kevinweekes1com Duffers Digest Weekes playing the name gameHome Golf Classic About KevinBiography Mentors & Heroes Charities Kevins AList The AthleteCareer Stats Shutouts Masks Tips & Advice Kevins Blog Fan ZoneGuest Book Q & A Cards Wallpaper Press Box MultimediaPhoto Gallery Game Highlights NHL TV Shop Contact Duffers Digest Weekes playing the name game NHLcom By Brian Duff Have you noticed any changes at the NHL Network this seasonYes we have a new studio setYes On the Fly begins at 8 pmYes I have less hair with each passing nightYes Dan Pollards highlights not the ones hes talking about appear to have a slightly different tinge to themAnd yes we have an analyst who is changing the culture of the game whenever he graces us with his presenceOften referred to as deep by his closest colleagues former NHL goalie (yet still not officially retired) Kevin Weekes is putting a new spin on what seemed like the inevitable bad hockey nicknamesYou know the ones Miller becomes Millsy Gomez becomes Gomer Turco is Turks Weve all been guilty of using and abusing those handles through the years but not Weekes Hell have no part of itCase in point our first night of the season the Eastern Conference Preview show featured Kevin (making his first regularseason appearance on our network) Hall of Fame defenseman Larry Murphy and yours truly As the analysts debated something offair that I cant quite remember Weekes turns and slaps me with the nickname GenevaLook at you just sitting there all neutral he laughed And from that point on it has become obvious he has or will have a fresh nickname for everyone on the ice and off Monday night were watching the Leafs and Rangers at MSG and all of a sudden Weekes bellows Orville!!!Sure enough Wade Orville Redden (bacher) had popped his first of the seasonNot wanting to give away all his early season gems (youll have to tune in for that!) I will submit to you two lists Its up to you to figure out which names are a matchSergeGilbert BruleBirthdayJosh HardingWestBob ErreyRandyDave BollandPerryDavid ClarksonElZach PariseHillsMarc SavardAlbertAdam PardyWarm and EasyTravis ZajacLakeBryce SalvadorErse Kin and FireDrew StaffordChristmasEvgeny ArtyukhinBoll and ChainSam GagnerR2D2Dan EllisStaff infectionRich PeverleyTonyaJohn ErskineCrmePatrick EavesTo this point Weekes has only delivered a fraction of them on air but thats the beauty of a long season By game No 1230 hell have amused the masses not only those who love the game but those who love a good laugh as wellBeyond his humor Weekes has brought terrific perspective from the position he knows well It was refreshing to hear his comments pertaining to a goalmouth collision a week ago involving the Devils and Lightning Weekes was very disappointed wi...