OpinionNHL hairstyles, mullets, beards and moustaches: a primer for the upcoming hockey season
A look at the NHL’s grizzly best as the new season gets underway
With that in mind, here’s a primer on who you need to watch this winter on the ice when it comes to all things hairy, shaggy and mane related.
San Jose Sharks
The California-based squad have reached a new level when it comes to amazingly unique hairstyles and beards. Not only do they boast burly mountain men Brent Burns and Joe Thorton, who both look like the Sasquatch’s long lost brother or a Duck Dynasty cast member, but now they’ve added Erik Karlsson. The dashing Swede has long been known for his quirky fashion and facial hair styles, a cross between a gunslinging cowboy and a metal band guitarist. With the trifecta now all suiting up for the Sharks, this team has whisker credentials to spare.
Connor McDavid
Last season’s leading scorer is only 21, but he surprised everyone by showing up to training camp for this year with some serious flow and a ginger tinged beard. The wonderkid has been known for his youthful, pimply looks, but he appears ready to throw out the clippers and let his locks fly free with the wind tunnel he creates by skating.
Here’s to him channelling some Edmonton Oilers’ legends like Wayne Gretzky, who sported an amazing mullet on top of being the greatest player to ever play the game.
Patrik Laine
The Winnipeg Jets sniper went deep into the play-offs last year with his team, and grew an absolutely one of a kind dirty-man blonde beard to boot. Then he proceeded to shave it all off after the play-offs into a slick moustache. There appears to be no end in sight to the Finnish superstar’s hair game, who’s borderline albino appearance makes him half-Scandinavian viking and half-Macaulay Culkin’s bigger, older, tougher and nastier brother. Oh yeah, and he is missing pretty much all of his front teeth too.