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Thumper17 · 08-28-2011, 08:20 PM

I had no idea until today, but I was named after a hockey player.

John Tanner, a goalie who had a cup of coffee with the Quebec Nordiques. Apparently, while my mom was pregnant with me, she was kind of stuck on the couch at the mercy of my hockey loving father. So she'd distract herself from the game she grew to hate by picking out names she liked. Apparently the name of a schlub goalie popped up on a broadcast long enough for her to consider it. How? Why? Of the 7 games he played before my birth and the countless other names she must have heard, she picked this guy to name me after? REALLY?

His Stats:
http://www.hockey-reference.com/play...tannejo01.html

Anyway, is anyone else here named after a hockey player?

08-28-2011, 08:20 PM	#1
Thumper17 Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Calgary Exp:	So I was named after a hockey player. I had no idea until today, but I was named after a hockey player. John Tanner, a goalie who had a cup of coffee with the Quebec Nordiques. Apparently, while my mom was pregnant with me, she was kind of stuck on the couch at the mercy of my hockey loving father. So she'd distract herself from the game she grew to hate by picking out names she liked. Apparently the name of a schlub goalie popped up on a broadcast long enough for her to consider it. How? Why? Of the 7 games he played before my birth and the countless other names she must have heard, she picked this guy to name me after? REALLY? His Stats: http://www.hockey-reference.com/play...tannejo01.html Anyway, is anyone else here named after a hockey player?