" Alex's friends (" droogs " in the novel's Anglo-Russian slang, Nadsat ) are: Dim, a slow-witted bruiser who is the gang's muscle ; Georgie, an ambitious second-in-command ; and Pete, who mostly plays along as the droogs indulge their taste for ultra-violence.

There is also a neighborhood bully who is a real bruiser and is about twice Domino Man's size, and when he appears, he will head for the closest domino.

Fearing for Ava's safety, he goes to Kadie's and recruits help from Marv, the neighborhood bruiser.

* Former NHL bruiser Hilliard Graves ( California Golden Seals ) hails from Dartmouth.

Scarab's second in command is Glove, a snide bruiser who wears a blaster glove and longs to assume Scarab's leadership position, yet lacking similar genius.

She is not a great big bruiser.

Ben " Smasher " Jackson is a large and slow bruiser capable of lifting and throwing the engines of cars at enemies.

He knew who was riding after him -- the men he had known all his life, the men who had worked for him, sworn their loyalty to him.

Two of the new hands, a Mexican named Jose Amado and a kid known only as Laredo, were picked for the first trick of riding night herd.

I have just asked these questions in the Pentagon, in the White House, in offices of key scientists across the country and aboard the submarines that prowl for months underwater, with neat rows of green launch tubes which contain Polaris missiles and which are affectionately known as `` Sherwood Forest ''.

I had known him for some years, when I was a delegate and before, and this manner had never been his ''.

On one visit he stopped at the office of the American, where he was known surreptitiously as `` the Great White Chief '', and for the first time met his managing editor, fat Moses Koenigsberg.

It need hardly be remarked that Thompson was not generally known for his scrupulosity about keeping his social engagements, which makes his irritation in this letter all the more significant.

Taking into account Thompson's capacity for self-dramatization and the possibility of a wish to identify his own life with the misfortunes of other poets who had known unhappy loves, there can be no doubt about his genuine emotion for Katie King.

What is not so well known, however, and what is quite important for understanding the issues of this early quarrel, is the kind of attack on literature that Sidney was answering.

The CTCA program of activities was profuse: William Farnum and Mary Pickford on the screen, Elsie Janis and Harry Lauder on the stage, books provided by the American Library Association, full equipment for games and sports -- except that no `` bones '' were furnished for the all-time favorite pastime played on any floor and known as `` African golf ''.

Sturley's allusion probably explains why Greville took out the patent in the names of Best and Wells, for Sir Anthony Ashley described Best as `` a scrivener within Temple Bar, that deals in many matters for my L. Essex '' through Sir Gelly Merrick, especially in `` causes that he would not be known of ''.

In light of the scholarly reappraisals engendered by the higher criticism this is a most remarkable statement, particularly coming from one who was well known for his antifundamentalist views.

The Dominican people have known no democratic institutions and precious little freedom for a generation, and all alternative leadership has been suppressed.

And there, on the way, had been the box turtle, that slow, self-contained, world-ignoring relic of pre-history, bent, for reasons best known to itself, on crossing the road.

Since little is known about autism, and almost nothing has been written for the layman, we'd like to share one experienced mother's comments.

But as the more concrete plans for the work of the Council gradually became known, there was a rather sharp and abrupt disappointment on all sides.

And thus torn between his desire to be known as the composer of a successful opera and the necessity of remaining true to his proclaimed desire for anonymity, Rousseau suffered through several painful weeks.

Both of them had known the feeling of the small life in her waiting, ready, for the two of them to run up her sails.

It is known that at least five towns ( Barrington, Bristol, Narragansett, Newport and Westerly ) place some value on some boats for tax purposes.

Control would be limited to those rodents for which economical means of control are known.

The Chenoweth brothers were experienced bridge builders, and against the competition of other, and better known, bridge designers and builders they had constructed nine of the covered, wooden bridges on the Parkersburg and Staunton Turnpike a dozen years before, as well as many other bridges for several counties.

The group known as the American Association for Health,, Physical Education, and Recreation ( a division of the National Education Association ) initiated a conference which brought together representatives of the National Rifle Association, SAAMI and the American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers.

After it has reached terminal velocity, the time for the tape to travel a known distance is recorded.

The Red Wings, like all NHL teams, updated their jerseys ( traditionally known in hockey as " sweaters ") to the new Rbk Edge standard for the 2007 – 08 NHL season.

* On August 9, 1988, in what became the biggest trade in NHL history ( also known as " The Trade Of The Century "), Wayne Gretzky was traded along with teammates Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski from Edmonton to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Martin Gelinas, Jimmy Carson, three first round draft picks, and $ 15 million cash ( approximately $ 18 million CAD in 1988 ).

In North America the town is known for its excellent hockey players, a number of whom play with the NHL.

The Islanders are one of three NHL franchises in the New York City metropolitan area along with the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers, the latter of whom the Islanders maintain a rivalry with, known as the Battle of New York.

Meanwhile, a group in Ontario, also known as the " Wednesday Nighters ", filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court, claiming that the Cup trustees had overstepped their bounds in signing the 1947 agreement with the NHL, and therefore must award the trophy regardless of the lockout.

The following month, top scorer Ryan Smyth was traded to the Los Angeles Kings and Joe Sakic, the only team captain the Avs have ever known, retired after 20 seasons in the NHL.

Although his debut with Winnipeg was held up in litigation by the NHL, Hull instantly became the WHA's greatest star, and with Swedish linemates Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson formed one of the most formidable forward lines of the 1970s ( known as " The Hot Line "), leading the Jets to two AVCO Cups during his time with the club.

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the " oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey ", is awarded annually to the " player adjudged most valuable to his team " in the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

Originally known as the " Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup ", it becomes known as the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

In response, instead of returning the players to Livingstone, or even paying Livingstone, the Arena Company returned their temporary franchise to the NHL and immediately formed a new club, the Toronto Arena Hockey Club, popularly known as the Toronto Arenas, with auditor Hubert Vearncombe as president.

Following Suter's return from suspension, NHL senior vice president Brian Burke was supposed by Ducks head coach Pierre Page to have said that he would have given Suter a longer ban if the extent of Kariya's injuries were immediately known.

The Maurice " Rocket " Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy, is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selänne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to the league's First All-Star Team on two occasions.

The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association.

The day after this game the NHL announced that it had revised its unsportsmanlike conduct rule, now known as The Sean Avery Rule, effectively outlawing such antics.

Jason Paul Allison ( born May 29, 1975 ) is a former professional ice hockey centre who is most notably known for his time with the Boston Bruins of the NHL, for whom he briefly served as team captain.

Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play.

Despite his NHL career, he is best known in Denver for being part of the Denver Grizzlies ' 1994-95 Turner Cup championship in the team's only season in Denver ( though they would later move to Salt Lake City and become the Utah Grizzlies, the team's success is widely credited for attracting the Quebec Nordiques to Denver that following offseason, where they would become the Colorado Avalanche ).

He is best known for his heavy slapshot, once setting a previous unofficial NHL record for the hardest recorded shot at the Oilers ' 2009 Skills Competition.

He is known for his stick-handling and is considered one of the best two-way forwards in the game today, having won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in the 2007 – 08, 2008 – 09, and 2009 – 10 NHL seasons.

In 15 NHL seasons, Näslund was thrice First Team All-Star, chosen in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and a Lester B. Pearson Award recipient ( now known as the Ted Lindsay award ), winning in 2003.

Then the dome was known as the Trans World Dome, after Trans World Airlines, until 2001, when TWA was acquired by American Airlines ( American already has its name on two NBA / NHL venues in Dallas and Miami ).

It was the first competition between the Soviet national team and a Canadian team represented by professional players of the National Hockey League ( NHL ), known as Team Canada.