NHL Power Rankings: The 15 Coolest Names in the NHL

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LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 18: Yutaka Fukufuji #33 of the Los Angeles Kings looks on against the St. Louis Blues at Staples Center on January 18, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. The Blues won 3-1. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images)

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With pretty much all hockey articles this time of year centered on the NHL draft and free agency, we decided to give you something new. With so many players currently playing in the National Hockey League, we have gone and compiled a list of the players with the weirdest, coolest, most unique and best names. Here is our top 15 list...enjoy!

(note: ex-Kings goalie Yukata Fukufuji does not get a spot.)

15. Chad LaRose

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 16: Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on December 16, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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The Carolina Hurricanes forward gets a mention simply because he plays a style nowhere near the kind his rosy name suggests. Plus his first name is Chad...

14. Shaone Morrisonn

BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 15: Shaone Morrisonn #27 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up prior to play against the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on March 15, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. Carolina won 1-0. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

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Because he spells both his first name and his last name wrong, 'ShaMo' gets a mention...

13. Wojtek Wolski

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Wojtek Wolski #86 of the New York Rangers against the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden on March 1, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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Funnily enough, when you pronounce this Poland-born Canadian's name correctly, there are no W's...

12. Dustin Byfuglien

NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 15: Dustin Byfuglien #33 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on March 15, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Thrashers 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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We all love a name that nobody ever knows who to pronounce, don't we Mr. Buflin?

11. Ryan O'Reilly

ANAHEIM, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Ryan O'Reilly #37 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on February 27, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Colorado center takes alliteration to a whole new level...

10. Cal Clutterbuck

ST PAUL, MN - MARCH 22: Cal Clutterbuck #22 of the Minnesota Wild skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Xcel Energy Center on March 22, 2011 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Said by Don Cherry to have "the prototypical hockey player name." He has a pretty prototypical mustache too...

9. Jordin Tootoo

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 13: Jordin Tootoo #22 of the Nashville Predators looks on against the Anaheim Ducks in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on April 13, 2011 in Anaheim, California.

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The NHL's first Inuit player's middle name is "Kudluk," meaning Thunder.

8. Douglas Murray

DETROIT - MAY 4: Douglas Murray #3 of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4, 2011 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan

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His mother didn't want him to have a Swedish name like the other children, so "Douglas" it is. The "Murray" comes from his Scottish paternal grandfather.