Sometimes, your given name just isn't enough. Hockey has had some great nicknames over the years, from ones that are simple and fitting ("The Great One"), to some that are just a perfect play on a player's actual name ("Pickles").
It may have been the Edmonton Oilers securing their spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final on Sunday. But today, June 3, 2024, it is a piece of 20-year-old Calgary Flames history that is remembered. On this day in 2004, the Flames entered Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Sometimes your given name just isn't enough. Hockey has had some great nicknames over the years, from ones that are simple and fitting ("The Great One"), to some that are just a perfect play on a player's actual name ("Pickles").
Is it supreme scouting or expert player development? Or is it just simply luck? When discussing late-round draft steals, the players who seemingly fall