Top 5 NHL Man-Crushes
by The REAL Mike Richards on May 14, 2010 3:01 AM EDT
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PrintSo I saw an article that was linked on this site a few days ago about a guys NHL Man-Crushes, and it got me thinking about my top 5. They are:
I honestly don't know why I like this guy so much. He plays out in Florida, meaning I barely have a chance to see him play, but every time I do manage to catch a Panthers game, Horton's play attracts my attention. Maybe it's the untapped potential that gets me going, but I really like this kid.
4. Dion Phaneuf
Ever since I saw this guy kill Olesz in the World Juniors I've had a man-crush on him. When I found out the Leafs got him I just about came in my pants. The dude is a wrecking ball, and on the power play he can light the lamp. Not much more I can ask for out of Dion.
He just skates so smooth. By far he is my favourite guy to play with in NHL 10. I could watch him skate for hours.
Let me start by saying that aside from Canada, Sweden is my favourite country. They produce great hockey players, and great looking women. Franzen is my number 1 Swede. He's big, fast, and powerful. It seems like he can score any type of goal you can ask for; a snipe, a dangle, or a garbage goal. And let's not get started on how he turns it on in the playoffs.
By far the biggest man-crush I've ever had (except for maybe Tom Brady). I once dreamt that he was wearing a Leafs jersey...and I don't I need to tell you what happened during that dream. He is feisty yet agile, a grinder yet a sniper. He is defensively aware and still has the capability of scoring 30 goals/year. He was a part of the hardest working line for Team Canada, along with Nash and Toews. I've been drooling over this guy since he was the captain of the Kitchener Rangers. I have a picture of him beside my bed. He is the reason why I am also a Flyers fan. I could go on but I feel my point has been made.
Who are your Top 5 NHL Man-Crushes?
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I’ll probably be posting my top 5 man crushes on BlueChipProspects soon but here are a few guys that are garnering consideration.
Dion Phaneuf
Mike Richards (good call)
Henrik Lundqvist
Drew Doughty
Ryan Getzlaf (bald patch and all)
Matt Duchene
Zach Parise
Brendan Morrow
If you can’t carry out a bro-mance with any of those guys then you don’t have a beating heart
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Doughty
Getzlaf
Matt Duchene
Zach Parise
Brendan Morrow
All these guys are really good picks. I love these guys, and all were in consideration for my top 5, barely didn’t make the cut.
by The REAL Mike Richards on May 14, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
RIck Nash
Luke Schenn
Jarome Iginla
Drew Doughty
Shea Weber
Colton Orr
Johnathan Toews
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by JaredFromLondon on May 14, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions
Good man, Jared.
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by Chris Burton on May 14, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Duncan Keith
This guy is gonna win the Norris every year from now on, mark my words.
by TMLSiegeinVancouver on May 14, 2010 12:32 PM EDT reply actions
its going to be a constant battle between him and Doughty for the next while anyways
Keith gets it this year for sure
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by JaredFromLondon on May 14, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, mine is up.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com/2010/05/man-crush-ii.html
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love this post...
tough too call, or narrow down to just five. I think I’m gonna have to go with (in no particular order)
Weber. Doughty, Downie, Brown, Chris Stewart (6’2, 238 lb PFW…), Horton, Rick Nash, and just about every guy who’s worn the Maple Leaf (blue or red…)
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on May 14, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
I agree, way too tough for just 5
After thinking about it, I really should have made it a top 10, there are too many guys that I love, but couldn’t include (Bobby Ryan, Drew Doughty, Colton Scorr, the list goes on…)
by The REAL Mike Richards on May 14, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
DOH
Bobby Ryan! I knew I was forgetting somebody…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on May 14, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
BEALK
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by JaredFromLondon on May 14, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Retired players
Wendel Clark
Wendel
Clarky
Wendel Clark and
Wendel Clark.
Serious. I met him when I was 9, bruised knuckles and all. No bro-mance since has topped it.
But if I had to choose:
Killer
Cujo
Eddie the Eagle
Ray Bourque and of course
Wendel Clark
BS
Im a gilr so I’ll give you my top 5 NHL crushes
5. Evegeni Malkin
Hes gross but so awesome
4. Drew Doughty
This guy rocks
3. Patrice Bergeron
He is so hot and awesome
2. Mark Recchi
Again, gross but Im sure if he were like 25 hed be better
1. Johnny Boychuk
Oh God I love him
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by bestbostonsports on May 14, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
He is the reason why I am also a Flyers fan.
Shakes head.
Good fanpost.
I’d go with:
5. Duncan Keith
4. Drew Doughty
3. Alex Ovechkin
2. Chris Pronger
1. Every single Maple Leaf.
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Chris…..Pronger..?
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by JaredFromLondon on May 15, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
He was great in the Olympics when it mattered, he is a beast of a defender. He’s dirty which is a problem but I don’t care.
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Question
Can a female who is interested in men have a “mancrush” on a player? As in, you like the player for skill without attraction? Or would this spark a whole other “puck bunny” debate that has been beaten like a dead horse?
Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"
sorry
but I think not.
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by blurr1974 on May 14, 2010 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
I think that’s ok.
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If a girl can be a bro (and SHE CAN, DAMNIT) she can certainly have a man crush.
"...sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd."
for instance
I love Sundin for his hockey skills, and i respect him deeply, but I wouldn’t go home with him.
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I think so.
For example, I have a “crush” on Johnny Boychuk cuse’ he’s sexy
I have a so called “Mancrush” on Marc Savard beacuse he can play hockey, though he is not attractive at all.
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by bestbostonsports on May 16, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
10 non Leafs:
Ryan Getzlaf
Rick Nash
Eric Staal
Dustin Byfuglien
Drew Doughty
Dustin Brown
Brendan Morrow
Hank Zetterberg
Patty Sharp (Leafs, please)
Ian White (Forever and always)
Warning: Grammar and spell checking is foreign concepts to me...
by Peanut Butter Rally Time on May 14, 2010 6:44 PM EDT reply actions
Non Leafs only list
Getzlaf
Doughty
Franzen
Jordan Staal
Forsberg(when he was good)
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on May 14, 2010 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Current players: Jarome Iginla, Nikolai Kulemin, Sidney Crosby, Jonathon Toews, Rick Nash
Retired players: Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour, Brendan Shanahan, Joe Sakic, Gary Roberts
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
Glad you listed Shanahan. He has got to be my biggest non-Leaf man-crush ever. I still love that guy.
by Mirinov's Nose on May 14, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He even grew up as a die-hard Leafs fan. Sigh.
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by Mirinov's Nose on May 15, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's complete this ruing of former hockey player fans
Scott Stevens also grew up as a Leafs fan.
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As upsetting as it is to us that all of these great players who grew up Leaf fans play for other teams I’m sure that the Columbus Blue Jackets are happy that’s not how things work. Otherwise we’d probably have Rick Nash….fuck.
by Mirinov's Nose on May 15, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Rick Nash would be a Leaf if steve friggen Mason didnt have his damned one year wonder boy run last year and make everyone think Columbus was a soon to be contender
ugh
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by JaredFromLondon on May 16, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
The Bruins were interested in Nash, I wish they got him.
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by bestbostonsports on May 16, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I think if Rick Nash had gone UFA, EVERY team would have been interested in him.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 16, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
TAMPERING!!!!!!1
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 16, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
we should have tampered more
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by JaredFromLondon on May 16, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
would breaking Mason’s legs have counted?
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 16, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Retired : Clark, Sakic, Neely, Gilmour, Roberts
Current : Kulemin, Webber, Ovechkin, Toews, Doughty.
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Kulemin has come up a few times here. He’s working his way onto my list too. You can’t help but love him for his hard work, his defensive prowess, his physicality and the knack for scoring he’s shown. If he continues to develop he’s going to end up one hell of a two way player.
Nice picks all around.
by Mirinov's Nose on May 15, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
But man he’s got an ugly mug haha
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by nhlcheapshot on May 15, 2010 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s ok as long as that ugly mug keeps getting in the faces of the opposing defense. And yeah Mironov Kulie is showing some awesome signs of what’s to come.
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by Chuck Diesel on May 15, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Non-Leafs.
Weber
Toews
Ovie
Getzlaf
TJ Oshie
"My country is the world, my religion to do good" - Thomas Paine
hmmm
Yeah, I should have put Toews and Getzlaf in mine.
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I’m just going to put this out there: Lundqvist’s hair is ALWAYS. PERFECT. Even here, with his helmet off and his pants a little brown-er, the hair doesn’t care.
Non-Caps for me
Honorable mention: Joe Pavelski, Mike Richards, Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron, Tomas Vokoun (can he please play on a real team?), Ryan Suter, Jack Johnson, Drew Doughty
5. Corey Perry
4. Rick Nash
3. Ryan Callahan
2. Pavel Datsyuk
1. Zach Parise
Among all players, Nicklas Backstrom easily tops my list. Swedish warrior he is indeed.
Retired: Joe Sakic, Peter Bondra
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I admit I have a soft spot for Corey Perry as well. He has his douchebag moments but he’s a skilled player that I’d love to have on my team.
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I love his goal celebrations. I mean, his was the best in the Olympic final.
Also, I always trade for him in NHL 09 (didn’t buy 10) to play with Backstrom and Ovechkin, and that was before I learned of his d-bagness.
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by red army line on May 15, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Leafs:
Kulemin
Sundin
Gilmour
Clark
Felix
Non-Leafs:
Toews
J. Staal
Doughty
Weber
Getzlaf
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 15, 2010 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
Patrick Berglund
Brett Hull
Anze Kopitar(I have based every single Franchise mode team both EA and 2K around him for the last 2 years.)
Bobby Ryan..ish….(he kneed one of our players in the head a while back and it was in pretty douchetacular fashion. Im still on the fence whether I want him on my team because of it.)
Ryan Miller
CuJo (You punch Chevelday in the face you get a mancrush).
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.
Let me add to my list: Most every Bruin
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by bestbostonsports on May 16, 2010 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
when i tried to write a list about this i had like 50 players on it… but strong candidates for the top 5 are:
Selänne
S. Koivu
S. Fedorov
Numminen
Peltonen (hat trick in the only final we’ve ever won)
with special mention to Evander Cooke Killer Kane
also, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Nummelin, Masalskis etc….
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by JaredFromLondon on May 16, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Weber beat it out of him
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by Chris Burton on May 18, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Boumeester? Why not watch the IceCapades. At least there is something entertaining.
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by Wrap Around Curl on May 19, 2010 1:01 AM EDT reply actions
Since I’m a lady, I really have a “man-crush”, but what’s with all the Brenden Morrow love? I’m a Stars fan and I’m not crazy about him. He’s a good guy, but a frustrating player.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on May 24, 2010 5:47 PM EDT reply actions
We only see him for Canada when he plays a much more low-key role.
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