Zarley Zalapski
Many intriguingly named players exist in the National Hockey League today, but none of them can hold a candle to the greatest name in hockey, Zarley Zalapski. Zalapski, hockey’s own ZZ Top, was one of...
View ArticlePunch Imlach
George Imlach packed a punch. That may just be why he was generally known as “Punch”. Of course, it’s possible he was a master at the beverage bowl at New Year’s parties but that seems like a bit of a...
View ArticleThe World According to Zemgus – Funny Names from the NHL Draft
Following up on Rob’s wonderful post on the prestigious MLB draft from a few weeks back, it’s time to take a look at weird and wonderful names from another North American draft. The NHL draft was held...
View ArticleA Cornelius Sighting and Zoard Action! It Must Be Funny Names In The News –...
Another week, another update on Funny Names in the News! Wear your finest suspenders and dust off that sponsored baseball cap from an obscure local business (I love my Dusty’s Hydroponics hat) because...
View ArticleOrland Kurtenbach and the Legend of Flin Flon, Manitoba
The Funny Names Blog appreciates people with funny names. It appreciates people with funny names who come from funnily named towns, play for strange sounding sports teams, and connect to cities in...
View ArticleFNITN 80.5 Featuring George Stroumboulopoulos Looking at Things
Thanks to the intrepid Amb, I realized I made a HUGE mistake in last week’s FNITN. I left out a crucial piece of info we had been discussing earlier in the week. George Stroumboulopoulos will be the...
View ArticleWow! America turns 45, Matt Dumba wears 55, a Windell Send-Off and a Dikembe...
Happy Friday, one and all! I hope your days are all off to a delightful start. Dave-o here! Back from a wild bachelor party weekend in Cabo San Lucas, and ready to hit y’all with a blast of Funny Names...
View ArticleT.J. Oshie and Libby Lu, his biggest (and tiniest) hockey super-fan
TJ Oshie… that’s one kind-looking guy, but you’ll like him more and more as the story develops… (Edit: WordPress tells me this is my 200th post on the Blog of Funny Names. Not too shabby!) We interrupt...
View ArticleFunny Names in the News Vol. 108 with Mashpee, Tootoo Magic, Earl Sweatshirt
Welcome to another edition of Funny Names in the News, our weekly-ish feature where we read the news, spot amusing and unusual names, and then tell you about them. What a concept it is! We start in...
View ArticleGump Worsley Had the Name and Face for Hockey
Drop the puck! That means something in certain sections of our world. It’s a phase that rolls off the tongue of English-speaking ice hockey fans. I can’t say I’m fluent in the Russian or Scandinavian...
View ArticleFunny Names in the News vol. 116 with Rainy Dingle and Tasty Lasagna
Happy Friday! It’s time again to go over the newspapers again and dig out the week’s very best names. First, we pop over to Italy, where a big soccer match between Inter Milan and Carpi had a dramatic...
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