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THN.com Blog: Calling for hockey's best noses

Tim Hunter was hired as an assistant in Toronto Tuesday. (Photo by Don Smith/Getty Images)

Adam Proteau
2008-07-23 12:10:30

As expected, the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Tim Hunter and Rob Zettler Tuesday to serve as new bench boss Ron Wilson’s assistant coaches. Both worked under Wilson in San Jose, so it was no surprise they’re joining together again.

Hunter’s name in the news brings to mind an email question I recently received. Take it away…er, Fredo “The Beak” Westilanni of Toronto:

Hey Buddy!

In your personal, expert opinion, who has the largest nose in the NHL? Cuz MAN! There are some honkin' beaks out there in the league. Kaberle? Steen? Forsberg? (Jeff) Carter?

Give it some thought and let us know. Perhaps some sort of Top 5 list.

While I’d like to think I understand a couple things about hockey, I’m not nearly as much of a proboscis aficionado as Fredo might have hoped.

That’s why I turn to you for help answering his inquiry. Email your votes for most sizeable schnozz (among current NHLers) to aproteau@thehockeynews.com, and the results will be tabulated for an upcoming blog.

• Looking forward to seeing Mike Milbury’s new role now that he’s moved to the CBC and Hockey Night In Canada.

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Say what you will about Milbury’s worth as a GM – and goodness knows, I’ve written some highly unflattering stuff in that regard – but you can’t say the guy hasn’t performed excellently as a commentator and analyst since leaving the New York Islanders organization a year ago.

Milbury’s opinions always are strong and passionately put across, which is more than you can say for some of the bland, safe, vacuum-sealed, clichéd blatherings that pass for debate in the hockey community these days.

Adam Proteau is The Hockey News' online columnist and a regular contributor to THN.com. His blog appears Mondays and Wednesdays, his Ask Adam feature appears Tuesdays and Fridays, and his column, Screen Shots, appears Thursdays.

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Wild Bill Hickock Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:32)

Rod Brind'Amour has the nasal equivalent of cauliflower ear. His nose looks like it's been broken about 75 times. I bet he has cornflake size boogers!

MTZ Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:30)

Milbury is a joke, both as a commentator and a GM. While watching the Wings blow away the bewildered Penguins, I had to hit the "mute" button every time one of the Moron Triplets (Brian Engblom, Ed Olczyk, or Milbury) were allowed to speak. Their unabashed hatred for the Wings, and undeserved praises heaped on the Penguins, was completely unprofessional. We all knew that the NHL wanted Sidney Crosby (not necessarily the Penguins) to win the Cup, so they could prance him around as a PR whore. But Milbury was so delusional that even Mark Messier finally had to basically tell him on-air that he was full of it. Milbury is a hack at everything he does, and CBC should expect nothing less. Can we give a microphone to Al Strachan, so he can rip on Milbury during the broadcast? That might make up for losing the theme song....

Jim Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:25)

heres an example of pierre mcguire's commentating genius.....the puck is sent down the ice and the whistle is blown for icing, pierre then practically yells "thats icing!"....thanks pierre. im so glad your down there to tell us interesting tidbits like that

Phil Weber Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:25)

Stephan Lebeau, Tim Hunter, Ron Greschner, Ulf Nillson, Mike Ricci and Ron Brindamor share the 5th spot.......Honorable mention to Adam Foote

morrowislegend Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:25)

when talking noses, it's got to be stephane robidas in dallas - no question!

J P Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:25)

Sure, Milbury's not a bad analyst, but there's a reason GM's are few and far between in the boradcasting world: the good ones are all working. Anytime I hear Milbury criticize a signing, a trade or any type of hockey transaction I just keep on waiting on the other analysts to call him on his own staggering ineptness. In general hockey talk he's fine, but he sould be forbidden to speak of any GM-related topics... which doesn't leave much room does it?

nick herald Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:21)

COLBY ARMSTRONG

Alicia Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:21)

Colby Armstrong! that's who I kept thinking of but I couldn't remember who it was. Thanks for finally naming him.

TWM Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:20)

Got em all on the all-time ugly team: http://www.theweeklymeat.com/the_weekly_meat/2008/01/the-all-time-ho.html

jono Posted
(2009-04-30 06:39:19)

ian laperriere man why did'nt he get his nose broken back inplace,reminds me of my uncle has the same broken nose and dosent want it broken back inplace and brind'amour and smyth got some pretty big snouts

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