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.

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...

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

2022年10月19日 · Montreal Canadiens prospect Arber Xhekaj has a new nickname. As reported by Eric Engels of Sportsnet, the man who was nicknamed "X" at the junior level, now has the nickname "WIFI". Why? « Because usually wifi passwords look like my last name!" - Arber Xhekaj. So funny! Do you believe Arber Xhekaj is the real deal?

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18日 · Asked if he has a nickname, Xhekaj said some of his teammates call him "Wifi", and it seems his unusual last name is the reason why. "You know how a Wifi password usually looks something like my last name?" Xhekaj said to reporters.

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.