NHL teams as dog breeds: The complete list of hockey dogs

Western Conference – Pacific Division

Anaheim Ducks – Jillian picked the Cane Corso for Anaheim, which literally translates from Latin as “bodyguard dog,” since goalie John Gibson is a commanding presence watching the crease.

Given the bodyguard etymology, we were thinking more of the Bash Brothers – Fulton Reed, Dean Portman and Ken Wu – from the Mighty Ducks trilogy.

Calgary Flames – Calgary gets a Dalmatian, because they’re firehouse dogs and this works too perfectly to be anything else.

We can’t argue that logic at all, though since Calgary is a cattle town, maybe a Border Collie would be more helpful. MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) regularly wore a Flames baseball cap, so we’ve always sort of liked them.

Edmonton Oilers – Edmonton is a Greyhound, because Connor McDavid, like Louis Mendoza in D2: The Mighty Ducks, is a speedy skater.

This could be a long season for Edmonton fans. And Greyhounds would definitely spend a lot of time on Injured Reserve.

Los Angeles Kings – LA gets the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, because they literally have “king” in their name.

This works, though we doubt the Cav would be that great at hockey, and Gustl Kopitar probably isn’t a huge fan of this pick.

San Jose Sharks – San Jose gets the Miniature Schnauzer, mostly because of defenseman Erik Karlsson’s hair.

Finn disagrees, though we don’t see much wrong here.

Seattle Nothings – They don’t technically exist yet, but they get the Pumi, an obscure Hungarian breed that is eager and ready to work.

Seattle doesn’t have a team nickname yet, so like the kids from Elma in The Big Green, we’re going to call the team the Nothings until they think of a better name for themselves. (Kraken is not a good name.)

For that reason, we’re giving them Germs the Invisible Dog from the children’s musical Down by the Creek Bank.

Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver is a Mastiff because of defenseman Tyler Myers who is 6 feet 8 inches tall.

This works.

Vegas Golden Knights – VGK-land is represented by the French Bulldog, since they’re adaptable, playful and smart. What else can you say about a team that makes the Stanley Cup Final as an expansion team?

Since Labradoodles aren’t an actual breed, this obviously should be the Jack Russell Terrier, because of Bark and Deke.

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