Team and Venue Nicknames

[Happy Hippo]

If you know any team nicknames or venue nicknames of professional or college teams (any sports), please post them. Try not to replicate ones that are already posted.

Appreciate it - thanks


Examples (if you use this format it will be a lot easier for me to record):

Cincinnati Reds ? team nickname: Red Legs

The Ohio State University ? venue nickname: The Horseshoe, The Shoe

 

[Penguinfan]

Pittsburgh Pirates-- The Bucs, Buccos
Montreal Canadians-- The Habs
Notre Dame Fighting Irish--Golden Domers
Baltimore Ravens--Murderers (allegedly)
Chicago Blackhaws Venue nickname-- Madhouse on Madison
The Pittsburgh Penguins--The Pens used to play at Mellon Arena nicknamed The Igloo
Philadelphia Flyers--Cocksuckers (confirmed)

 

[DuckDogs]

Green Bay Packers - venue nickname : The Frozen Tundra

 

[ppabart]

UNC basketball - The Dean E Smith Center, aka The Dean Dome

 

[zoomer]

NY Yankees-Yankee Stadium-The house that Ruth built

NY Mets-Citi Field- Home of Ladies softball

 

[ChrryBlstr]

Montreal Canadiens - les habitants
Miami Dolphins - the fins, the fish

 

[smurphy]

Boise State venue - Smurf Turf!!! :00hour

 

[Sportsaholic]

Minnesota Vikings......So close yet so far....

 

[Hashish]

University of Kansas Basketball --- Venue Nickname: The Phog

They also play on James Naismith Court if that helps.

 

[JOSHNAUDI]

Texas Tech Football Stadium

Jones At&t Stadium = The Jones


University of Texas Baseball Stadium

Disch-Falk Field = The Disch

 

[IE]

The Yomiuri Giants play baseball in the Big Egg.

 

[Hashish]

ISU Cyclones Football --- Venue Nickname: The Jack

 

[IE]

Lakefront Stadium in Cleveland - The Mistake by the Lake

 

[lostinamerica]

Iowa Hawkeyes a/k/a Chokeyes.

GL

 

[kono22]

Washington Caps and Wizards - Verizon Center - "The Phone Booth"

 

[Hashish]

Iowa Hawkeyes a/k/a Chokeyes.

GL

When have they played in a game big enough to choke in?

 

[bjfinste]

Manchester United plays at Old Trafford, nicknamed "Theatre of Dreams"

 

[homedog]

Dallas Cowboys - Romo the Homo

 

[fatdaddycool]

Anaheim Ducks the Honda Center-The Pond

San Jose Sharks-the Shark Tank

Blackhawks United Center-the Madhouse on Madison

Florida Gators play in the Swamp

 

[smurphy]

Hippodrome - Greek venue for horse and chariot racing.