The NHL's greatest nicknames

The origin of Curtis Joseph's "Cujo" nickname is simple, as it combines the first two letters of his first and last name. But it stuck, and it was great. For much of his career he sported a goalie mask that featured a snarling dog that was inspired by the Stephen King novel of the same name "Cujo". You know your nickname is good when that is literally what everybody knows you as. He earned his nickname for his days working as a newspaper reporter and printer. Bernie Geoffrion earned the nickname "Boom Boom" for having what was, at the time, one of the hardest slap shots around. He was also one of the innovators of the shot and one of the league's elite goal scorers in his era, becoming the second player in league history to score 50 goals in a season, a feat he accomplished in only 64 games. You know you are a great goalie when media and fans refer to you as "Mr. When he retired, he held the records for most wins and shutouts by an American-born goalie, marks that would not be broken for more than 50 years after he stopped playing.

Part of the Detroit Red Wings ' famed Russian Five, an awesome nickname in its own right, Igor Larionov was dubbed "The Professor" for his cerebral approach to the game.

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Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman called him a "real brainy player," and Sergei Fedorov said he was one of the smartest players he played with. Larionov was also one of the players who was instrumental in Russian stars defecting to the NHL. It really does not need any more explanation than the fact that at 6-foot-7, pounds, Gill was the size of a battleship on the ice and just as intimidating. He never provided a lot of offense, but he was a massive presence on the ice and won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in when they beat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games. The significantly smaller and younger brother of Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Henri Richard, dubbed "The Pοcket Rοcket," carved out a legendary career of his own with the Montreal Canadiens. He won 11 Stanley Cups with the team. He often gets lost among the many Canadiens greats, but his career was nothing to sleep on. He earned himself The Bulin Wall nickname as one of the league's top goalies.

He was at his best with the Lightning, backstopping the team to the Stanley Cup. He had a. Few players in the history of the league were better in their own zone than Rod Langway, the two-time Norris Trophy winner as a member of the Washington Capitals. Spending the bulk of his time in the nation's capital, the league's elite shutdown defender earned the "Secretary of Defense" nickname. Pavel Bure burst onto the scene with the Vancouver Canucks in with 34 goals in only 65 games. He almost immediately became one of the most feared goal scorers in the league. Who knows what he would have accomplished had knee injuries not curtailed his career. Andrew Hammond's season with the Ottawa Senators is still one of the wildest runs in recent memory. He came out of nowhere to single-handedly turn the team's season around. It wasn't as good as it sounds, though, as there was a limit on how many burgers he could get.

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In sticking with the food theme, sometimes a nickname is just so obvious that you have to go with it. Two players in NHL history can claim this name. Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark.

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