Besides missing teeth, another universal attribute of hockey players seems to be nicknames ending in "e" Sounds. It never fails...if you can't think of something more creative, just shorten the players last name and add a "y" or "ie" and you get the intended effect. Most of them would make great dog names. Let's look at some examples from the Kings roster:
Drew Doughty = Dewey
Dustin Brown = Brownie
Anze Kopitar = Kopi
Justin Williams = Willy
Davis Drewiske = Whiskey
Ryan Smyth = Smitty
Jarrett Stoll = Stolly
Of course, there are some exceptions. Matt Greene is Greener, not Greenie, although oddly enough the Washington Capitals Mike Green goes by Greenie. Wayne Simmonds is Simmer, Rob Scuderi is Scuds, and Jack Johnson is JJ. Sean O'Donnell is OD, which is pronounced like "Odie" so he's kind of walking the nickname line. I'm glad that Alexander Frolov is just Fro instead of Frolie, which sounds kind of gay.
And thank god our goalie Jon Quick's nickname doesn't follow this rule or he'd be a "Quickie." Although those are nice every once in a while, I'd like my goalie to be Quicker (which he is) if it's all the same to you.
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