Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko - The grande nickname discussion.

[will1066]

"Double K"

 

[teravaineSAROS]

Chad

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I just see it as being something like KK or K.

Giradi was G. Staal is Staalsy. Nash was Nasher. Kreider is Kreids. This is not a creative locker room.

Kevin Klein called Kreider "Kreidizzle" which is pretty creative. But yeah, hockey in general has 0 creativity

Stamkos = Stammer
Kane = Kaner
Ramsey = Rammer

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Kevin Klein called Kreider "Kreidizzle" which is pretty creative. But yeah, hockey in general has 0 creativity

Stamkos = Stammer
Kane = Kaner
Ramsey = Rammer

It's not creative in the least, haha. It's just some rapper version of his name.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

It's not creative in the least, haha. It's just some rapper version of his name.

Still waiting for a hockey player with the name Wankowski to ever make it to the NHL so they can call him "wanker"

 

[GordonGecko]

It's 100% going to be Kaks and there will be a Rags debate about whether we're allowed to use it on HFNYR.

In the locker room it's 100% going to be Kapper

 

[Harbour Dog]

I'm confused. Isn't Kakko pronounced Kocko?

Why have we not just decided on Kakky and closed the thread?

 

[NYRFANMANI]

It's not creative in the least, haha. It's just some rapper version of his name.

Have to agree, he just Snoop Dogged Kreider's name. That's literally the least creative thing anybody did in the early 2000s late 1990s.

 

[yzerman]

In a couple of years when Lundqvist retires it is going to be KING KAKKO when he steady produces over 100 Points per season

For now he will settle as the Prince

 

[NYRFANMANI]

I'm confused. Isn't Kakko pronounced Kocko?

No, no it's not. It's pronounced Kakko.

 

[Stealth JD]

He’ll undoubtedly be called KaKa.

 

[Harbour Dog]

No, no it's not. It's pronounced Kakko.

And Paul Ysebaert's name is pronounced Ysebaert.

I can be helpful too.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

And Paul Ysebaert's name is pronounced Ysebaert.

I can be helpful too.

Well no, it's pronounced Ysabort.

My point is, you can't change the vowel just like that. His name is Kakko and it is pronounced as such.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Well no, it's pronounced Ysabort.

My point is, you can't change the vowel just like that. His name is Kakko and it is pronounced as such.

I was being facetious to aid in a joke; I know how Kakko is pronounced.

But as a guy that only speaks English, I have heard several English-speaking commentators incorrectly pronounce it "kacko", and without differentiating that with "kocko", I'd have to dig into wikipedia to learn how to use proper phonetics. Just not worth it for a quick one-liner.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Also, seriously, how has Kakky not been brought up already!?

e - In Newfoundland, calling somebody Cocky as a proper noun (similar to 'Buddy') denotes a young guy full of spit and vinegar. And now that I'm thinking about it, is probably why the nickname sounds so perfect to me. Not because of the literal definition.

 

[Periwinkle]

You should know that in Finnish kakka=poop, kakki=another form that evokes "poop", so considering English doesn't really regognize double consonants in the sound system names like KaKa or even Kakky are not the most flattering(though the likely pronunciation of the former is quite removed from the Finnish word it might not be a problem).

 

[Kaako Kappo]

You should know that in Finnish kakka=poop, kakki=another form that evokes "poop", so considering English doesn't really regognize double consonants in the sound system names like KaKa or even Kakky are not the most flattering(though the likely pronunciation of the former is quite removed from the Finnish word it might not be a problem).

Different versions of kakka are very common words for poop in other languages and almost everyone in the world knows what it means.

 

[will1066]

Different versions of kakka are very common words for poop in other languages and almost everyone in the world knows what it means.

Yeah, basically, kaka is the universal word for poop.

 

[Tyler F Watson]

Sugar Foot
or
Sweets

 

[Thirty One]

Sugar Foot
or
Sweets

Sugar Foot? As in: "You know, they used to film Sugarfoot up there"?

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

In the locker room it's 100% going to be Kapper

Or "KAPS" or "KAKS"

 

[Alluckks]

I can’t wait until K’Andre marries him and takes his last name

K’Andre Kakko and Kaapo Kakko, I know pronounce you the future of the Rangers franchise

 

[Esko6]

I am sure someone has brought this up already. You have Panarin with his bread themed nickname, Kakko should have something like "Cake" too.

 

[pld459666]

I am sure someone has brought this up already. You have Panarin with his bread themed nickname, Kakko should have something like "Cake" too.

Was just about to post the same thing.

The Breadman and Cake on the same line?

That line can be named The Pastry Shop

 

[RangerBoy]