Thread: Facts on the Fly: Locked Out Editions

Originally Posted by Rawley19

But I will give another trivia question: Original owner Jack Kent Cooke felt that giving players flashy nicknames would help to draw fans into the Forum. What were the nicknames for: Bill Flett, Eddie Joyal, Real Lemieux, and Eddie Shack?

As taz42 said, Flett was "Cowboy."

Joyal was "The Jet."

Lemieux was "Frenchy."

Shack was "The Entertainer."

And you left out Bryan "Chief" Campbell.

Originally Posted by Rawley19

I am sorry Pepperdine, Vezina did collapse and have to leave early for a game, but that was not until 1925. ( He died the next year of tuberculosis at the age of 39). After the Metropolitans and Canadiens had split four games the series was called due to the flu outbreak, and four days later Canadien Defenseman Joe Hall passed away.

But I will give another trivia question: Original owner Jack Kent Cooke felt that giving players flashy nicknames would help to draw fans into the Forum. What were the nicknames for: Bill Flett, Eddie Joyal, Real Lemieux, and Eddie Shack?

I stand corrected!