Jaromir Jagr Is Bringing Back The Mullet
BOSTON (CBS) -- Glorious days lie ahead, hockey fans.
More specifically, they will lie on top of a head -- Jaromir Jagr's head, to be exact -- as the 43-year-old made the spectacular announcement on Monday that the mullet is coming back.
The future Hall of Famer burst into the league with Pittsburgh as an 18-year-old in 1990, and his signature look while playing alongside Mario Lemieux involved some curly, flowing black locks rolling free from under his Jofa helmet.
Now preparing for his 22nd season, that look is making a return to NHL arenas.
BREAKING FASHION NEWS: .@68Jagr says he's growing his hair, bringing back the mullet. 'I have to.' #FlaPanthers pic.twitter.com/hkMhbG7b40
— George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) October 5, 2015
("I have to" is just about the best thing Jagr could have said about growing out his mullet.)
It seems as though Roberto Luongo was successful in convincing his teammate to let it grow.
I will make it my mission this year, work 24h around the clock 2 get Jags to bring this puppy back! It's gonna happen pic.twitter.com/NcAiEzmtmU
— Strombone (@strombone1) September 16, 2015
If you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the Jagr mullet in Boston, the Panthers visit the Bruins on Saturday, Dec. 12, when at least a mini-mullet should be visible. By the time the Panthers visit on March 24, it could be full-blown Jagrmania.
This is, without a doubt, the best news out of the NHL in years.