When I was young coming up, I didn't want to say anything. That's the way they put it on the shirt, and I just was going with it.
Making your NHL goalie debut is stressful enough without your name being misspelled, especially with family and friends watching. It creates memorable, if not embarrassing, souvenirs.
Being such an iconic player, you'd think Wayne Gretzky would be immune to having his name misspelled, but he experienced this unfortunate mistake in the 1997-98 season.
Nameplate misspellings in the NHL are surprisingly common, with even prominent players like Nicklas Grossmann and Wayne Gretzky falling victim to this curious phenomenon.
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