Arber Xhekaj (Albanian: Arbër Xhekaj, [1] pronounced / dʒækaɪ /, jak-EYE, [2] born January 30, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with Montreal in October 2021.

2023年8月25日 · In the vast landscape of the NHL, player nicknames often take on a life of their own. But among the myriad of monikers, one stands out as particularly witty and fitting – "WiFi," the nickname...

2022年12月22日 · Among his accomplishments, Xhekaj has become the first-ever NHL player whose last name starts with the letter X. The particularly confusing name has also earned him an amusing nickname: WiFi. That's because, the rookie explained, it looks like a random set of characters typically used as passwords for WiFi networks.

2022年10月23日 · Teammates, in fact, have given Xhekaj the incredible nickname "Wi-Fi." Since Xhekaj's last name looks more like a bunch of random letters thrown together that an internet provider would give out...

2022年10月22日 · The man they call "Wifi" for his unique name puts home his first career NHL goal to draw the Montreal Canadiens within 1

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj is a man of many nicknames. When the physical blueliner made his debut with the Canadiens last season, some fans would playfully refer to the 6-foot-4 player as “Big X”. Known to drop the gloves, the undrafted Ontario native has also been called the “Hamilton Hammer” on multiple occasions.

2022年10月18日 · Xhekaj said his nickname is now “wifi” because of the seemingly random letters that are thrown together to create his name. You know how the cable company gives you a wifi password that is exceedingly long and just a bunch of random letters and maybe some numbers thrown in there? That’s clever.

2022年12月7日 · He's been involved in multiple fights on the ice, and his story to get to the NHL is something else. As Whitney said on today's podcast, Xhekaj was working at Costco last year, was playing junior hockey, invited to Canadiens camp, and made the professional team.

2022年10月21日 · When Montreal Canadiens fans first heard of Arber Xhekaj, many wondered who he was, and how to pronounce his name (Jak-igh). But over the past few weeks, the player that teammates have nicknamed Wi-Fi due to the odd assortment of letters in his name has become known around the league.

2025年1月20日 · Arber Xhekaj just got the better of Matt Rempe. The Montreal Canadiens defenseman dropped the gloves with the New York Rangers enforcer on Sunday evening at Bell Center. The spirited tilt concluded with Wi-FI taking down Rempe and …