A quick dive into the Jets’ 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 Jets players according to Hockey Reference.
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- Eric Comrie (Comms)
- Connor Hellebuyck (Bucky, Buck-Buck, Helly)
- Dylan DeMelo (Dems, Melo, Mel, Dog, Smoke, D. Smoke, Dilly Dilly)
- Haydn Fleury (Fleur)
- Colin Miller (Chiller, Millsy)
- Josh Morrissey (J-Mo)
- Neal Pionk (Peeler)
- Luke Schenn (Schenner, The Eraser)
- Logan Stanley (Big Stan)
- Dylan Samberg (Sammy)
- Jaret Anderson‑Dolan (Jare)
- Morgan Barron (Bear)
- Kyle Connor (KFC)
- David Gustafsson (Gus)
- Alex Iafallo (Al)
- Adam Lowry (Lurch, Lows)
- Vladislav Namestnikov (Vladdy)
- Nino Niederreiter (El Niño, The Swiss Sniper)
- Gustav Nyquist (Goose, Gus)
- Tanner Pearson (Pearse, Pears)
- Cole Perfetti (Fetts)
- Mark Scheifele (Scheif, Bambi, FeFe, Bright Eyes)
- Jonathan Toews (Captain Serious, Tazer, JT, Johnny, J-Bone)
- Gabriel Vilardi (Gino, Lardo, G)
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