Lecavalier needs a nickname

Hockey has a long tradition of nicknames. Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky. Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion. Bobby “The Golden Jet” Hull. “Burnaby Joe” Sakic. Stu “The Grim Reaper” Grimson. There are lists you can find that cover so many players. That got me to thinking – why doesn’t Vinny Lecavalier have a nickname?

This is Lecavalier’s 10th year in the NHL. It’s commonly agreed upon that he’s one of the top 5 best hockey players in the world right now. He’s won trophies, he’s won a Stanley Cup, he’s captain of his team again – and was previously the youngest player named captain of his team until Sid “The Kid” Crosby was named captain of the Penguins. Still, he has no nickname. It’s like un-hockey or something.

So I put the word out, and got a list of possibly nicknames for people to choose from. We’re putting this up to a vote. The thing is, tho, that you have to use the nickname that’s chosen. There’s no point in doing this if no one’s going to call Lecavalier something other than his name.

So leave a comment with the name you like the best. I’ll give it a week, and we’ll go from there. I’m putting this up on a couple of other blogs, too, so it won’t be just the votes offered here.

(Note: The word “le cavalier,” for those of you who have no background in French, means “horseman” or “knight.”)

Feel free to offer other suggestions. The name liked the best will be the one that wins. Thanks for participating, and good luck!

1. The Paladin
2. Vinyl (contraction of Vinny L.)
3. The Horse
4. Saint Vincent
5. Ox
6. White Knight
7. Sir Vinny
8. The Truth
9. LeCavalry
10. Big V

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