Montreal Canadiens young defenseman Arber Xhekaj is on track to break an organization record with his numerous checks, but he could also break a much smaller record.
Xhekaj could become the player with the most nicknames in Habs history.
After "X", "The Sheriff", "Wi-Fi", "Alphabet Boy" or even "The Monster", according to some, Arber has just been given another nickname by his head coach Martin St-Louis.
Martin St. Louis, on Arber Xhekaj: "Jacko is a hockey player. There's a huge difference between a kid playing hockey, and a real hockey player. Jacko is a hockey player."
- Reported by Priyanta Emrith
So, with this nice statement, Martin St-Louis has effectively given Xhekaj a new nickname!
He then mentioned that this is indeed what he calls him :