A 5-iron golf club is nicknamed a "mashie", a hockey player was nicknamed "Iron Man", a Marvel Comic character was "Ironman", a baseball player was nicknamed "Iron Horse", and the Duke of Wellington was called the "Iron Duke" when he was the Prime Minister of England in the 19th century.
Lucic earned the nick-name "Luchicken" from a season or two back, when he wouldn't drop the gloves with Laraque.
Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season - a feat he accomplished four times.
in the term hockey player hockey is an adjective and player is the noun. Hockey is describing what type of player.
Depends on what sport you are talking about. For hockey, my personal favorite, it was the US hockey team. They nicknamed it the Miracle on Ice.
Hockeys players don't eat pie because it's just sugar and carbs that will turn into fat. Occassionally is alright, but really hockey players won't eat pie.
There is no major pool player that is nicknamed the Red Widow.
There are many famous hockey players, so here are just a few of those many: Wayne Gretzky was nicknamed the Great One and is widely acknowledged as the greatest hockey player. Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe (nicknamed Mr. Hockey), and Brett Hull are all very well known hockey players. Patrick Roy is a famous goaltender. Some active NHL hockey players who are well known include Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Ryan Getzlaf, Evgeni Malkin, Martin Brodeur, Ryan Miller, and Teemu Selanne.
Dewayne Wade is nicknamed "the Flash"
Nigel Winterburn is nicknamed Nutty.
Patrick Kane probably wanted to be a hockey player because he loves hockey and loves to play hockey. Also he is a great hockey player.
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