LA Times · Apr 19, 2017
Seasoned defenseman Kevin Bieska getting it done for Ducks
Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa, right, confers with teammates during Game 2 against Calgary on April 15. (Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images) It’s all in how you say his name.
When chanted by fans around the NHL — and some in Anaheim who have had cause to consider Kevin Bieksa too mistake-prone and slow to keep up in today’s NHL — it’s pronounced “Bee-EKK-saaa,” with each syllable drawn out and sung in a mocking tone.
To Sami Vatanen, he’s “Bee-ASK,” minus the final ‘’a.” Bieksa finds that amusing. “He claims he doesn’t speak English,” Bieksa said of his Finnish teammate.