What NHL player name did you always say wrong and were corrected by someone???

[Roy Baby*]

By far the worst I've heard is from the Canucks fans... they call Radim Vrbata "Ver-Bat-a" when it's Ver-Bawta"....It's gotten so bad they actually call him "Ver Bat man"

For myself, I effed up on Michalek and called him Mitch-a-lek pretty brutal considering I said it right in front of OEL

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Sakic, I always pronounced the last part like the "ic" in Lucic.

I kinda have a hard time pronouncing German names of non-German players the North-American way, like Braun or Eichel for a example. Same with Polish names, it just feels so wrong.

That's the proper pronunciation, isn't it? "Sak-eech".

 

[Autism]

Toews, when I first saw his name I thought it was pronounced Toes lmao

 

[jbeck5]

Drove me crazy when people called Modano "Mo-Dan-Oh" as opposed the correct "Mo-Don-Oh"

Haha i still call him mo-dan-oh haha must be a canadian thing.

I hated when people called hoe-suh like this hoss-ah

 

[dr robbie]

I still can't say Sedin right (sah - deen, seh - din, ???)

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Parise I pronounce Pa-ree-zay.
Varlamov I pronounce Var-le-mov.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Pekka Rinne

I said, Rin nee

 

[Rebuilt]

For me it was Patrick ROY. At first it pronounced it 'Roy' until i was informed it was actually Patrick 'Wa'.

I felt at peace for a while , until Derek Wa was drafted by the Sabres . Then I was informed it was actually Derek 'Roy' , and this is where all the problems started.

At first I tried to keep it straight in my head but invariably (and weve all been there) I was caught out saying Patrick Roy instead of 'Wa'. Then of course the reverse happened and I stated Derek Wa and caught flack for that at the bar one night.

So I wrote it down on a piece of paper which worked great until I washed my coat with the paper in it. So then I got some cloth and wrote it on there and sewed it into my coat. Unfortunately I would have to take the coat off to review it -which was inconvienent and sometimes embarrassing.

Then Patrick Wa retired and all was well. Until of course that damn Jonathan Toews was drafted ..........but its NOT TOEWS NOW IS IT???? IS IT???

Its Jonathan Taves.

So I gave up and started drinking.

 

[De Montreal]

Toews, when I first saw his name I thought it was pronounced Toes lmao

Everyone did.

Also: I wrote and said Moginly for years, instead of Mogilny. I was actually shocked to learn the truth after 10 years of so of being wrong

 

[Inkling]

"Stan Neckar" belongs in this thread.

 

[roflstomper]

That's correct according to NHL pronunciation guide and Kulikov himself.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

"Stan Neckar" belongs in this thread.

Don't forget Curtish Lesychyn.

 

[Terry Yake]

"Stan Neckar" belongs in this thread.

neckar=nets-cash

still don't get that one

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Did anyone say Sekera yet?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Pronounced John Bucyk "John Buh-keek" for a very long time.

 

[Wulfgar]

Rozsival should be here...never heard the correct pronunciation, the commentators always say "Rosewall". The right is Roz-see-val

 

[Big McLargehuge]

When I was a kid - Tomas Sandström was Thomas Sandstorm.

 

[Fig]

I just call him Fuggy Bear, just never to his face.

Jordano was a tough one to wrap my head around after years of calling him GeeOhh. Still call him GeeOhh in conversation, as do most Flames fan I know. Hearing someone say Cal-Gary boils my blood for some reason. Sobotka would be mine, even though I know the proper pronunciation from dating Polish girls, it's just something my brain will never catch. Like how to spell excersize.

Well, I think Gio as his nick name is ok. But GeeOh Dano is incorrect.

I asked my friend how I say Buff's name. Apparently I still get it wrong. I say "Buff lund". I just can't seem to wrap my mind around his name for some odd reason.

 

[Michael Conforto]

That's the proper pronunciation, isn't it? "Sak-eech".

Yes. Imagine calling Milan Lucic "Milan Lou-kick"

Maybe Joe Sakic's family changed the pronunciation when they came to Canada but it should definitely be sak-ich

 

[Stimpythecat]

Dustin Byfuglien.

Dustin is so hard to pronounce.

 

[mcleex]

It's clearly "Matt" Sundin

 

[Cyber]

I always pronounce Tatar like tater tot.

It amuses me somehow.

 

[Leafsbeast*]

Still can't say it.

Carlo Cokacola....colacavachio....colonoscopy.....carlo calcovlockibivio...carlo calolilolvolociavio

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Yes. Imagine calling Milan Lucic "Milan Lou-kick"

Maybe Joe Sakic's family changed the pronunciation when they came to Canada but it should definitely be sak-ich

Definitely the family's doing. It's not uncommon, one of my best friends has a Czech last name and pronounces it in an annoyingly sterilized fashion.

 

[Skobel24]

Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla

For anyone wondering, yes, that is his full name.