Recently traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, defenseman Nicklas Grossmann decided to correct a spelling error in his last name. Since his arrival in the NHL with the Dallas Stars, "Grossman" has long left the extra "n" out for reasons some folks with hard to spell surnames understand: a matter of simplicity. He had, however, signed his name with the correct spelling, and with the trade to the Flyers, he made the request to have the surname spelled with the extra "n" as prescribed by his parents back in Sweden, a notion that undoubtedly makes them happy. Grossmann's phoenetic change is not the first, as Semyon Varlamov originally came into the NHL as "Simeon" and Andrei Kostitsyn was originally Andrei "Kastitsyn." The only question that remains is what do you do if you have a Nicklas Grossmann jersey with the "Grossman" spelling?
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