In the past couple of years, I began to notice Doc Emerick, the hockey play-by-play guy for NBC Sports, often said the first and last names of a couple of players, both of whom are named Brooks. A couple of weekends ago, he explained it...and I did a classic, "Oh dur!" facepalm.
Brooks Laich currently plays for the Washington Capitols, alongside Alexander Ovechkin. If you're not listening too closely, his name sounds like a brand of CDB (Cheap Domestic Beer).
Brooks Orpik currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, alongside the oft-injured Sidney Crosby.
Brooks Macek plays Right Wing for the Calgary Hitmen, which is part of the Western Hockey League (same league as the Winterhawks). Thanks to his overtime goal on Sunday, he and his team need to play Game 7 in their playoff series vs. the Edmonton Oil Kings to determine which team goes up against the Portland Winterhawks this Friday night for the last round of playoffs before the Memorial Cup finals.
Okay, back to the point. Why are all these kids named "Brooks"? Simple answer: their parents didn't want to name them Herbert for Herb Brooks, coach of the legendary 1980 "miracle on ice" US Olympics Hockey Team.
"You can't be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon." - Herb Brooks
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