Why did they choose the name Comeback Kid?

Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names? Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it. We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene. Every Wednesday we’ll be pulling the curtain back on a different band and this week it’s Canadian hardcore act Comeback Kid.

Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. Lemieux led Pittsburgh to two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. Then in 1993 he made the announcement that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  Lemieux later came back to hockey and finally retired for the second time in 2006. Thus earning the nickname Comeback Kid. He broke countless records becoming the only player to score over 30 power-play goals in two different seasons and only one of two players to score over 10 short-handed goals in two different seasons. The other, Wayne Gretzky.