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(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest blogger? Hit us on email. Enjoy!)

Today’s Special Guest: Dave Dameshek, host of NFL.com’s “The Dave Dameshek Football Program” and a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. From his previous broadcasting stops on ESPN Radio, the Adam Carolla Radio Show and the ‘Daves of Thunder’ podcast, to his written work on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, ‘The Man Show’ and NFL.com, Dave always agrees with what he’s got to say.

1. The Player You Most Love To Hate

Where to begin?

The well of hate in my heart runs deep. Mark Messier is the dirtiest legend in sports history since Ty Cobb laced up his sharpened spikes. DC’s Twin Towers of Filth, Dale Hunter and Dino Ciccarelli, were more vile — and were together longer — than Jon & Kate.

But let’s go with Claude Lemieux, a dirty creep who should’ve been required to wear ‘Claude L’ on his nameplate so as not to tarnish what ‘Lemieux’ means (in French, “the best”; and in NHL history, also “the best”).

Or maybe it’s the Flyers. All of them. Especially you, Jagr. And Berube. And Hartnell. And Carcillo. And Hextall. And Poulin. I’ll stop there. But I could go on. And on. And on.

2. Other Than Your Own, The Team You Can’t Help Rooting For

Somewhere at the bottom of a box in the basement, I have a Dale Hawerchuk road blue #10 Jets sweater that I got in the early ’80s. Guess it’s time to dig it out, if only for opening night in Winnipeg.

3. Favorite Fight or Brawl of All-Time

Oct. 17, 1984: Mario Lemieux’s home debut (six days after scoring a goal in Boston on the first shift in the first game of his career). After assisting on a goal in the game’s first minute with a gift-wrapped pass that even Doug Shedden couldn’t miss, #66 came to blows with the overmatched Gary Lupul. How bad was the beating Lupul took?* His goalie, John Garrett, had to jump in and save him. Ironic, considering that for the better part of the next two decades, no skater could save his goalie from Lemieux.

4. The Hideous-Looking Hockey Jersey You Secretly Love The Most

I hate the Flyers and Islanders*as much as I hate any team in any sport, but I love the ’70s-style getups they’re currently wearing. Which makes me hate myself.

(Also receiving vote: the Devils’ red-and-green; the Whalers’ kelly green; the Kings’ home gold)

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By Greg Wyshynski - Yahoo Sports