Tomcat, Tommy B	[17]
Aldege Bastien		Baz	[18]
Jonathan Battaglia		Bates	[19]
Ken Baumgartner		Bomber	[20]
Nathan Beaulieu		Nate, Beau
Don Beaupre		Bobo, Donnie Bo	[21]
Wade Belak		The Intimidator	[22]
Ed Belfour		The Eagle, Eddie the Eagle, Crazy Eddie, Eddie the Billionaire	[23]
Jean Beliveau		Le Gros Bil	[24]
Jamie Benn		Chubbs
Nick Bjugstad		Rotisserie Chicken	[25]
Jordie Benn		Elder Benn, Yukon Cornelius	[26]
Beau Bennett		Sunshine	[27]
Max Bentley		Dipsy-Doodle-Dandy	[28]
Gordon Berenson		Red, The Red Baron	[29]
Andrew Berenzweig		Andy, Bubba
Aki Berg		Birdie, The King	[30]
Patrice Bergeron		Bergy, St. Patrice	[31]
Patrik Berglund		Bergie, Bergdog
Todd Bertuzzi		Big Bert	[32]
Kevin Bieksa		Juice, The Sheriff, Boom Boom	[33]	[34]
Martin Biron		Baby Dominator, The Thermometer	[1]
Paul Bissonnette		BizNasty	[35]
Hector Blake		Toe	[36]
Sergei Bobrovsky		Bob, Bobs, Cop, Number One Cop On The Force, BOBROVSKY	[1]
Dave Bolland		The Rat, Greyhound, Bolly, Mimico	[37][38]
Brandon Bollig		B52	[39]
Peter Bondra		Bonzai, The Special Agent	[40]
Derek Boogaard		The Boogie Man, Boog	[41]
Emile Bouchard		Butch	[42]
Brian Boucher		Boosh	[43]
Georges Boucher		Buck
Francis Bouillon		The Cube, Frank the Tank	[44]
Johnny Bower		The China Wall	[45]
Johnny Boychuk		Johnny Rocket, Manchuk
Dan Boyle		Boiler, Danny Boy	[46]
Tyler Bozak		Bozie, Boze, Flowzak, Tylie Bozman, Phil Kessel's Chauffeur, Bozses
Donald Brashear		Huggy Bear, The Don, Brash, Big Rig	[47]
Andy Brickley		Brick	[36]
Frank Brimsek		Mr. Zero	[36]
Rod Brind'Amour		Rod the Bod
Harold Broadbent		Punch	[48]
Walter Broda		Turk	[36]
Martin Brodeur		Wallpaper, Marty
Richard Brodeur		King Richard, Kermit	[1]
Laurent Brossoit		LB
Adam Brown		The Flying Scotsman
Ilya Bryzgalov		Bryz, Mr. Universe, Universe, Breeze, Bryzaster, Siv	[1]
Johnny Bucyk		Chief	[49]
Peter Budaj		Ned Flanders, Buds, Budha, Buddy	[50]
André Burakovsky		Burracuda, Burkie	[51]
Pavel Bure		The Russian Rocket
Adam Burish		Bur, Casanova, Patient Zero	[52]
Sean Burke		Big Bird, Burkie, The Burke Wall	[53]
Brent Burns		Burnzie, The Wookie, Chewbacca
Steve Buzinski		The Puck Goes Inski	[54]
Dustin Byfuglien		Big Buff, Buff, Buff Daddy	[55]
Dan Bylsma		Disco Dan	[56]
Kyle Calder		Grease	[57]
Brian Campbell		Soupy, Rusty	[58]
Gregory Campbell		Soupy, G Camp	[59]
Daniel Carcillo		Carbomb, Gorilla Salad, Luigi	[60][61][62]
Jim Carey		Net Detective, The Mask, Ace	[63]
Roman Cechmanek		The Roman Empire, Roman Candle, Checko, The Bipolar Goaler	[64]
Erwin Chamberlain		Murph, Old Hardrock	[65]
Zdeno Chara		Big Z	[66]
Gerry Cheevers		Cheesy
Don Cherry		Grapes	[67]
Jason Chimera		Chimmer, Ice Cheetah
Erik Christensen		Crusher	[57]
Francis Clancy		King	[68]
Victor Clapper		Dit
Wendel Clark		Wendy, Captain Crunch	[69]
David Clarkson		Daveyyyyyyyy Clarkman, The Caged Warrior, Bottle Police
James Cleghorn		Odie	[70]
Sprague Cleghorn		Peg	[36]
Mike Comrie		The Edmonton Kid, The Brick
Charlie Conacher		The Big Bomber	[71]
Lionel Conacher		The Big Train	[72]
Frederick Cook		Bun	[73]
Matt Cooke		Cookie, Cookie Monster	[74]
Carson Cooper		Shovel-Shot	[75]
Harold Cotton		Baldy	[76]
Yvan Cournoyer		The Roadrunner	[77]
Logan Couture		Cooch, LoCo, Juicy	[78]
Corey Crawford		Crow, Crawf	[79]
Sidney Crosby		Sid the Kid, The Next One, Captain Canada	[80][81][82]
Matt Cullen		Dad, Ageless Wonder
Mariusz Czerkawski		The Polish Prince	[83]
Ken Daneyko		Mr. Devil, Dano	[84]
Pavel Datsyuk		The Magic Man, Pasha, Houdini	[85]
Clarence Day		Hap, Happy	[86]
Alex Delvecchio		Fats	[87]
Jason Demers		Daddy	[88]
Nathan Dempsey		Demmer	[89]
Eric Desjardins		Rico	[90]
Marcel Dionne		Little Beaver	[91]
Rick DiPietro		DiPi, Ricky D., Ricky Deep, Rico, Rickety DiPietro, Injured	[92][93]
Shane Doan		Doaner
Tie Domi		The Albanian Assassin	[94]
Joonas Donskoi		Donkey, Donks	[95]
Ed Dorohoy		The Great Gabbo	[96]
Leon Draisaitl		The Final Solution, Dr. Drai, The Chronic Scorer, Neon Leon, The Deutschland Dangler	[97]
Ken Dryden		The Thinker, Thieving Giraffe, Octopus	[1]
Woodrow Dumart		Woody, Porky	[36]
Andre Dupont		Moose	[98]
Pascal Dupuis		Duper, Super Duper	[99][100][101]
Steve Durbano		Durby, Demolition Durby
Mervyn Dutton		Red	[102]
Radek Dvorak		The Keyboard	[103]
Cecil Dye		Babe
Jordan Eberle		Ebs, Mr.Clutch
Lars Eller		Larry, The Great Dane, L'Harceleur
Brian Elliott		Moose, Ells
Leighton Emms		Hap	[104]
Tobias Enstrom		Tobias, Toby
Loui Eriksson		King Loui, Loui the Great
Tony Esposito		Tony O	[105]
Bob Essensa		Goalie Bob, Sense, Enzo, Backup Bob	[1]
Bill Ezinicki		Wild Bill
Todd Fedoruk		The Fridge	[106]
Andrew Ference		Captain Planet
Ray Ferraro		Chicken Parm	[107]
Valtteri Filppula		Flipper, Spatula, Filthy Mitts
Frank Finnigan		The Shawville Express	[108]
Tomas Fleischmann		The Flash	[109]
Bill Flett		Cowboy	[110]
Marc-Andre Fleury		Rebounds, Eggshell, Flower, MAF
Ron Flockhart		Flockey Hockey	[111]
Lou Fontinato		Leaping Louie	[112]
Adam Foote		Footer, Footy
Peter Forsberg		Foppa, Peter the Great	[113]
Jimmy Fowler		The Blonde Bouncer	[114]
Ron Francis		Ronnie Franchise
Johan Franzen		Mule	[115]
Grant Fuhr		Coco	[36]
Norman Gainor		Dutch	[116]
Alex Galchenyuk		Chuckie, A.Gally, Belarusian Bonbon,	[117]
Brendan Gallagher		Gally, B.Gally	[117]
Jake Gardiner		Gards, Silver Stick	[118]
Jason Garrison		Boom Boom
Johnny Gaudreau		Johnny Hockey
Paul Gaustad		Goose	[119]
Eric Gelinas		The Truth (only his shot)	[120]
Martin Gelinas		The Eliminator	[121]
Bernie Geoffrion		Boom-Boom	[122]
Blake Geoffrion		Bam-Bam	[122]
Shayne Gostisbehere		Ghost-Bear, The Holy Ghost, god	[123]
Ryan Getzlaf		Getz, Getzy, Clutch, Captain Rogaine
Jean-Sebastien Giguere		Jiggy	[124]
Hal Gill		Skillsie, USS Gill	[125]
Clark Gillies		Jethro	[126]
Doug Gilmour		Killer, Dougie	[127]
Zemgus Girgensons		The Latvian Locomotive, Z
Claude Giroux		G, Ginger, G-zus	[128]
Alex Goligoski		Go-Go, Goose	[129]
Scott Gomez		Gomer	[130]
Sergei Gonchar		Gonch, Benjamin Button	[101][131]
Larry Goodenough		Izzy	[132]
Mikhail Grabovski		Grabo, Crosbovski, Garbageovski	[4]
Mikael Granlund		Granny, Granny Smith	[133]
Gilles Gratton		Gratoony the Loony	[134]
Josh Green		Anchorman	[135]
Mike Green		Game Over	[136]
Brent Gretzky		The Other One, The Not So Great One
Wayne Gretzky		The Great One, The Great Gretzky	[137]
Stu Grimson		The Grim Reaper	[138]
Armand Guidolin		Bep	[139]
Carl Gunnarsson		Gunner	[140]
Jonas Gustavsson		The Monster, Gus	[141]
Glenn Hall		Mr. Goalie	[36]
Taylor Hall		Hallsy
Andrew Hammond		Hamburglar	[142]
Michal Handzus		Zeus	[143]
Scott Hartnell		Hartsy, Bird Dog
Dominik Hasek		Dominator, Hašan	[144][145]
Dany Heatley		Heater, Fuckin' All-Star
Johan Hedberg		Moose, Yo-Yo	[1]
Ales Hemsky		Hemmer
Tomas Hertl		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Hurtle Turtle
Ron Hextall		Hexy, Hex, Voodoo	[1]
Mel Hill		Sudden Death	[146]
Wilbert Hiller		Dutch
William Hollett			[147]
Niklas Hjalmarsson		Hammer, Swedish Missile Defense System, Toftbo	[35][148]
Tomas Holmstrom		Homer, Demolition Man	[149]
Braden Holtby		Holtbeast, The Great Wall of Chinatown	[150]
George Horner		Red	[151]
Rejean Houle		Peanut	[152]
Gordie Howe		Mr. Hockey	[153]
Jiri Hudler		Happy	[154]
Cristobal Huet		The Man From France, CristoWall, Le Cousin, Hip-hip-hu-et	[155]
Bobby Hull		The Golden Jet	[156]
Brett Hull		The Golden Brett
Al Iafrate		Wild Thing, The Hammer	[157]
Jarome Iginla		Iggy	[158]
George Imlach		Punch	[159]
Jaromir Jagr		Mario Jr., Jags (pronounced "yags"), Jarda, The Ageless Wonder	[160][161]
Harvey Jackson		Busher	[162]
Marcus Johansson		Mojo, Jojo, Mojo-jojo	[163]
Chad Johnson		Ocho-Cinco
Ivan Wilfred Johnson		Ching	[164]
Ryan Johnson		Duce	[33]
Jussi Jokinen		Juicey, Juice
Jyrki Jokipakka		Kevin	[165]
Aurel Joliat		Little Giant	[166]
Martin Jones		Joner	[167]
Curtis Joseph		Cujo	[168]
Ed Jovanovski		Jovocop	[169]
Bill Juzda		The Honest Brakeman	[170]
Nazem Kadri		Nifty Mittens, Nazeem the Dream, Naz	[171]
Rudolph Kampman		Bingo	[172]
Patrick Kane		Kaner, Jonny's boy, The Doctor, Peekaboo, 20-Cent, Lil' Peekaboo, Peeks, Dr. Kane, Showtime, Pattycakes, He Came He Saw He Kanequered	[173][174][175][176][177]
Erik Karlsson		King Karl, EK65
Melker Karlsson		The Melkman, Melkin
Matt Kassian		Kassassination	[178]
Zack Kassian		Kassquatch
Gordon Keats		Duke
Duncan Keith		Duncs, Jigsaw	[173]
Chris Kelly		Cageface, The 3 Million Dollar Man
Leonard Kelly		Red	[179]
Ted Kennedy		Teeder	[180]
Tyler Kennedy		TK	[99]
Ryan Kesler		Guzzler, Keslord, Beast Mode	[181]
Phil Kessel		Phil the Thrill, The Phil, Philly Cheese, The Philash	[182]
Nikolai Khabibulin		The 'Bulin Wall	[35]
Hec Kilrea		Hurricane
Miikka Kiprusoff		Kipper, Finnisher	[1]
Joe Klukay		The Duke of Padocah	[183]
Chuck Kobasew		Chuck	[184]
Saku Koivu		Captain K	[185]
Olaf Kolzig		Ollie the Goalie, Zilla, Godzilla, Kolzilla, The O-liminator	[186]
Leo Komarov		Korporal Komarov, Leo, Uncle Leo, The Russian Finn from Estonia, Steve Dangles Man Crush
Vladimir Konstantinov		The Vladiator
Anze Kopitar		Kopi, Kopistar
Ilya Kovalchuk		Kovy
Alexei Kovalev		AK27, Kovi, l'Artiste, Loafalev	[187][188]
David Krejci		French Fries, Krejch
Chris Kunitz		Kuni, Kunikaze, The Koon	[101]
Evgeny Kuznetsov		Kuzy
Leonard Labine		Leo the Lion	[189]
Blaine Lacher		Locks, Lacher Monster, The Lach Net Monster	[190]
Guy Lafleur		The Flower, Le Démon Blond	[191]
Eduoard Lalonde		Newsy	[192]
Dave Langevin		Bammer	[193]
Rod Langway		The Secretary of Defense
Ian Laperriere		Mumbles, Lappy	[194]
Georges Laraque		Douli, Big, The Vegan	[195]
Igor Larionov		The Professor	[196]
Dylan Larkin		D-Boss
Michael Latta		Latts, Latvia, Steamboat	[197]
Reggie Leach		The Riverton Rifle	[198]
John LeClair		Johnny Vermont	[199]
Nick Leddy		Ledpipe, Ledds, Mumbles, Sled Dog, Ledd Dog	[177]
Manny Legace		Legs, The God, The Ferret, Jimmy Buffet	[1]
Robin Lehner		Kraken
Jere Lehtinen		King of Little Things	[200]
Mario Lemieux		The Magnificent, Super Mario	[201]
Kris Letang		Tanger	[202]
Nicklas Lidstrom		Lids, The Perfect Human	[2][203]
Trevor Linden		Captain Canuck, Captain Clutch	[204]
Ted Lindsay		Terrible Ted	[205]
Ken Linseman		The Rat	[206]
Milan Lucic		Looch, Lurch, Luchador	[207]
Harry Lumley		Apple Cheeks	[208]
Henrik Lundqvist		King Henrik, Hank, The King	[209]
Roberto Luongo		Lou, Bobby-Lu, Louser	[210]
Joffrey Lupul		King Joffrey, Lupes (Loops), Beautiful, Handsome, Good Looking, Classy Seguin, Fruit Loops, GQ
John Madden		Mad Dog	[57]
Frank Mahovlich		The Big M	[211]
Peter Mahovlich		The Little M	[212]
Evgeni Malkin		Geno, The Bully	[213][214]
Greg Malone		Bugsy	[215]
Ryan Malone		Bugsy	[216]
Harold March		Mush	[217]
Brad Marchand		Marchy, Marchmont, Nose Face Killah, Rat	[218][219]
Patrick Marleau		Patty
Paul Martin		Paulie, Paul-Martin-American-Hero	[99]
Brad May		Mayday
Jamal Mayers		Jammer	[35]
Connor McDavid		McJesus, Connie, CSP(Canadian Super Promise), M'David, The Chosen One, McSaviour
Ryan McDonagh		Mac Truck
Wilfred McDonald		Bucko	[220]
Curtis McElhinney		McBackup, Tabasco	[221]
Frank McGee		One-Eyed	[36]
Kirk McLean		Captain Kirk, Mack, McGoalie, The Iceman, The Scot	[1]
Jamie McLennan		Noodles	[1]
Adam McQuaid		Darth Quaider
Mark Messier		Moose, The Messiah, The Captain, Satan	[222]
Marc Methot		Meth
Stan Mikita		Stosh, Stan The Man
Milan Michalek		9MM
Colin Miller		Chiller
Drew Miller		The Silver Fox
Kevan Miller		Killer
Ryan Miller		Miller Time
Willie Mitchell		Bill Pickle	[135]
Alexander Mogilny		AlMo, Alexander the Great	[223]
Al Montoya		The Big Cuban	[1]
Andy Moog		Papa Moog, Peaches, Moger, Squeaky, Dennis The Menace	[1]
Howie Morenz		The Stratford Streak, The Mitchell Meteor	[224]
Ken Morrow		Wolfman	[225]
Kirk Muller		Captain Kirk	[226]
Douglas Murray		Crankshaft	[57]
Tyler Myers		The Big Easy, Big Tex	[227]
Evgeni Nabokov		Nabby, John	[1]
Lou Nanne		Sweet Lou from the Soo	[228]
James Neal		Lazy, Nealer, Real Deal	[229][230]
Chris Neil		Neiler
Brock Nelson		Brock 'n' Roll, The Pocket-Brocket, Brocky Mountain High
Scott Nichol		Scooter	[57]
Bernie Nicholls		The Pumper Nicholl Kid	[231]
Antti Niemi		Nemo, The Finnish Fortress	[1]
Joe Nieuwendyk		Nieuwy, Nieuws, Nieuwsy	[232]
Frank Nighbor		The Pembroke Peach	[233]
Chris Nilan		Knuckles	[234]
Matt Niskanen		Nisky, Tuna	[235]
Antero Niittymaki		Frank
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins		Nuge, RNH	[173]
Gustav Nyquist		Goose
Shane O'Brien		SOB	[236]
Herbert O'Connor		Buddy
John O'Flaherty		Peanuts	[237]
Jamie Oleksiak		Big Rig	[238]
Steve Oleksy		Binky
Ryan O'Reilly		Radar, Ryno
Brooks Orpik		Free Candy, Brooksie	[100][239]
Chris Osgood		The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie	[1]
T. J. Oshie		T. J. Sochi, Broshie, Flowshie, Osh, Yoshi, Oshbabe, Oshov
Alexander Ovechkin		Ovi, Alexander the Great, The Great Eight, Ov8chkin	[240][241]
Sandis Ozolinsh		Ozo
Max Pacioretty		MaxPac, Patches, Pac Man, Wolverine	[242]
Daniel Paille		Yippee-Paille, Pailze
Zigmund Palffy		Ziggy	[243]
Nick Palmieri		Napalm	[244]
Artemi Panarin		The Breadman, Bread, Yeast Mode
Scott Parker		The Sheriff
Mark Parrish		Grumpy	[57]
David Pastrnak		Pastrnasty, Krejci 2.0, Pasta
Joe Pavelski		The Big Pavelski, Pavs, Little Joe, The Weasel, Joe Money, Captain America	[245]
Michael Peca		Captain Crunch	[246]
Theo Peckham		Teddy
Dustin Penner		Penncakes	[247]
Rich Peverley		Raptor Jesus, Pevs,	[248]
Dion Phaneuf		D, Neuf, Neufy, Double Dion, Pylon, Traffic cone, Sloppy Seconds, Dion Phagoof, Phafy	[249]
Chris Phillips		Big Rig	[250]
Alex Pietrangelo		Petro, Neck, Peter Angelo
Alf Pike		The Embalmer	[251]
Jacques Plante		Jake the Snake
Jason Pominville		The Mayor, Jason PominP, PomPom
Felix Potvin		The Cat	[252]
Walter Pratt		Babe	[253]
Carey Price		Pricey, Pricer, Jesus Price, The Price is Right/Wrong	[254][255][256]
Brandon Prust		Prusty	[257]
Cliff Purpur		Fido	[258]
Andre Racicot		Red Light	[259]
Tuukka Rask		Tuuk, Tuukster, Tuukarino, Tuuk Nukem "Two U's Two K's, Two Points"
Andrew Raycroft		Razor	[1]
Ryan Reaves		Reaver, The Grim Reaver, Mr. Glitch
Mark Recchi		The wrecking ball, Rex	[260]
Earl Reibel		Dutch	[261]
Robert Reichel		Albi, Captain Czech
James Reimer		Optimus Reim, Busta Reim, The Statue, The Reim Minister of Defence, Magic Angel Robot from Winnipeg	[262]
Glenn Resch		Chico	[263]
Mike Ribeiro		Mickey Ribs	[264]
Henri Richard		The Pocket Rocket	[265]
Maurice Richard		The Rocket	[266]
Larry Robinson		Big Bird	[267]
Luc Robitaille		Lucky	[268]
Jeremy Roenick		J. R., Styles	[269][270][271]
Dwayne Roloson		Roli the Goalie	[272]
Patrick Roy		Casseau, Saint Patrick
Michal Rozsival		Rosey	[273]
Brandon Saad		The ManChild, The Saadfather, Saader	[35][274]
Joe Sakic		Burnaby Joe, Super Joe, Mr Clutch	[275][276]
Ruslan Salei		Rusty	[277]
Sami Salo		The Finnish MacInnis	[278]
Curtis Sanford		The Sandman	[279]
Glen Sather		Slats	[280]
Rob Schremp		The Cocktail Schremp, Bob The Builder	[281]
David Schriner		Sweeney
Dave Schultz		The Hammer	[282]
John Scott		Goon, Legend
Ben Scrivens		The Professor, Scrivy, Scrivezina	[283]
Rob Scuderi		The Piece, Scuds	[284]
Brent Seabrook		Biscuit, Seabs, Seabsy	[35][285][286]
Tyler Seguin		The Kid, Segs, Seggy, Too Segsy For His Shirt, Wifey	[287][288]
Dennis Seidenberg		Seids, The German Hammer
Teemu Selanne		The Finnish Flash, Teukka Salama	[289]
Devin Setoguchi		Seto, Gooch
Eddie Shack		The Entertainer	[290]
Andrew Shaw		Shawzy, The Mutt, Scraps	[291]
Patrick Sharp		Sharpy, Shooter	[173]
Fred Shero		The Fog	[292]
Eddie Shore		Old Blood and Guts, Mr. Hockey, The Edmonton Express	[293]
Albert Siebert		Babe	[294]
Wayne Simmonds		Simmer, Wayne Train
Harold Simpson		Bullet Joe	[295]
Jack Skille		Crash, Skills, JackJack, Skittles	[296]
Jeff Skinner		Skinny, Skins, The Justin Bieber of Carolina, The Justin Bieber of Hockey	[297][298]
Warren Skorodenski		Score Against Me
Karlis Skrastins		Ironman	[299]
Jim Slater		Jimmy Slats	[300]
Jiri Slegr		Guma (Rubber)
Billy Smith		Billy the Kid, Battlin' Billy, Hatchet Man	[301]
Jason Smith		Gator	[57]
Reginald Smith		Hooley
Ryan Smyth		Captain Canada, Smytty	[302]
Vladimir Sobotka		The Little Man with Gumption, Gumption, Sobi
Carl Soderberg		The One-Eyed Swede, The Yeti, Soda
Brian Spencer		Spinner
Jason Spezza		Spezz Dispenser, Captain Giggles
Ryan Spooner		Spoonman
Jordan Staal		Gronk	[57]
Steven Stamkos		Stammer, Stambot 3000
Wally Stanowski		The Whirling Dervish	[303]
Tim Stapleton		Stapler, Tiger, Buster	[304]
Scott Stevens		Captain Crunch	[305]
Jack Stewart		Black Jack	[306]
Nels Stewart		Old Poison
Serge Savard		The Senator
P. K. Subban		Subbanator, The Turtle, Denzel	[307][308]
George Sullivan		Red	[309]
Mats Sundin		Sudden	[310]
Brandon Sutter		Suttsy, Flat Stanley, Goose, A-Rog	[100]
Brent Sutter		Pup	[311]
Duane Sutter		Dog	[312]
Niklas Svedberg		Sveddy
Cam Talbot		GoalBuster
Maxime Talbot		Mad Max, Superstar, Rocky	[313]
Vladimir Tarasenko		Frank, Vova, Frank the Tank, Vladimir Tarasenkshow, 'Senko
Tomas Tatar		Souse, Tatar Sauce, Hot Sauce, Trtko
Billy Taylor		Billy the Kid
Chris Therien		Bundy	[314]
Steve Thomas		Stumpy	[315]
Tim Thomas		The Tank, Tim Tom, Tiny Tim, Boston cab, The Stash	[316]
Chris Thorburn		Thorbs, Thor	[317]
Joe Thornton		Jumbo Joe, Big Joe	[318]
Shawn Thornton		Sugar Shawn, The Boxing Bruin
Chris Tierney		The Cobra	[319]
Keith Tkachuk		Big Walt	[320]
Jonathan Toews		Tazer, Captain Serious, To-es, Johathan Toes	[321][322]
Ron Tugnutt		Tugger, The Accountant, Nuts	[1]
Marty Turco		Turks, Turkey	[1]
Garry Unger		Iron Man	[323]
Steve Valiquette		The Big Valley, Big Bird, Big Valvoski, The Great Valvoski	[1]
John Vanbiesbrouck		Beezer, JVB	[1]
Elmer Vasko		Moose	[324]
Pat Verbeek		Little Ball of Hate	[325]
Kris Versteeg		Steegs, Steeger, Beauty, Verbeauty	[173][326][327]
Georges Vezina		The Chicoutimi Cucumber
Marc-Edouard Vlasic		Pickles, Pickle Jar	[57]
Jakub Voracek		Scoracek, Voras, Jake	[328]
James van Riemsdyk		JVR, Reemer, James van Dreamsdyk, Better than Luke Schenn
Niclas Wallin		The Gorilla, The Secret Weapon, Hamburgers	[329]
Mike Walton		Shakey	[330]
Cam Ward		Wardo, The Warden, Net Warden	[1]
Joel Ward		Wardo, The Big Cheese
Kevin Weekes		Cheesy, Weekesy, Shady 80	[1]
Ralph Weiland		Cooney	[331]
Dale Weise		Dutch Gretzky
Marvin Wentworth		Cyclone	[332]
Blake Wheeler		Wheels, Big Wheels
Ray Whitney		The Wizard	[333][334]
David Williams		Tiger	[335]
Tom Wilson		Whip, Willy, Willy Baby, Ten Train (during junior)	[336]
James Wisniewski		Wiz	[337]
Lorne Worsley		Gump, The Gumper	[36]
Nail Yakupov		Yak City, Yak Attack, Yak
Doug Young		The Gleichen Cowboy	[338]
Steve Yzerman		Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain	[339]
Henrik Zetterberg		Ice Berg, Zata, Hank, Z	[340]
Alexei Zhamnov		Archie	[341]
Mika Zibanejad		Zibby, ZBad, Dragon Ball Z, Zibanegod, DJ ZBAD, Bane
Sergei Zubov		Zubie	[342]
Mats Zuccarello		The Norwegian Hobbit Wizard, Zucc, The Hobbit, Frodo

Teams

The origins of nicknames (if known) are noted below. Several of the above are simply shortened names or plays on the current team name or jersey.

• "Bay Street Bullies" - Toronto Maple Leafs: a play on Philadelphia Flyers' Broad Street Bullies. Originally used by the line composed of Gary Roberts, Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker due to their gritty style of play and because the team arena is located on Bay Street.
• "Big Bad Bruins" - Boston Bruins: During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Bruins were known for their physical style of play as well as their success. During recent years, similarities have revived the name.^[351]
• "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 and the team was noted for its physical play. The team currently plays in the Wells Fargo Center (which is also on Broad Street).
• "Buds" – Toronto Maple Leafs: probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo, particularly the secondary logo which includes more tiny lobes than is common in most actual maple leaves - bearing a resemblance to other plants which are known for their buds.
• "Cats" - Florida Panthers: the Panther is a cat.
• "Les Glorieux" (French, "The Glorious Ones") – Montreal Canadiens
• "Hogs" - Toronto Maple Leafs: based on Toronto's nickname Hogtown.
• "The Katanas" - Buffalo Sabres: based off the team (Tokyo Katanas) the imaginary player Taro Tsujimoto was drafted from in 1974 by then Sabres' GM Punch Imlach, Katanas being an approximation for "Sabres" in the Japanese language.
• "The 'Notes" - St. Louis Blues: abbreviation of "Bluenotes".
• "'Nucks" – Vancouver Canucks: abbreviation of "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", Sabes - Buffalo Sabres: 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).
• "Southern Stars" - Dallas Stars: as opposed to the North Stars, who they replaced.
• "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.

Defunct teams

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's 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 Checkerdome" - St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, former home of the St. Louis Blues and the St. Louis Eagles. Now demolished. This was in reference to Ralston Purina, who owned the team for a period of time. Also referred to as "The Barn", due to its decrepit appearance and its former function as an indoor agricultural center and use for horse fairs.
• "The Coliseum" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York; former home of the New York Islanders (1972-2015)
• "The Dome" – Scotiabank 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
• "The Effin Center" – First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York; home of the Buffalo Sabres; a play on First Niagara's initials, F.N.
• "F.U. Center" – First Union Center, former name of the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; home of the Philadelphia Flyers, a play on the euphemism "F You!"
• "The Garage" – GM Place, former name of Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia; home of the Vancouver Canucks; a reference to the arena's former sponsor, vehicle manufacturer 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 House that Rusty Built" - Honda Center, Anaheim, California; home of the Anaheim Ducks; a reference to fan favourite Ruslan Salei.^[277]
• "The Ice Palace" - (now known as the Amalie Arena) Tampa, Florida; original name of the Tampa Bay Lightning's arena. Local fans frequently still call it that.
• "The Igloo" – Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1967 until 2010; 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. "The Igloo" was closed on June 26, 2010 and underwent a six-month demolition process that was completed on March 31, 2012.
• "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. Inherited by the subsequent arena, United Center.^[352]
• "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" – First Niagara Center, 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;^[353] also used by MTS Center, Winnipeg, home of the Winnipeg Jets, for the same reason.^[354]
• "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"^[355] - 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" – SAP Center 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.
• "Hockeywood" - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California; home of the Los Angeles Kings.
• "Smashville" - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; home of the Nashville Predators.
• "The Swamp"^[356] - 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 known 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 Tampa 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 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

See also

• Nickname
• List of ice hockey linemates
• List of athletes by nickname
• List of monarchs by nickname
• Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia

Notes and references