Everyone knows that hockey has THE greatest names in all of sports. And none are greater or cooler than Gretzky, which has the greatest ending of all hockey names: “ski”
Whether it’s spelled “ski” or “sky” or, as Wayne made famous “zky” – a hockey name that ends with that suffix automatically makes your ears perk up. So with the addition of the “Poni Express” today by the LA Kings comes yet another addition to the great suffix on ice: Ponikarovsky.
It’s a fun name to say: Poni-karov-sky. So much so that I made Robot Bob Miller call Ponikarovsky’s first goal before he ever stepped foot on the ice in a Kings Jersey:
In the history of the Los Angeles Kings, needless to say, there has only been one “zky” to ever play here.
However, there have been 8 “ski’s”…
Neil Komadoski
Mike Krushelnyski
Bob Kudelski
Gary Laskoski
Barry Potomski
Terry Ruskowski
Bryan Smolinski
Pete Stemkowski
And only 3 “sky’s” before today…
Oleg Tverdovsky
Vic Venasky
Lubomir Visnovsky
Which, if I’m doing my math correctly, makes Alexei Ponikarovsky (lucky?) number 13. Maybe he’ll make that his new jersey number.
“Besides, as Deep Inside The Kings notes, he’s got a great hockey name on broadcasts.”
Gret-zky?
uh, yes?
Sound clip is pure gold. lol, thanks for the chuckle waves.