At the time of his signing, there actually was an article in Calgary about Hentunen that mentioned that his nickname is the "bull", but the writer wasn't aware that a lot of the Finnish nicknames are chosen because they sound funny, not because they're absolutely descriptive. So 'Joroisten Härkä' just kind of has an amusing ring to it. Janne Niinimaa was sometimes called 'Jäälin Jätti', which means the giant from Jääli, and he wasn't a very big player.
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