Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik came up with the name "Five for Fighting" when watching Wayne Gretzky's de facto on-ice bodyguard and his favorite NHL team.
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this "Celebrities in Hockey" looks at the band Five for Fighting, which has released two Platinum-selling albums and received a Grammy nomination for its song, Superman (It's Not Easy).
The name came to be when singer-songwriter-hockey fan John Ondrasik was watching his favorite NHL club, the Los Angeles Kings, and saw two heavyweights drop the mitts.
Here's more, including a special appearance from Ondrasik himself:
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