Wednesday, March 7, 2012

NHL player has name misspelled for years

If there's one thing that irks most people to no end, it's having their name mispronounced or misspelled again and again.

So Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nicklas Grossman has been an awfully good sport since he entered the league. That is, because his last name is actually spelled Grossmann.

The 27-year old Swede has been in the NHL since 2006, and has had his name spelled with one 'N' ever since.

CSN Philadelphia's Tim Panaccio uncovered this gem yesterday in a post on his Flyers Talk blog.

"When I started off, they put it on the wrong way [in Dallas] and I just kept that way. When I was younger coming up, I didn't want to say anything. I was just happy to have a jersey with my name on it."

Check out the video below, where Grossman fesses up. Good news, though, as the Flyers are giving him a second 'N' going forward. And any trading cards spelled with one 'N' are officially a collectors item!


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