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The three forwards – the centre, right wing and left wing – operate as a unit called a line. The tradition of naming the threesomes who compose the hockey teams' lines of attack extends back to the 1920s when Bun Cook, Frank Boucher and Bill Cook of the New York Rangers formed the Bread Line. ==Famous NHL lines with nicknames== *"The A Line"—New Jersey Devils (1999–2002)—Jason Arnott, Patrik Elias, and Petr Sykora; led the Devils to the Stanley Cup in 2000 and to the finals in 2001 *"The AMP Line"—Colorado Avalanche (2000—2004)—Alex Tanguay, Milan Hejduk, and Peter Forsberg. An acronym for Alex Milan Peter that led the Avalanche to a President's Trophy and Stanley Cup in 2001. *"The Banana Line"—New York Islanders (1978–1980s)—John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick, Bob Nystrom. Named because of the yellow bibs or jerseys the players wore during practice. *"The Bread Line"—New York Rangers (1920s)—Frank Boucher, Bill Cook, and Bun Cook; a reference to "Bun" Cook's nickname. *"The Brothers Line"—Vancouver Canucks (2005-2006)—Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Anson Carter. Colloquial nickname based on the Sedins being identical twins and Carter's Barbadian descent. The Vancouver Canucks' second line all had the most productive season of their careers to that point, with Carter recording a career-high 33 goals, and the Sedins surpassing their previous best seasons in total points scored by 17, and 33 points respectively. *"The Bulldog Line"- New York Rangers 1970's Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn, and Steve Vickers. This complemented the Ranger's high-scoring GAG line of Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield. *The CASH Line - Ottawa Senators (mid-to-late 2000s) Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley. The name was an acronym of Captain Alfredsson Spezza Heatley. Also known as the 'Capital Punishment Line' for their high scoring and the team being in the capital of Canada. It was also known as 'The Pizza Line' because Pizza Pizza would give away a free slice of pizza to a ticket stub holder from the home game if the Senators scored five goals or more, and so this trio thereby provided many slices for Ottawans. All three were named to the 2009 NHL All-Star game, a feat last achieved in 1980s with the "Triple Crown" line. *"The Century Line"—Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–76)—Syl Apps Jr., Lowell MacDonald, and Jean Pronovost; also known as "The Bicentennial Line"; scored 100+ goals and 200+ points for 4 straight seasons *"The Clydesdales Line"—Chicago Blackhawks (1984–1987)—Curt Fraser, Troy Murray, and Ed Olczyk; each player weighed in at or around 200 pounds. *"The Crash Line"—New Jersey Devils (mid-1990s)—Bobby Holik, Randy McKay, and Mike Peluso: average weight of linemates was 215 pounds *"The Crazy 8's Line" — Philadelphia Flyers (1990s) — Eric Lindros, Mark Recchi, and Brent Fedyk because the players jersey numbers were 88, 8, and 18 respectively (this line was also unique at the time because the left-handed Recchi played right wing and the right-handed Fedyk played left wing). *"The Dynamite Line"—Boston Bruins (1928–33) Cooney Weiland, Dutch Gainor, and Dit Clapper *"The Dynasty Line"〔Pat Houda, "The Best North American Lines of the 1970s" online at: http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1974/liners/na70s.htm〕—Montreal Canadiens (1970s)—Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire, and Steve Shutt; also with Peter Mahovlich in place of Lemaire; bonus fact: Shutt once called the Lafleur/Mahovlich/Shutt Line the "Donut Line" (because it had no centre) *"The EGG Line" New Jersey Devils (2003–06) - Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez, and Brian Gionta; named for each of the players' last names. *"The Espo Line" Boston Bruins (1967–75)—Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito, and Ken Hodge. One of the few lines in league history named after its leader and most dominant player. Also known as "The Nitro Line";〔 and "The Dogs of War Line" *"The Firing Line" Pittsburgh Penguins (2011–14)—Evgeni Malkin, James Neal and Chris Kunitz the Penguins top three scorers all on one line that season scoring approx 40% of the teams goals. also known as the "Strelki" which is Russian for shooters. *"The Fly Line"—New York Rangers (2002)—Eric Lindros, Theoren Fleury, and Mike York; the Rangers top three scorers that season. *"The Flying Frenchmen Line"—Montreal Canadiens (1917–19)—Didier Pitre, Jack Laviolette, and Newsy Lalonde *"The French Connection"—Buffalo Sabres (1972–1979)—Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Rene Robert; made up of three French-Canadian players *"The French Line"—Philadelphia Flyers (1968–1971)—Jean-Guy Gendron, Andre Lacroix and Simon Nolet, all of French-Canadian descent. *"The GAG Line" (Goal-a-Game Line) —New York Rangers (1964–75)—Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert; later dubbed the "TAG (Two-a-Game) Line" *"The GEM Line"—Atlanta Flames (late 1970s) —Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail, and Bob MacMillan *"The GEM Line"—Toronto Maple Leafs (late 1980s) —Gary Leeman, Ed Olczyk, and Mark Osborne *"The Grind Line"—Detroit Red Wings (1990s)—Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, and Darren McCarty; also with Joey Kocur in place of McCarty *"The HEM Line"—Toronto Maple Leafs (1960s)—Billy Harris, Gerry Ehman, and Frank Mahovlich *"The Hound Line"—Toronto Maple Leafs (1980s)—Wendel Clark, Russ Courtnall, and Gary Leeman – all three had played for the Notre Dame Hounds *"The Hull & Oates Line"—St. Louis Blues (1990s)—Brett Hull and Adam Oates—a play on the musical duo Hall & Oates. *"The HUM Line"—Detroit Red Wings (1960s)—Paul Henderson, Norm Ullman, and Bruce MacGregor *"The Kid line"—Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–36)—Charlie Conacher, Joe Primeau, and Busher Jackson *"The Kraut Line"—Boston Bruins (1936–42, 1945–47)—Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer; all three players were born in Kitchener, Ontario, which was called Berlin before World War I, and whose citizens are mainly of German descent *"The LAPD Line"-Los Angeles Kings (2001–2004)—Jason Allison, Zigmund Palffy, Adam Deadmarsh; combining "LA" with the players' initials (APD) and referencing the Los Angeles Police Department. *"The LCB Line"—Philadelphia Flyers (1970s)—Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke, and Bill Barber; after the initials of the players' surnames *"The Legion of Doom"—Philadelphia Flyers (1994–97)—Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg *"The LILCO Line" ("Long Island Lightning Company Line")—New York Islanders (1975–77)—Billy Harris, Clark Gillies and Bryan Trottier; after Long Island Lighting Company, the local utility company (because they caused the goal light to go on so often)〔 *"The Life Line"-Winnipeg Jets (1980–82) Dale Hawerchuk, Paul MacLean, and Brian Mullen *"The Mafia Line"—New York Rangers (late 1970s) —Don Maloney, Phil Esposito, and Don Murdoch. Nicknamed for a "Godfather" (Esposito) with two "Dons."〔 *"The MC² line" - Islanders 4th line (2013-present) - Consists of Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas, and Cal Clutterbuck. Also referred to as the best fourth line in hockey. *"The Merlot Line"—Boston Bruins (2011–2014)—Shawn Thornton, Gregory Campbell and Daniel Paille. Named for the merlot-colored practice uniforms they are seen in. The linemates insist they not be called a "fourth line." *"The Million Dollar Line"—Chicago Blackhawks (1950s–60s)—Bobby Hull, Murray Balfour, Bill Hay. also known as "The Million Dollar Babies" *"The MPH Line"—Chicago Black Hawks (1960s)—Pit Martin, Jim Pappin, and Dennis Hull; after the initials of the players' surnames; it also stands for "miles per hour", a unit of speed. *"The MVP Line"—Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–03; 2005–08)—Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Vaclav Prospal; acronym for "Marty, Vinny, and Prospal." *"The Olympic Line"—Winnipeg Jets (1992–96)—Teemu Selanne, Alexei Zhamnov, and Keith Tkachuk. Named because each member was an olympian: Selanne Finn, Tkachuk American, and Zhamnov from Russia. *"The PAP Line"—Pittsburgh Penguins (1970-1973)—Greg Polis, Syl Apps and Jean Pronovost *"The Pappy Line"—Chicago Black Hawks (1958–1959)—Ed Litzenberger, Tod Sloan, Ted Lindsay From the ages of the players especially Sloan & lindsay. The top scoring line of '58–'59. *"The Party Line"—Chicago Black Hawks (1980s)—Denis Savard, Al Secord, and Steve Larmer *"The Pony Line"—Chicago Black Hawks (1945–48)—Max Bentley, Doug Bentley, Bill Mosienko〔Dave Golokhov, "Top 10: All-Time NHL Lines" online at: http://ca.askmen.com/sports/fitness_top_ten_60/86_fitness_list.html〕 *"The Production Line"—Detroit Red Wings (1947–52)—Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, later with Alex Delvecchio; because they were such productive scorers, also a pun that references the booming automotive industry in the Detroit area. *"The Production Line II"—Detroit Red Wings (1960s)—Alex Delvecchio, Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich *"The Punch Line"—Montreal Canadiens (1943–48)—Hector "Toe" Blake, Elmer Lach and Maurice "Rocket" Richard *"The Russian Five"—Detroit Red Wings (1990s)—Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Vladimir Konstantinov, and Viacheslav Fetisov; also known as the "Red Army" *"The S Line"—Montreal Maroons (1920s)—Nels Stewart, Babe Siebert, Hooley Smith; after the common initial "S" of the players' surnames *"The Scooter Line"—Chicago Black Hawks (1960s)—Ab McDonald then Doug Mohns, Stan Mikita, Kenny Wharram *"The Sky Line"—Pittsburgh Penguins (1990s)—Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, and Kevin Stevens *"The Speedball Line"—Montreal Canadiens (1927–34, 1937) —Howie Morenz, Aurel Joliat, Johnny "Black Cat" Gagnon—an intelligent play on words that refers to the speed (more Morenz and Joliat) and cleverness (more Gagnon) of its members *"The Stastny Brothers'" —Quebec Nordiques (1980s) - Peter Stastny, Anton Stastny and Marian Stastny *"The Swedish Five" —Detroit Red Wings (2000s)- Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson, and Tomas Holmstrom. All five represented the Red Wings at 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with Kronwall, Lidstrom, and Zetterberg scoring all of Sweden's goals against Finland in the gold medal game. Additionally, in the final game, Lidstrom, Zetterberg, Kronwall, and Samuelsson all accounted for five points between themselves. *"The Trio Grande"—New York Islanders (1977–1980s)—Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, and Mike Bossy - in five seasons as full-time linemates from 1977–82, combined for 668 goals and 1498 points〔 *"The Triple Crown Line"—Los Angeles Kings (1970s–80s)—Dave Taylor, Charlie Simmer and Marcel Dionne; a reference to the Kings' logo, which features a crown; this was the first line in NHL history where each player scored 100 points or more in the same season (). *"The Uke Line"—Boston Bruins (1957–61)—Bronco Horvath, Johnny Bucyk, Vic Stasiuk; referring to the players' Ukrainian ancestry *"The West Coast Express"—Vancouver Canucks (2000–2006)—Markus Naslund, Brendan Morrison, and Todd Bertuzzi; reference to local commuter rail service of the same name *The "ZZ Pops" line New Jersey Devils (2007–2011)—Zach Parise (LW), Travis Zajac (C), and Jamie Langenbrunner (RW) (Named because of the two young "Z"'s and Langenbrunner, being the seasoned veteran, is the "Pop." This is a play on the rock group ZZ Top *The "E=mc^2 line"—New York Islanders (2014–)—Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas, and Cal Clutterbuck; refers to the Islanders' fourth line. Named after Albert Einstein's formula, the Islanders' fourth line is known for their overall energy and aggressiveness on the ice. The "E" stands for "energy" while the "m" stands for Matt Martin and "c^2 stands" for the two players whose names start with the letter "C," Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of ice hockey line nicknames」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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