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- When it comes to hair, no one does it like Minnesota high school hockey players.
- The boys absolutely brought it for this year’s state tournament and the haircuts are WILD.
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The Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament is one of the rowdiest events in sports. After a year without fans, a packed house of 20,000 are jammed into the Xcel Center in St. Paul.
Minnesota is the hockey mecca of the United States and “The Tournament” is a huge deal and everybody comes out to support their local high school— we’re talking brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors… all the way down to Barbara, the bagger at the grocery store. Men’s or women’s, it doesn’t matter.
If your team is playing, you’re there.
In addition to the energetic atmosphere and high-level hockey, The Tournament is a showcase for some of the best (loose definition) haircuts in the game. Players go all-out with mullets, dye jobs, racing stripes, afros, and free-hanging lettuce out of the back of their buckets.
Last year’s All-Hair Team was incredible, but the boys have really stepped it up in 2022. From bowl cut mullets, to half-shaved heads, to full-team dye jobs, the lettuce is luscious and the flow is rocking.
Here are some of the highlights:
Maple Grove’s entire team brought their best this week.
Maple Grove's entire team is pretty good besides that masterful mullet #thetourney22 pic.twitter.com/1jqETn2Ihw
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2022
However, of the Maple Grove roster, Chayton Fischer is the leader in the clubhouse for best hair of the entire tournament and there is a very slim chance that anyone will dethrone him from the top spot. His shaved head mullet is INSANE.
that skullet tho 💀 #thetourney pic.twitter.com/ai4efjEVLX
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 10, 2022
Minneapolis’ entire team dyed their hair. Also, notice that they all have flow to begin with.
Holy Hair-dye Hercules!!!
Love seeing the boys from Minneapolis break the bleach out.#TheTourney22 pic.twitter.com/HfwLxLAQvU— Max Veech (@venividiveech) March 10, 2022
Henry Davis in particular lives for the camera.
This lad is smoooooth pic.twitter.com/eMLlmzrtfE
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2022
And then we’ve got Mahtomedi coming in with the full beards.
I don't know how Mahtomedi is going to do in the boys' Minnesota High School hockey tournament, but I do know that they lead the league in full beards. #TheTourney22 pic.twitter.com/1C28SqJ4cT
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) March 9, 2022
The beard is even more glorious in motion.
i see you, teen wolf #thetourney #thetourney22 pic.twitter.com/bmj4VVMEVD
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 9, 2022
He later scored a goal and hit a fantastic celly.
UPDATE pic.twitter.com/1H88fU1Nd4
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 9, 2022
From top to bottom, Mankato East-Loyola has it going on.
Mankato East-Loyola might have the best hair/mustache lineup of all time pic.twitter.com/fLTuR0Aok8
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 9, 2022
Take note of the bowl-cut mullet in particular.
do we call it a bowlet or a bullet? #thetourney #thetourney22 pic.twitter.com/YP0OmSnpMO
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 10, 2022
Prague’s goalies are set to make their case for First-Team All-Hair.
the mullet game of new prague’s goalie tandem is stronger than their ability to keep hermantown out of their net. pic.twitter.com/ttxR2Jrc11
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 10, 2022
Edina, which usually brings some of the best hair to the Tourney, was solid once again.
Here's Edina's full hair run, I may add some full team intros from yesterday if anyone cares pic.twitter.com/idhdgoqZrJ
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2022
And Prior Lake brought the hair to match some of the best jerseys in all of hockey.
Giving you the full Prior Lake intros, not just for the hair, but the Packers throwback style jersey that has players screened on it pic.twitter.com/ouMjriWqbR
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2022
As for introductions, a few favorites stand out.
We’ll start with Warroad, who had a player with great hair trip, but recover gracefully.
wheels questionable. flow as good as ever. #thetourney pic.twitter.com/bxpzoHsEb8
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 9, 2022
And then there’s this guy, who went full psychopath and shouted out his mother. You love to see it.
We’ve got a full Tanev on the second day of the MN State Hockey Tourney!
CC: @Buccigross @spittinchiclets #TheTourney22 pic.twitter.com/YNqjnx7ssy
— Max Veech (@venividiveech) March 10, 2022
The seductive mustache lick is a classic.
it’s the tongue roll for me #thetourney #thetourney22 pic.twitter.com/m1WYgBtfZP
— meg gehron (@megatronosaurus) March 10, 2022
And everybody loves a good “The Rock” eyebrow.
lmao pic.twitter.com/VxqsYu7ql0
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2022
The 2022 Tourney’s All-Hair Team will be released when all of the games have been played, but there are going to be a lot to choose from. It’s a stacked field this year.