List of ice hockey nicknames
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey. Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League. A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.
Players
The following are hockey players listed by their last name along with nicknames. Players listed in bold are still active.| Player | Nat | Nickname | Note |
| Noel Acciari |  | Cookie, Cookie Monster, The Tank, Noeldozer, Foles | |
| David Aebischer |  | Abby, Bisher | |
| Sebastian Aho |  | Sepe, Seabass, Fishy, C-Bass, Sebby | |
| Daniel Alfredsson |  | Alfie | |
| Jake Allen |  | Snake, Jake the Snake | |
| Al Arbour | | Radar | |
| Colby Armstrong | | Army, Armdog, Armstrongov | |
| George Armstrong | | Chief | |
| Norm Armstrong | | Red | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | | ZAR, Snack Aston-Reese, Snackary, Reeser | |
| Cam Atkinson | | Camsanity | |
| Jean-Sebastien Aubin | | Seabass, Aubs | |
| Larry Aurie | | Little Dempsey | |
| Per-Johan Axelsson | | P. J., Pebben, Axe | |
| Anton Babchuk |   | The Anton, King Anton, Dear Leader | |
| David Backes | | Captain America, Backs, Inglorious Backes, Daddy Backes | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | | Papa, Star Lars, Backy, Nicke, Nicklas Snackström | |
| Garnet Bailey | | Ace | |
| Irving Bailey | | Ace | |
| Ivan Barbashev | | Barbie, Barbs | |
| Bill Barilko | | Bashin' Bill | |
| Tom Barrasso |  | Tomcat, Tommy B | |
| Matt Bartkowski | | Tank Commander | |
| Mathew Barzal | | Gary, Barzy | |
| Aldege Bastien | | Baz | |
| Jonathan Battaglia | | Bates | |
| Ken Baumgartner | | Bomber | |
| Nathan Beaulieu | | Nate, Beau, Nate The Great | |
| Don Beaupre | | Bobo, Donnie Bo | |
| Wade Belak | | The Intimidator | |
| Ed Belfour | | The Eagle, Eddie the Eagle, Crazy Eddie, Eddie the Billionaire | |
| Jean Beliveau | | Le Gros Bil | |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | | Pebbles | |
| Emil Bemstrom | | Bemmer | |
| Jamie Benn | | Chubbs | |
| Jordie Benn | | Yukon Cornelius, Darth | |
| Beau Bennett | | Sunshine | |
| Max Bentley | | Dipsy-Doodle-Dandy | |
| Gordon Berenson | | Red, The Red Baron | |
| Andrew Berenzweig | | Bubba, Backdoor Bubba, Andy | |
| Aki Berg | | Birdie, The King | |
| Patrice Bergeron | | Bergy, St. Patrice, Prince Patrice | |
| Patrik Berglund | | Bergy, Bergdog | |
| Todd Bertuzzi | | Big Bert | |
| Craig Berube | | Chief | |
| Alex Biega | | Bulldog | |
| Kevin Bieksa | | Juice, The Sheriff, Boom Boom | |
| Jordan Binnington | | Winnington | |
| Martin Biron | | Baby Dominator | |
| Ben Bishop | | Bish, Big Ben | |
| Paul Bissonnette | | BizNasty, Biz | |
| Anders Bjork | | Bjorkie | |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand |  | The Maestro, Bjorky, Bjork n' Beans | |
| Nick Bjugstad | | Rotisserie Chicken, Bjugy, Big Nick, Jughead, Bjugs | |
| Hector Blake | | Toe | |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | | Bob, Officer Bobrovsky, BOBROVSKY, Cop, Number One Cop On The Force | |
| Mikkel Boedker | | Hot Boed | |
| Brock Boeser | | The Flow, Brockstar, Boes | |
| Dave Bolland | | The Rat, Greyhound, Bolly, Mimico | |
| Brandon Bollig | | B52 | |
| Peter Bondra |  | Bonzai, The Special Agent | |
| Derek Boogaard | | The Boogie Man, Boog | |
| Robert Bortuzzo | | Bortz, Bobo | |
| Emile Bouchard | | Butch | |
| Brian Boucher | | Boosh | |
| Georges Boucher | | Buck | |
| Francis Bouillon | | The Cube, Frank the Tank | |
| Jay Bouwmeester | | JBouw, JBo, Bo, IT Jay, Tech Support Jay | |
| Johnny Bower | | The China Wall | |
| Johnny Boychuk | | Johnny Rocket, Manchuk | |
| Dan Boyle | | Boiler, Danny Boy | |
| Tyler Bozak | | Bozie, Flowzak, Phil Kessel's Chauffeur, Boze, Bozses, Tylie Bozman | |
| Donald Brashear | | Huggy Bear, The Don, Brash, Big Rig | |
| Andy Brickley | | Brick | |
| Daniel Briere | | Mr. Playoffs, Cookie Monster, Danny Boy | |
| Frank Brimsek | | Mr. Zero | |
| Rod Brind'Amour | | Rod the Bod | |
| Harold Broadbent | | Punch | |
| Walter Broda | | Turk | |
| Martin Brodeur | | Marty, Satan's Wallpaper, Uncle Daddy | |
| Richard Brodeur | | King Richard, Kermit | |
| Laurent Brossoit | | LB | |
| Adam Brown |  | The Flying Scotsman | |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | | Bryz, Mr. Universe, Universe, Breeze, Bryzaster, Siv | |
| Johnny Bucyk | | Chief | |
| Peter Budaj | | Ned Flanders, Buds, Budha, Buddy | |
| André Burakovsky | | Burracuda, Burkie | |
| Pavel Bure | | The Russian Rocket | |
| Adam Burish | | Bur, Casanova, Patient Zero | |
| Sean Burke | | Big Bird, Burkie, The Burke Wall | |
| Brent Burns | | Burnzie, The Wookie, Chewbacca | |
| Alex Burrows | | Burr, The Dragon Slayer | |
| Steve Buzinski | | The Puck Goes Inski | |
| Dustin Byfuglien | | Big Buff, Buff, Buff Daddy | |
| Dan Bylsma | | Disco Dan | |
| Kyle Calder | | Grease | |
| Brian Campbell | | Soupy, Rusty | |
| Gregory Campbell | | Soupy, G Camp | |
| Daniel Carcillo | | Carbomb, Gorilla Salad, Luigi | |
| Brandon Carlo | | Brando, Bambi, Barlo | |
| Jim Carey | | Net Detective, The Mask, Ace | |
| Roman Cechmanek |  | The Roman Empire, Roman Candle, Checko, The Bipolar Goaler | |
| Peter Cehlarik | | Celery | |
| Erwin Chamberlain | | Murph, Old Hardrock | |
| Zdeno Chara | | Big Z, Zaddy, The Big Man | |
| Gerry Cheevers | | Cheesie | |
| Don Cherry | | Grapes | |
| Jason Chimera | | Chim Dawg, Chimmer, Ice Cheetah | |
| Erik Christensen | | Crusher | |
| Francis Clancy | | King | |
| Victor Clapper | | Dit | |
| Wendel Clark | | Wendy, Captain Crunch | |
| David Clarkson | | Wendel Clarkson, Daveyyyyyyyy Clarkman, The Caged Warrior, Bottle Police, Grit Grinder | |
| James Cleghorn | | Odie | |
| Sprague Cleghorn | | Peg | |
| J. T. Compher | | Jimothy Timothy, Jompher Compher | |
| Mike Comrie | | The Edmonton Kid, The Brick | |
| Charlie Conacher | | The Big Bomber | |
| Kyle Connor | | KFC | |
| Charlie Coyle | | Baby Gronk, Sir Charles, Mayor of Weymouth | |
| Lionel Conacher | | The Big Train | |
| Frederick Cook | | Bun | |
| Matt Cooke | | Cookie, Cookie Monster, POS | |
| Carson Cooper | | Shovel-Shot | |
| Harold Cotton | | Baldy | |
| Yvan Cournoyer | | The Roadrunner | |
| Logan Couture | | Cooch, LoCo, Juicy, Clutch | |
| Sean Couturier | | Coots, Cootsy, Cootsybear, Curt, Curtis, Lizard, The Answer, Rocket, Gerald | |
| Corey Crawford | | Crow, Crawf | |
| Sidney Crosby | | Sid the Kid, The Next One, Captain Canada, Squidney, Creature, Darryl | |
| Matt Cullen | | Cully, Dad, Ageless Wonder | |
| Mariusz Czerkawski |  | The Polish Prince | |
| Evgenii Dadonov | | Daddy, Dad, Big Daddy, Dads, Geno | |
| Ken Daneyko | | Mr. Devil, Dano | |
| Pavel Datsyuk | | The Magic Man, Pasha, Houdini | |
| Clarence Day | | Hap, Happy | |
| Alex DeBrincat | | Cat, Brinksy, Kitty | |
| Jake DeBrusk | | Jake the Snake, Snek, Bruskie, Jake from State Farm, Chef DeBrusk, JD | |
| Aaron Dell | | Dellicious, Deller, World's Okayest Goalie | |
| Alex Delvecchio | | Fats | |
| Michael Del Zotto | | DZ, Delly, Del-Z, MDZ, DJ MDZ | |
| Dylan DeMelo | | Dilly, The Dog, Rou-Rou | |
| Jason Demers | | Dems | |
| Nathan Dempsey | | Demmer | |
| Eric Desjardins | | Rico | |
| Brenden Dillon | | Dilly | |
| Marcel Dionne | | Little Beaver | |
| Rick DiPietro | | DiPi, Ricky D., Ricky Deep, Rico, Rickety DiPietro, Injured | |
| Shane Doan | | Doaner | |
| Tie Domi | | The Albanian Assassin | |
| Ryan Donato | | Donut, Dunkin' Donato, Donatello | |
| Joonas Donskoi | | Donkey, Donks, Donny, The Donfather, Donscore | |
| Ed Dorohoy | | The Great Gabbo | |
| Leon Draisaitl |  | Leo, Dr. Drai, The Chronic Scorer, Neon Leon, The Deutschland Dangler, Fratty Dratty, Dr. Aisaitl | |
| Ken Dryden | | The Thinker, Thieving Giraffe, Octopus | |
| Brandon Dubinsky | | Dubi | |
| Devan Dubnyk | | Dubey | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | | PLD | |
| Matt Duchene | | Dutchy | |
| Woodrow Dumart | | Woody, Porky | |
| Andre Dupont | | Moose | |
| Pascal Dupuis | | Duper, Super Duper | |
| Steve Durbano | | Durby, Demolition Durby | |
| Mervyn Dutton | | Red | |
| Radek Dvorak | | The Keyboard | |
| Cecil Dye | | Babe | |
| Jordan Eberle | | Ebs, Mr. Clutch, Gary | |
| Alex Edler | | Eagle | |
| Joel Edmundson | | Eddy, Steady Eddy, Crop Top King | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | | Fly, Danish Dash, Great Dane, Little Buddy Nik | |
| Lars Eller | | Larry, The Great Dane, L'Harceleur, Tiger | |
| Brian Elliott | | Moose, Ells | |
| Leighton Emms | | Hap | |
| Tobias Enstrom | | Toby | |
| Loui Eriksson | | King Loui, Loui the Great, Little Things Loui | |
| Tony Esposito | | Tony O | |
| Bob Essensa | | Goalie Bob, Sense, Enzo, Backup Bob | |
| Bill Ezinicki | | Wild Bill | |
| Todd Fedoruk | | The Fridge | |
| Andrew Ference | | Captain Planet, Ferknuckle | |
| Ray Ferraro | | Chicken Parm | |
| Valtteri Filppula | | Flipper, Spatula, Filthy Mitts | |
| Frank Finnigan | | The Shawville Express | |
| Tomas Fleischmann | | The Flash | |
| Bill Flett | | Cowboy | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | | Flower, Rebounds, Eggshell, MAF, GAF, The G.O.A.T. | |
| Ron Flockhart | | Flockey Hockey | |
| Warren Foegele | | McLovin, Warr En Fuego | |
| Lou Fontinato | | Leaping Louie | |
| Adam Foote | | Footer, Footy | |
| Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | | JFK, Scrabble | |
| Peter Forsberg | | Foppa, Peter the Great | |
| Jimmy Fowler | | The Blonde Bouncer | |
| Ron Francis | | Ronnie Franchise | |
| Johan Franzen | | Mule | |
| Grant Fuhr | | Coco | |
| Link Gaetz | | The Missing Link | |
| Norman Gainor | | Dutch | |
| Alexander Galchenyuk |  | Belarusian Bonbon | |
| Alex Galchenyuk | | Chucky, A.Gally | |
| Brendan Gallagher | | Gally, B.Gally | |
| Jake Gardiner | | Gards, Silver Stick | |
| Jason Garrison | | Boom Boom | |
| Johnny Gaudreau | | Johnny Hockey™ | |
| Paul Gaustad | | Goose | |
| Eric Gelinas | | The Truth | |
| Martin Gelinas | | The Eliminator | |
| Bernie Geoffrion | | Boom-Boom | |
| Blake Geoffrion | | Bam-Bam | |
| Ryan Getzlaf | | Getz, Getzy, Clutch, Captain Rogaine | |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | | Jiggy | |
| Hal Gill | | Skillsie, USS Gill | |
| Clark Gillies | | Jethro | |
| Doug Gilmour | | Killer, Dougie | |
| Zemgus Girgensons |  | The Latvian Locomotive, Z | |
| Claude Giroux | | G, Ginger, G-zus | |
| Alex Goligoski | | Go-Go, Goose | |
| Nikolay Goldobin | | Goldy | |
| Scott Gomez | | Gomer | |
| Sergei Gonchar | | Gonch, Benjamin Button | |
| Larry Goodenough | | Izzy | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | | Ghost, Ghost-Bear, The Holy Ghost, God | |
| Mikhail Grabovski | | Grabo, Crosbovski, Garbageovski | |
| Mikael Granlund | | Granny, Granny Smith | |
| Gilles Gratton | | Gratoony the Loony | |
| Josh Green | | ||
| Mike Green | | Game Over | |
| Brent Gretzky | | The Other One, The Not So Great One | |
| Wayne Gretzky | | The Great One, The Great Gretzky, Gretz, Douglas, Doug | |
| Matt Grzelcyk | | Gryz, Grizzly Bear, Mayor of Boston | |
| Stu Grimson | | The Grim Reaper | |
| Erik Gudbranson | | Guddy | |
| Jake Guentzel | | Guentz, Guentzy, Jake 'N' Bake | |
| Armand Guidolin | | Bep | |
| Carl Gunnarsson | | Gunner, Boom Boom | |
| Jonas Gustavsson | | The Monster, Gus | |
| Carl Hagelin | | Hags, Haggy | |
| Jaroslav Halak | | Crackhalakin', Crackhalak, Jarooooooo, The Brick Wall | |
| Glenn Hall | | Mr. Goalie | |
| Taylor Hall | | Hallsy | |
| Dan Hamhuis | | Hammer | |
| Andrew Hammond | | The Hamburglar | |
| Michal Handzuš | | Zeus | |
| Jannik Hansen | | Honey Badger | |
| Carter Hart | | Hartsy, Cahtah Haht, Starter Hart | |
| Scott Hartnell | | Hartsy, Bird Dog | |
| Dominik Hasek | | Dominator, Hašan | |
| Dany Heatley | | Heater, Fuckin' All-Star, 50 in '07 | |
| Johan Hedberg | | Moose, Yo-Yo | |
| Danton Heinen | | Heinz, Ketchup, Heino, Danny, Danton First Leinen | |
| Miro Heiskanen | | Miro the Hero | |
| Ales Hemsky | | Hemmer | |
| Tomas Hertl | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Hertl Turtle | |
| Ron Hextall | | Hexy, Hex, Voodoo | |
| Mel Hill | | Sudden Death | |
| Wilbert Hiller | | Dutch | |
| Flash Hollett | | Flash | |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | | Hammer, Swedish Missile Defense System, Toftbo | |
| Tomas Holmstrom | | Homer, Demolition Man | |
| Braden Holtby | | Holtbeast, The Great Wall of Chinatown, Holtbae, The Beast, Holts | |
| George Horner | | Red | |
| Patric Hornqvist | | Horny | |
| Bo Horvat | | Bo Scorevat, Hotdog Horvat | |
| Rejean Houle | | Peanut | |
| Gordie Howe | | Mr. Hockey | |
| Jiri Hudler | | Happy | |
| Cristobal Huet |  | The Man From France, CristoWall, Le Cousin, Hip-hip-hu-et | |
| Quinn Hughes | | Huggy Bear | |
| Jack Hughes | | Lil Jizzy, The Big Deal | |
| Bobby Hull | | The Golden Jet | |
| Brett Hull | | The Golden Brett | |
| Matt Hunwick | | Munch | |
| Al Iafrate | | Wild Thing, The Hammer | |
| Jarome Iginla | | Iggy | |
| George Imlach | | Punch | |
| Jaromir Jagr | | Mario Jr., Jags, Jarda, The Ageless Wonder | |
| Harvey Jackson | | Busher | |
| Marcus Johansson | | Mojo, Jojo, Mojo-jojo | |
| Chad Johnson | | Ocho-Cinco | |
| Ivan Wilfred Johnson | | Ching | |
| Ryan Johnson | | Duce | |
| Jussi Jokinen | | Juicey, Juice | |
| Jyrki Jokipakka | | Kevin | |
| Aurel Joliat | | Little Giant | |
| Martin Jones | | Joner, Jonsey, Game of Jones | |
| Curtis Joseph | | Cujo | |
| Ed Jovanovski | | Jovocop | |
| Bill Juzda | | The Honest Brakeman | |
| Nazem Kadri | | Nifty Mittens, Nazeem the Dream, Naz, The Dream | |
| Rudolph Kampman | | Bingo | |
| Evander Kane | | EK9 | |
| Patrick Kane | | Kaner, The Doctor, Peekaboo, 20-Cent, Lil' Peekaboo, Peeks, Dr. Kane, Showtime, Pattycakes, He Came He Saw He Kanequered, Jonny's Boy | |
| Erik Karlsson | | King Karl, EK65, The Swedish Bobby Orr | |
| Melker Karlsson | | The Melkman, Melkin | |
| William Karlsson | | Wild Bill | |
| Matt Kassian | | Kassassination | |
| Zack Kassian | | Kassquatch | |
| Gordon Keats | | Duke | |
| Duncan Keith | | Duncs, Jigsaw | |
| Chris Kelly | | Cageface, The 3 Million Dollar Man | |
| Leonard Kelly | | Red | |
| Ted Kennedy | | Teeder | |
| Tyler Kennedy | | TK | |
| Ryan Kesler | | Kes, Guzzler, Beast Mode, | |
| Phil Kessel | | Phil the Thrill, The Phil, Philly Cheese, The Philash, Hotdog Boy, A Stanley Cup Champion | |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | | The 'Bulin Wall | |
| Hec Kilrea | | Hurricane | |
| Miikka Kiprusoff | | Kipper, Finnisher | |
| John Klingberg | | Klinger, The Ghost of Gothenburg | |
| Joe Klukay | | The Duke of Padocah | |
| Chuck Kobasew | | Chuckie | |
| Saku Koivu | | Captain K | |
| Olaf Kolzig | | Ollie the Goalie, Zilla, Godzilla, Kolzilla, The O-liminator | |
| Leo Komarov |  | Korporal Komarov, Leo, Uncle Leo, The Russian Finn from Estonia, Steve Dangles Man Crush | |
| Vladimir Konstantinov |  | The Vladiator, Vladdy | |
| Travis Konecny | | TK, Teeks | |
| Anze Kopitar |  | Kopi, Kopistar, Raccoon Jesus | |
| Joonas Korpisalo | | Korpi, Magikorp | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | | Kovy, $103 Million Dollar Man | |
| Alexei Kovalev | | AK27, Kovi, l'Artiste, Loafalev | |
| Chris Kreider | | Big Jet No Pilot, Kreids | |
| David Krejci | | French Fries, Krech | |
| Torey Krug | | Kreuty, Kruger, Torald, Cokey Krug | |
| Chris Kunitz | | Kuni, Kunikaze, The Koon, Kuny | |
| Sean Kuraly | | Sean Clutch-raly, Goose, Kuralz | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | | Kuzy | |
| Kevin Labanc | | Bancer, Straight to the Banc | |
| Leonard Labine | | Leo the Lion | |
| Blaine Lacher | | Locks, Lacher Monster, The Lach Net Monster | |
| Andrew Ladd | | Gary | |
| Guy Lafleur | | The Flower, Le Démon Blond | |
| Edouard Lalonde | | Newsy | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | | Landy, Gabe the Babe | |
| Dave Langevin | | Bammer | |
| Rod Langway | | The Secretary of Defense | |
| Ian Laperriere | | Mumbles, Lappy, The Sparkplug | |
| Georges Laraque | | Douli, Big, The Vegan | |
| Igor Larionov | | The Professor | |
| Dylan Larkin | | D-Boss | |
| Michael Latta | | Latts, Latvia, Steamboat | |
| Reggie Leach | | The Riverton Rifle | |
| John LeClair | | Johnny Vermont | |
| Nick Leddy | | Ledpipe, Ledds, Mumbles, Sled Dog, Ledd Dog | |
| Manny Legace | | Legs, The God, The Ferret, Jimmy Buffett | |
| Robin Lehner | | Kraken, Panda | |
| Jere Lehtinen | | King of Little Things | |
| Mario Lemieux | | The Magnificent One, Le Magnifique, Super Mario, Ace | |
| Kris Letang | | Tanger, Bang Bang | |
| Mark Letestu | | The Test Tube | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | | Lids, The Perfect Human | |
| Oskar Lindblom | | Lindy, Piano Man | |
| Trevor Linden | | Captain Canuck, Captain Clutch | |
| Ted Lindsay | | Terrible Ted | |
| Ken Linseman | | The Rat | |
| Milan Lucic | | Looch, Lurch, Loooooooch, Mean Milan | |
| Harry Lumley | | Apple Cheeks | |
| Henrik Lundqvist | | King Henrik, Hank, The King, Henke | |
| Roberto Luongo | | Lou, Bobby-Lu, Bingo Bango Bongo Luongo, Strombone | |
| Joffrey Lupul | | King Joffrey, Lupes, Beautiful, Handsome, Good Looking, Classy Seguin, Fruit Loops, GQ | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | | MacK, NateDogg, MacK Daddy, Nate the Great, Bimbi, Nasty Nate | |
| John Madden | | Mad Dog, Coach | |
| Frank Mahovlich | | The Big M | |
| Peter Mahovlich | | The Little M | |
| Evgeni Malkin | | Geno, The Bully, Russian Bear | |
| Greg Malone | | Bugsy | |
| Ryan Malone | | Bugsy | |
| Cale Makar | | Rosy-cheeked Angel | |
| Harold March | | Mush | |
| Brad Marchand | | Marchy, The Rat, Nose Face Killah, Little Ball of Hate, Squirrel | |
| Patrick Marleau | | Patty, Mr. San Jose, Mr. Shark | |
| Mitch Marner | | Magic Mitch, Mitchy, Micky Mouse, The Magician, Marns | |
| Patrick Maroon | | Big Rig, Fat Pat, Fatty Patty | |
| Paul Martin | | Paulie, Paul-Martin-American-Hero, Marty, Pistol | |
| Brad May | | May Day | |
| Jamal Mayers | | Jammer | |
| Auston Matthews | | Ajuice, Knees breathin' heavy, Matts, The Big Cactus, Savior of Toronto, Fivehead | |
| Charlie McAvoy | | Chuckie Bright Lights, Cheeks, Bonafide Stallion, Chaz | |
| Connor McDavid | | McJesus, Connie, CSP, M'David, The Chosen One, McSaviour, McFluff, McLightning, Lightning McDavid, Careless McWhisper, McChicken, Collar McBroken, Calder McIneligible, McDaddy, Davo | |
| Ryan McDonagh | | Mac Truck | |
| Wilfred McDonald | | Bucko | |
| Curtis McElhinney | | McBackup, Tabasco | |
| Frank McGee | | One-Eyed | |
| Kirk McLean | | Captain Kirk, Mack, McGoalie, The Iceman, The Scot | |
| Jamie McLennan | | Noodles | |
| Adam McQuaid | | Darth Quaider, Splodey Bones, Quaider | |
| Timo Meier | | Timo Time | |
| Mark Messier | | Moose, The Messiah, The Captain, Satan, MoFo | |
| Marc Methot | | Meth, The Mayor | |
| Stan Mikita | | Stosh, Stan The Man | |
| Milan Michalek | | 9MM | |
| Colin Miller | | Chiller | |
| Drew Miller | | The Silver Fox | |
| Kevan Miller | | Killer | |
| Ryan Miller | | Miller Time, Milzy | |
| Willie Mitchell | | Bill Pickle | |
| Mike Modano | | Mo, Mikey Mo, Mighty Mo, Magic Mo | |
| Alexander Mogilny | | AlMo, Alexander the Great | |
| Al Montoya | | The Big Cuban, Monty | |
| Andy Moog | | Papa Moog, Peaches, Moger, Squeaky, Dennis The Menace | |
| John Moore | | The Governor, Governor Moore | |
| Howie Morenz | | The Stratford Streak, The Mitchell Meteor | |
| Ken Morrow | | Wolfman | |
| Kirk Muller | | Captain Kirk | |
| Douglas Murray | | Crankshaft, Cranky | |
| Matt Murray | | Murr, Murrdawg, Muzz | |
| Tyler Myers | | The Big Easy, Big Tex | |
| Evgeni Nabokov |  | Nabby, John | |
| Lou Nanne | | Sweet Lou from the Soo | |
| Mats Näslund | | Le Petit Viking | |
| James Neal | | Lazy, Nealer, Real Deal | |
| Martin Nečas | | Junior, Marty Junior, Nachos | |
| Chris Neil | | Neiler | |
| Brock Nelson | | Brock 'n' Roll, The Pocket-Brocket, Brocky Mountain High | |
| Scott Nichol | | Scooter | |
| Bernie Nicholls | | The Pumper Nicholl Kid | |
| Antti Niemi | | Nemo, The Finnish Fortress | |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | | Nieuwy, Nieuws, Nieuwsy | |
| Frank Nighbor | | The Pembroke Peach | |
| Chris Nilan | | Knuckles | |
| Matt Niskanen | | Nisky, Tuna, Steadzo Glensky | |
| Antero Niittymaki | | Frank, Niitty | |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | | Nuge, RNH | |
| Gustav Nyquist | | Goose, Gus | |
| Shane O'Brien | | SOB | |
| Herbert O'Connor | | Buddy | |
| John O'Flaherty | | Peanuts | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | | Big Rig | |
| Steve Oleksy | | Binky | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | | Radar, ROR, Factor, Ryno, Snook | |
| Dmitry Orlov | | Snarls | |
| Brooks Orpik | | Free Candy, Brooksie, Batya, Orpy | |
| Chris Osgood | | The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie | |
| T. J. Oshie | | T. J. Sochi, Broshie, Flowshie, Osh, Yoshi, Oshbabe, Oshov | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | | Ovi, Alexander the Great, The Great Eight, Ov8chkin, Ovie, O, Mama Bear | |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | | Ozo | |
| Max Pacioretty | | MaxPac, Patchy, Patch, Patches, Pac Man, Wolverine, Patioready | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | | Pager, J-G, JGP, Honey Badger | |
| Daniel Paille | | Yippee-Paille, Pailze | |
| Zigmund Palffy | | Ziggy | |
| Nick Palmieri | | Napalm | |
| Artemi Panarin | | The Breadman, Bread, Yeast Mode, Yeast Infection | |
| Colton Parayko | | Parry, Gumby, Colt55 | |
| Scott Parker | | The Sheriff | |
| Mark Parrish | | Grumpy | |
| David Pastrnak | | Pasta, Pastrnasty, Krejci 2.0, Alfredo, Noodles | |
| Joe Pavelski | | The Big Pavelski, Pavs, Little Joe, The Weasel, Joe Money, Captain America, Cap | |
| Michael Peca | | Captain Crunch | |
| Theo Peckham | | Teddy Peckman | |
| Dustin Penner | | Pancakes | |
| David Perron | | DP57, French Toast | |
| Elias Pettersson | | Petey, Dekey Pete, EP, The Golden Boy, The Alien | |
| Marcus Pettersson | | Dragon | |
| Rich Peverley | | Raptor Jesus, Pevs | |
| Dion Phaneuf | | D, Neuf, Neufy, Double Dion, Pylon, Traffic cone, Sloppy Seconds, Dion Phagoof, Phafy | |
| Chris Phillips | | Big Rig | |
| Calvin Pickard | | Picks | |
| Alex Pietrangelo | | Petro, Neck, Peter Angelo, Cousin Alex | |
| Alf Pike | | The Embalmer | |
| Jacques Plante | | Jake the Snake | |
| Jason Pominville | | The Mayor, Jason PominP, PomPom, Pomer | |
| Felix Potvin | | The Cat | |
| Walter Pratt | | Babe | |
| Carey Price | | Pricey, Pricer, Jesus Price, The Price is Right/Wrong, Carey the Cup | |
| Brandon Prust | | Prusty | |
| Cliff Purpur | | Fido | |
| Andre Racicot | | Red Light | |
| Mikko Rantanen | | Big Moose, The Fantastic Finn, Hot Wheels | |
| Tuukka Rask | | Tuukk, "Two U's Two K's, Two Points", Tuukks, TUU-KKA, Tuukka-Time | |
| Andrew Raycroft | | Razor | |
| Ryan Reaves | | Reaver, The Grim Reaver, Mr. Glitch, Reavo | |
| Mark Recchi | | The Wrecking Ball, Rex | |
| Earl Reibel | | Dutch | |
| Robert Reichel | | Albi, Captain Czech | |
| James Reimer | | Optimus Reim, Busta Reim, The Statue, The Reim Minister of Defence, Magic Angel Robot from Winnipeg | |
| Glenn Resch | | Chico | |
| Mike Ribeiro | | Mickey Ribs | |
| Henri Richard | | The Pocket Rocket | |
| Maurice Richard | | The Rocket | |
| Larry Robinson | | Big Bird | |
| Luc Robitaille | | Lucky | |
| Jeremy Roenick | | J. R., Styles | |
| Dwayne Roloson | | Roli the Goalie | |
| Patrick Roy | | Casseau, Saint Patrick, The Wall | |
| Michal Rozsival | | Rosey | |
| German Rubtsov | | The Germ | |
| Brandon Saad | | The ManChild, The Saadfather, Saader | |
| Joe Sakic | | Burnaby Joe, Super Joe, Mr Clutch | |
| Ruslan Salei | | Rusty | |
| Sami Salo | | The Finnish MacInnis | |
| Derek Sanderson | | Turk | |
| Curtis Sanford | | The Sandman | |
| Juuse Saros | | Juice, Juicy Juice | |
| Glen Sather | | Slats | |
| Rob Schremp | | The Cocktail Schremp, Bob The Builder | |
| David Schriner | | Sweeney | |
| Dave Schultz | | The Hammer | |
| Justin Schultz | | Jeff, Schultzy | |
| Jaden Schwartz | | Schwartzy, Schwizzle Schwartz, Schwiz | |
| John Scott | | Goon, Legend | |
| Ben Scrivens | | The Professor, Scrivy, Scrivezina | |
| Rob Scuderi | | The Piece, Scuds, Scudsy | |
| Brent Seabrook | | Biscuit, Seabs, Seabsy | |
| Daniel Sedin | | Dank | |
| Henrik Sedin | | Hank | |
| Tyler Seguin | | The Kid, Segs, Seggy, Too Segsy For His Shirt, Wifey | |
| Dennis Seidenberg | | Seids, The German Hammer | |
| Teemu Selanne | | The Finnish Flash, Teukka Salama | |
| Devin Setoguchi | | Seto, Gooch | |
| Eddie Shack | | The Entertainer | |
| Andrew Shaw | | Shawzy, The Mutt, Scraps | |
| Patrick Sharp | | Sharpy, Shooter | |
| Fred Shero | | The Fog | |
| Eddie Shore | | Old Blood and Guts, Mr. Hockey, The Edmonton Express | |
| Albert Siebert | | Babe | |
| Wayne Simmonds | | Simmer, Wayne Train | |
| Harold Simpson | | Bullet Joe | |
| Jack Skille | | Crash, Skills, JackJack, Skittles | |
| Jeff Skinner | | Skinny, Skins, Justin Bieber of Hockey | |
| Warren Skorodenski | | Score Against Me | |
| Karlis Skrastins | | Ironman | |
| Jim Slater | | Jimmy Slats | |
| Jiri Slegr | | Guma | |
| Billy Smith | | Billy the Kid, Battlin' Billy, Hatchet Man | |
| Jason Smith | | Gator | |
| Reginald Smith | | Hooley | |
| Ryan Smyth | | Captain Canada, Smytty | |
| Vladimir Sobotka | | The Little Man with Gumption, Gumption, Sobi | |
| Carl Soderberg | | The One-Eyed Swede, The Yeti, Soda | |
| Marcus Sorensen | | Scorensen | |
| Jaroslav Spacek | | Spacegoat | |
| Brian Spencer | | Spinner | |
| Jason Spezza | | Spezz Dispenser, Captain Giggles | |
| Ryan Spooner | | Spoonman, Spoons, DJ Spoons | |
| Jared Spurgeon | | The Spurgeon General | |
| Jordan Staal | | Jordo, Staalsie, Gronk, Shorty Jordy | |
| Steven Stamkos | | Stammer, Stambot 3000 | |
| Wally Stanowski | | The Whirling Dervish | |
| Tim Stapleton | | Stapler, Tiger, Buster, Stapes | |
| Alexander Steen | | Steener, The Fixer | |
| Scott Stevens | | Captain Crunch | |
| Jack Stewart | | Black Jack | |
| Marco Sturm | | German | |
| Nels Stewart | | Old Poison | |
| Serge Savard | | The Senator | |
| P. K. Subban | | Subby, Subs, Subbanator, The Turtle, Denzel | |
| George Sullivan | | Red | |
| Mats Sundin | | Sudden | |
| Oskar Sundqvist | | Sunny | |
| Ryan Suter | | Farmer Strong | |
| Brandon Sutter | | Suttsy, Sutty, Flat Stanley, Goose, A-Rog | |
| Brent Sutter | | Pup | |
| Duane Sutter | | Dog | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | | Svech | |
| Niklas Svedberg | | Sveddy | |
| Cam Talbot | | The Goalbuster, T-Bot | |
| Maxime Talbot | | Mad Max, Superstar, Rocky | |
| Brandon Tanev | | Rusty, Turbo, Tans, Tanny | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | | Frank, Vova, Vladimir Tarasenkshow, 'Senko, Vladdy, Tara, Big Daddy Vladdy | |
| Tomas Tatar | | Souse, Tatar Sauce, Hot Sauce, Trtko, Tuna | |
| John Tavares | | JT, Johnny T, Johnny Star Wars, Pajama Boy, Liar | |
| Billy Taylor | | Billy the Kid | |
| Teuvo Teravainen | | Turbo, Turbo Time | |
| Chris Therien | | Bundy | |
| Robert Thomas | | RobTom, Matchbox, Smooth | |
| Steve Thomas |  | Stumpy | |
| Tim Thomas | | The Tank, Tim Tom, Tiny Tim, Boston cab, The Stash | |
| Chris Thorburn | | Thorbs, Thor | |
| Joe Thornton | | Jumbo Joe, Big Joe | |
| Shawn Thornton | | Sugar Shawn Thornton, The Boxing Bruin, Thorny | |
| Chris Tierney | | The Cobra | |
| Keith Tkachuk | | Big Walt | |
| Matthew Tkachuk | | The Rat King | - |
| Jonathan Toews | | Tazer, Captain Serious, To-es, Jonathan Toes, Captain Veggie, Captain Planet | |
| Ron Tugnutt | | Tugger, The Accountant, Nuts | |
| Marty Turco | | Turks, Turkey | |
| Garry Unger | | Iron Man | |
| Steve Valiquette | | The Big Valley, Big Bird, Big Valvoski, The Great Valvoski | |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | | Beezer, JVB | |
| Semyon Varlamov | | Varly | |
| Elmer Vasko | | Moose | |
| Frank Vatrano | | Frank the Tank, Frankie V, The Springfield Riffle | |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | | The Big Cat | |
| Pat Verbeek | | Little Ball of Hate | |
| Kris Versteeg | | Steegs, Steeger, Beauty, Verbeauty | |
| Jimmy Vesey | | Kit Kat Legend, Jimbo, Ves | |
| Georges Vezina | | The Chicoutimi Cucumber | |
| Jake Virtanen | | Shotgun Jake, Big Tuna, Virts | |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | | Pickles, Pickle Jar, Eddie | |
| Jakub Voracek | | Jake, Snake, Scoracek, Voras | |
| James van Riemsdyk | | JVR, Reemer, James van Dreamsdyk, Better than Luke Schenn | |
| Niclas Wallin | | The Gorilla, The Secret Weapon, Hamburgers | |
| Mike Walton | | Shakey | |
| Chris Wagner | | Mayor of Walpole, Wags | |
| Cam Ward | | Wardo, The Warden, Net Warden | |
| Joel Ward | | Wardo, The Big Cheese | |
| Kevin Weekes | | Cheesy, Weekesy, Shady 80 | |
| Ralph Weiland | | Cooney | |
| Dale Weise | | Dutch Gretzky | |
| Marvin Wentworth | | Cyclone | |
| Zach Werenski | | Z, Big Z | |
| Blake Wheeler | | Wheels, Big Wheels, Captain Wrench, Captain Handsome | |
| Ray Whitney | | The Wizard | |
| Juha Widing | | Whitey, Flying Finn | |
| David Williams | | Tiger | |
| Justin Williams | | Mr. Game 7, Stick, J-Dubs | |
| Tom Wilson | | Whip, Willy, Willy Baby, Ten Train | |
| James Wisniewski | | Wiz | |
| Lorne Worsley | | Gump, The Gumper | |
| Nail Yakupov | | Yak City, Yak Attack, Yak, Bust | |
| Cameron Yolles | | Jon Flow | |
| Doug Young | | The Gleichen Cowboy | |
| Steve Yzerman | | Stevie Wonder, Stevie-Y, The Captain | |
| Jeff Zatkoff | | Tishy, Mr. Game One | |
| Richard Zednik | | Dr. Z | |
| Henrik Zetterberg | | Ice Berg, Zata, Hank, Z | |
| Alexei Zhamnov | | Archie | |
| Mika Zibanejad | | Zibby, ZBad, Dragon Ball Z, Zibanegod, DJ ZBAD, Bane | |
| Sergei Zubov | | Zubie | |
| Mats Zuccarello |  | The Norwegian Hobbit Wizard, Zucc, The Hobbit, Frodo, zucchini, Goon |
Teams
The origins of nicknames are noted below. Several of the above are simply shortened names or plays on the current team name or jersey.- "Bay Street Bullies" - Toronto Maple Leafs: a play on Philadelphia Flyers' Broad Street Bullies. Originally used by the line composed of Gary Roberts, Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker due to their gritty style of play and because the team arena is located on Bay Street.
- "Big Bad Bruins" - Boston Bruins: During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Bruins were known for their physical style of play as well as their success. During recent years, similarities have revived the name.
- "Broad Street Bullies" – Philadelphia Flyers: during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970s, their home ice was the Spectrum on Broad Street in South Philadelphia and the team was noted for its physical play. The team currently plays in the Wells Fargo Center.
- "Buds" – Toronto Maple Leafs: probably based on the team's use of a leaf as a logo, particularly the secondary logo which includes more tiny lobes than is common in most actual maple leaves - bearing a resemblance to other plants which are known for their buds.
- Bunch of Jerks - Carolina Huricanes: During the success of the unusual post game celebration called the "Storm Surge", many Canadian outlets called the practice "unhockey like" which led to Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada to call the 'Canes "a Bunch of Jerks" which Carolina took in stride.
- "Cats" - Florida Panthers: the Panther is a cat.
- "Golden Misfits" - Vegas Golden Knights: In reference to the expansion team status of the Golden Knights, the term was coined by one of its players Ryan Reaves.
- "Les Glorieux" – Montreal Canadiens
- "Hogs" - Toronto Maple Leafs: based on Toronto's nickname Hogtown.
- "The Katanas" - Buffalo Sabres: based off the team the imaginary player Taro Tsujimoto was drafted from in 1974 by then Sabres' GM Punch Imlach, Katanas being an approximation for "Sabres" in the Japanese language.
- "The ManBearPigs" - Minnesota Wild: in reference to the ambiguity of the team’s logo as to what animal it depicts. It is a reference to the South Park episode of the same name.
- "The 'Notes" - St. Louis Blues: abbreviation of "Bluenotes".
- "'Nucks" – Vancouver Canucks: abbreviation of "Canucks".
- "Les Rouges" – Montreal Canadiens: after the red colour of their jerseys.
- "Slugs" - Buffalo Sabres: a disparaging nickname derived from their logo, which resembles a cross between a buffalo and a slug.
- "Swords" - Buffalo Sabres: a nickname derived from their title, the "sabres", which is a sword.
- "Sabs", Sabes - Buffalo Sabres: abbreviation of the name "Sabres".
- "Le Tricolore" – Montreal Canadiens: after the flag of France, which has the same colour scheme.
- "Southern Stars" - Dallas Stars: as opposed to the North Stars, who they replaced.
- "Tomales" – Toronto Maple Leafs: taken from the first two letters of the team's full name.
- "Dead Wings" - Detroit Red Wings: nickname given by the rivaled Hawks fans.
- "La sainte flanelle" - Montreal Canadiens : Maurice Richard came back on the ice after being cut to the head to score the Stanley Cup winning goal against Boston Bruins in 1953. His jersey was full of blood.
Defunct teams
Arenas
This is a list of hockey arena nicknames and their home teams; nicknames are often merely abbreviations of the full name; otherwise, the origin of the nickname is noted.- "The Aud" – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York; former home of the Buffalo Sabres
- "The Bank"" - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario; current home of the Ottawa Senators ; as in 'two points in the bank' and reference to corporate sponsor
- "The Barn" – Windsor Arena, Windsor, Ontario; as Border Cities Arena, the former home of the Detroit Cougars ; in reference to its appearance
- "The Bat Cave" – Luedecke Arena, Austin, Texas, home of the Austin Ice Bats; in reference to the home team
- "The Big Mac" – McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado; former home of the Denver Spurs, the Colorado Rockies, and the Colorado Avalanche
- "The Bulb" – Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Thrashers; in reference to the arena's sponsor Philips's major products, lightbulbs.
- "The Can" - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, home of the Colorado Avalanche, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Mammoth and the Colorado Crush; in reference to the arena's sponsor
- "The Checkerdome" - St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, former home of the St. Louis Blues and the St. Louis Eagles. Now demolished. This was in reference to Ralston Purina, who owned the team for a period of time. Also referred to as "The Barn", due to its decrepit appearance and its former function as an indoor agricultural center and use for horse fairs.
- "The Coliseum" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York; former home of the New York Islanders
- "The Dome" – Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta; home of the Calgary Flames; a play on the name "Saddledome"
- "The DoughJoe" - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings; a play on the name dojo and its title sponsor Little Caesars.
- "Fort Neverlose" – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York; home of the New York Islanders; a reference to the Islanders dominance on home ice during the '80s dynasty
- "The Fortress" - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada; home of the Vegas Golden Knights; keeping in line with the medieval theme of the team, this name is used to refer to the arena as a nod to fortresses of the Middle Ages.
- "The Effin Center" – First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York; home of the Buffalo Sabres; a play on First Niagara's initials, F.N.
- "The Farg" – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; home of the Philadelphia Flyers, a nickname popularized on and subsequently adopted by staff.
- "F.U. Center" – First Union Center, former name of the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; home of the Philadelphia Flyers, a play on the euphemism "F You!"
- "The Garage" – GM Place, former name of Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia; home of the Vancouver Canucks; a reference to the arena's former sponsor, vehicle manufacturer General Motors
- "The Gahden" - TD Banknorth Garden or Boston Garden, Boston; Home of the Boston Bruins
- "The Garden" – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; home of the New York Rangers
- "The Hangar" – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario; home of the Toronto Maple Leafs; a reference to the arena's sponsor, Air Canada. Also refers to American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, home of the Dallas Stars.
- "Hockeytown" – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings
- "The House that Al Built" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York; home of the New York Islanders; a reference to the legendary coach, Al Arbour.
- "The House that Gretzky Built" - Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta; former home of the Edmonton Oilers; a reference to legendary Oiler Wayne Gretzky, who won all four of his Stanley Cups during his tenure with the Oilers in the 1980s, when the Oilers called the Coliseum their home.
- "The House that Rusty Built" - Honda Center, Anaheim, California; home of the Anaheim Ducks; a reference to fan favourite Ruslan Salei.
- "The Ice Palace" - Tampa, Florida; original name of the Tampa Bay Lightning's arena. Local fans frequently still call it that.
- "The Igloo" – Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1967 until 2010; a reference to how the arena from the outside looks like an igloo. Also a reference to ice and cold, despite igloos being arctic and penguins being Antarctic. "The Igloo" was closed on June 26, 2010, and underwent a six-month demolition process that was completed on March 31, 2012.
- "JLA" – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings
- "The Joe" – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Red Wings
- "Kålleseum" - Scandinavium, home of the Frölunda Indians; pronounced exactly like Colosseum, Kålle is a fictional character associated with inhabitants of Gothenburg where the arena is located.
- "MSG" – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; home of the New York Rangers
- "The Madhouse on Madison " – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois; former home of the Chicago Blackhawks; from the noise attributed to the fabled Barton organ that was played during hockey games there. Inherited by the subsequent arena, United Center.
- 'The Mall" - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut; former home of the Hartford Whalers, named due to the fact that the arena was attached to a shopping mall.
- "The Mausoleum" - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York; home of the New York Islanders A Pejorative alluding to the Coliseum quality & condition as viewed by fans of rival teams, typically those in the mid atlantic division.
- "The Marina" – First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York; home of the Buffalo Sabres; a portmanteau of "Marine Midland Arena", its former name
- "The Meadowlands" or "Meadowlands Arena" – former name that the fans and the media still reference to the Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey; former home of the New Jersey Devils
- "The Old Red Barn" – Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan; former home of the Detroit Red Wings; from its appearance
- "The Phil" – Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Thrashers
- "The Phone Booth" - Verizon Center, Washington, DC; home of the Washington Capitals; from it being named after a phone company; also used by MTS Center, Winnipeg, home of the Winnipeg Jets, for the same reason.
- "The Pond, Ponda Center" - Honda Center, Anaheim, California; home of the Anaheim Ducks; a reference to both the team and the arena's original name, Arrowhead Pond.
- "The Rat Trap" – Miami Arena, Miami, Florida; former home of the Florida Panthers; from the fact the fans littered the ice with plastic rats in the 1996 playoffs. Based on an incident involving Scott Mellanby and a live rat found in the locker room.
- "The Rock" - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey; home of the New Jersey Devils; from Prudential's prior advertising campaign encouraging others to "own a piece of the rock".
- "The Shark Tank" – SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California; home of the San Jose Sharks; a reference to the team's name or "The Cow Palace" - a reference to the Sharks original home, as they once played in the California State Livestock Pavilion in Daly City prior to the construction of their new arena in San Jose. The Cow Palace was unique as it was the only building to host a professional sports franchise with extensive stable and barn facilities for animal events, which are used for the annual Grand National Rodeo and occasionally for other events.
- "Hockeywood" - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California; home of the Los Angeles Kings.
- "Smashville" - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; home of the Nashville Predators.
- "The Swamp" - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey; former home of the New Jersey Devils; a reference to the swampy area it sits on.
- "The Thunderdome" - St. Petersburg, Florida; nickname of Florida Suncoast Dome, where the Tampa Bay Lightning played before the "Ice Palace" was built in Tampa. Reference to the high incidents of lightning strikes in the area, it's a dome and a play on the team's name, as well as a reference to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- "The UC" - United Center, Chicago, Illinois; Home of the Chicago Blackhawks
- "The White House" – Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba; former home of the Winnipeg Jets and the Manitoba Moose ; named for the Winnipeg White Out, where Winnipeg fans would wear white clothing for an attention-grabbing "Sea of White" effect
- "The World's Most Famous Arena" – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; home of the New York Rangers.
- "The 'X'" – Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota; home of the Minnesota Wild
- "The Old Barn, The Arena" - The Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, home of the St. Louis Eagles 1934-35, St. Louis Blues from 1967–1994
- "The Fort" - K-Rock Centre, Kingston, Ontario, home of the Kingston Frontenacs; in reference to the remaining walls of Fort Frontenac beside the arena
- ”The U,” UBS Arena, Belmont, New York; future home of the New York Islanders. Set to finish construction and be the home of the Islanders starting in the 2021-2022 season.