Who is the most "manliest" player (in a broad sense)?

[VanIslander]

this kurt browning guy sounds really manly

... No. He is no ideal of manliness. Just winning championships in itself does not make a guy manly (as per original objection to Crosby).

In terms of figure skaters, Elvis Stojko, the three-time world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist, seven time Canadian champion, was manly. The fact that he was one of the best in the world at his sport for several years is beside the point.

 

[Pharrell Williams]

... No. He is no ideal of manliness. Just winning championships in itself does not make a guy manly (as per original objection to Crosby).

In terms of figure skaters, Elvis Stojko, the three-time world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist, seven time Canadian champion, was manly. The fact that he was one of the best in the world at his sport for several years is beside the point.

both very manly IMHO

 

[VanIslander]

both very manly IMHO

Then you didn't know Kurt Browning. I nice guy, but "manly" ain't a characteristic people have used to describe him.

Seriously. Some people around here have never heard the term used, it seems.

 

[Pharrell Williams]

Then you didn't know Kurt Browning. I nice guy, but "manly" ain't a characteristic people have used to describe him.

Seriously. Some people around here have never heard the term used, it seems.

maybe it's an outdated term or has outdated connotations

 

[Johnny Engine]

The OP laid out his definition of the word clearly enough. Back and forth about whether you like the term and whether it applies to figure skaters doesn't answer the OP's question. Please keep the thread on topic.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

elvis stojko was very butch

maybe did/maybe did not knock out a young eric lindros in a bar

 

[Hanji]

There are allegations against him that aren't pretty mind you, but what is so uncommon about bailing hay shirtless? Farmers don't get hot or tired? Hull is very young in that picture, maybe 19, 20, 21, so maybe it was a reporter doing a piece on him maybe it wasn't. Either way, that's how he got his physique and strength. I mean, I'm not a farmer but have known many a farm boy and I think he fits the bil

It's most definitely a staged photo to make Hull look more 'manly'. Nobody in their right mind is gonna pitch hay without a shirt on; unless your objective is to break out in a rash with welts that itch like crazy.

 

[blood gin]

elvis stojko was very butch

maybe did/maybe did not knock out a young eric lindros in a bar

Snopes debunked this.

 

[sr edler]

Snopes debunked this.

Who's Snopes? Stojko debunked it himself.

All the urban myths surrounding Lindros are funny though.

 

[BobbyAwe]

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos...uring-an-nhl-in-picture-id454246461?s=594x594

 

[Doctor No]

Who's Snopes?

http://www.snopes.com/sports/hockey/lindros.asp

Snopes is probably the current worldwide leading authority on the authenticity of urban legends. They typically find first-person accounts (such as Stojko's here, which you pointed out). You'd probably enjoy them.

 

[Martinez]

The Hammer

 

[The Panther]

Maybe we should a "least manly" thread...

 

[Namba 17]

Took part in World War II. Serving in the naval infantry he was wounded in the foot in a battle near Shlisselburg in 1943 when he stepped on a German booby trap. After a month and a half rehabilitation at a hospital he returned to front into the infantry and served as a scout. Six months later he was wounded into his arm, but returned to the Leningrad front once again. He was wounded for the third time during the Krasnoye Selo offensive, when a "jumping mine" exploded very close to him. The wound was so serious, that doctors were going to amputate his leg, suspecting gangrene. Fortunately, this diagnosis had not been confirmed, but he was operated four times on the right leg and four times on the left one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Sologubov
After all this he became the best WC defenseman 3 times and Soviet League all-stars 7 times.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Wow. Make for a fabulous biographical, book... and movie. Sort of like Audie Murphy & To Hell & Back with a hockey angle. Quite the life.

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

being manly is not about looking a certain way

oftentimes guys try to look "manly" by lifting weights or covering their bodies with tattoos, this is all rooted in insecurity and there is nothing manly about being insecure

real manly men are followed and greatly respected by other men, they are also strongly desired by women

the manliest player of all time is Jonathan Toews

 

[Pominville Knows]

being manly is not about looking a certain way

oftentimes guys try to look "manly" by lifting weights or covering their bodies with tattoos, this is all rooted in insecurity and there is nothing manly about being insecure

real manly men are followed and greatly respected by other men, they are also strongly desired by women

the manliest player of all time is Jonathan Toews

Too true. This is why i nominated Mats Sundin, on the basis of the national team. Other MEN knows who to look to to lead the herd, while BOYS try to nominate themselves to the position. Other lesser BOYS might fall for the empty narcissistic one much like teenagers often do, but that could only lead to failiure for the herd.

 

[Don'tcry4mejanhrdina]

Hay and especially straw can be nasty, abrasive stuff that'll leave little scratches and welts all over you without a proper work shirt. I mean, I suppose if you're sufficiently manly, that's not a big deal, but having spent many a summer bailing hay in the 905 area where it gets up in the high 30s in late July, I never felt so overheated that going shirtless was a better idea.

This. I don't doubt he worked on a farm but the only reason he was shirtless in that pic was he was showing off for a photo shoot.

My grandfather and uncles had farms. The most they ever did when it was hot was roll up their sleeves. But then they weren't posing for a camera. They also never beat their wives and actually looked after their kids, that's what a real man is like.

 

[Supreme King]

Gimme a break. He mixed it up with Larry Robinson when he was like, 20, battled Trottier into submission, knocked down Potvin in '84 (major inspiration to the young Oilers who then won), fought Roberts a few times, fought McSorley twice, and generally was a fierce presence. Yeah, he flipped the switch a few times and laid some elbows into helpless opponents, but let's not pretend he was Claude Lemieux.

Gimme a break!

Mixed it up with Robinson? you must be drinking sake bombs. I re-call him swinging his stick in a threatening motion against Robinson back in '81. You know why? He knew he'd get his ass kicked or else he would have dropped the gloves!

McSorley would have pummeled him twice if it wasn't for the refs saving him. Messier was tremendous, but there's no doubt he picked on smaller players and used cheap shot tactics. Mike Eaves in disgusting fashion, Jaime Macoun in cowardly fashion, Paul Baxter, Mike Modano............ you name it.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Who's Snopes? Stojko debunked it himself.

All the urban myths surrounding Lindros are funny though.

Not to say Stojko couldn't, however. Lindros is and was certainly a tough customer, but if I remember correctly Elvis holds a black belt in some form of martial art? Say what you will about the legitimacy of a black belt (currently an epidemic of fake black belts walking around these days), but guys that train extensively in combat sports are more likely to win in a scrap versus a guy that's just big and mean.

 

[The Panther]

Gimme a break!

Mixed it up with Robinson? you must be drinking sake bombs. I re-call him swinging his stick in a threatening motion against Robinson back in '81. You know why? He knew he'd get his ass kicked or else he would have dropped the gloves!

McSorley would have pummeled him twice if it wasn't for the refs saving him. Messier was tremendous, but there's no doubt he picked on smaller players and used cheap shot tactics. Mike Eaves in disgusting fashion, Jaime Macoun in cowardly fashion, Paul Baxter, Mike Modano............ you name it.

Classic Messier: