Frederik Dichow has taken on the nickname ‘The Gnome.’ It is easy to understand why if you speak either of the Scandinavian languages, his middle name is Nissen which literary translates to ‘The Gnome. The fact that Frederik is 6’5’’ makes it more fun, and it becomes British in the similar style as ‘Little John’ in Robin Hood, a total opposite.
He wants to turn it into his own moniker, with gnomes on his helmet, much in the same fashion as Henrik Lundqvist’s Statue of Liberty, or Frederik Andersen’s LEGO helmets. With recent reports of NHL players not going to the Olympics, Denmark’s goalie might well have a couple of Gnomes on a red-and-white helmet in a few weeks’ time.
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