A quick dive into the Red Wings’ most memorable and quirky player nicknames.

Hockey nicknames are one of the subtle aspects of the game that separates itself from other sports with some players being more well known for what their teammates call them rather than their actual name.

When you think of "Flower" you think of Marc-Andre Fleury, when you think of "The Great 8" you think of Alex Ovechkin and when you think of "Mr. Hockey" you think of Gordie Howe. With nicknames being one of the light hearted parts of the game, we explore what some notable nicknames are for current Detroit players according to Hockey Reference. 

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• Dylan Larkin: (D-Boss, Larks, The Larkness Monster, The Lark Night) 
• Mason Appleton: (Apple, Appy, Apple Sauce) 
• James van Riemsdyk (Reemer, JVR, Pigeon, Green Goblin, van Dreamsdyk)
• Andrew Copp (Copper)
• J.T. Compher (Comphs, Jimothy Timothy, 877-GOALS-NOW)
• Michael Rasmussen (Big Ras)
• Lucas Raymond (Razer)
• Alex DeBrincat (Brinsky, Brinker, The Cat, Kitty)
• Patrick Kane (Kaner, Showtime, Buzz, Doc, Peekaboo, Little Peekaboo, Peeks, Lil Peeks, Kanye, Pattycakes)
• Moritz Seider (Mo)
• Justin Holl (Hollsy, Holler, J-Bone, J-Holl, Bonesaw, Hammer)
• Albert Johansson (A-Jo)
• Cam  Talbot (Talbs, CamBot, T-Bot, Goalbuster)
• John Gibson (Gibby)

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