TRAVERSE CITY — Nicknames in hockey tend to revolve around a player's proper name, but every now and then, a unique one comes along.
Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin (called "Larks" by teammates) laughed Thursday after the first day of training camp when asked if he knew why new head coach Derek Lalonde goes by "Newsy," admitting to an awkward interaction.
"The first conversation, he called me and said, ‘this is Newsy’ and I was like, who?," Larkin said. "It’s something that stuck a long time ago and it’s his name now.