#tbt: Hockey's back! Celebrate with these players with missing teeth

At long last, the 2014-15 NHL season kicked off yesterday with the Canadiens, Canucks, Sharks, and Bruins ending up the big winners of the night. To celebrate

At long last, the 2014-15 NHL season kicked off yesterday with the Canadiens, Canucks, Sharks, and Bruins ending up the big winners of the night. To celebrate the return of one of the most beautiful sports in the world, let's take a look at some faces only a mother could love (unless that mother gets queasy at the sight of blood).

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Hockey's All-Time Best Toothless Smiles

Bobby Clarke (1973)

John D. Hanlon

Brent Burns (2016)

Kohjiro Kinno

Teemu Selanne (2006)

Joey Terrill

Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita (1963)

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Gordie Howe (1979)

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Mark Messier (1991)

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Theo Fleury (1996)

Jim Wells/AP

Alex Ovechkin (2010)

Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images

Ken Daneyko (2003)

Lou Capozzola

Mike Ricci (1996)

David Zalubowski/AP

Chris Neil (2009)

Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images

Daniel Carcillo (2011)

Jerome Davis/Icon SMI

Keith Tkachuk (2010)

Tim Vizer/Icon SMI

Colin White (2005)

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Duncan Keith (2010)

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Craig Berube (1998)

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Sean Couturier (2013)

Bill Streicher/Icon SMI

Patrick Wellar (2011)

Toni L. Sandys/Washington Post via Getty Images

Chris Conner (2008)

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Don Ashby (1975)

Keith Beaty/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Cody McLeod (2009)

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Zack Stortini (2009)

Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

Paul Stastny (2012)

Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images

Shean Donovan (2004)

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Dave Scatchard (2006)

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John Erskine (2014)

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Claude Giroux (2011)

Simon Bruty

Dany Heatley (2006)

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Jay Rosehill (2013)

Bill Streicher/Icon SMI

Alex Burrows (2006)

Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images

Ryan O'Reilly (2014)

Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Bryan Bickell (2009)

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Matt Cooke (2009)

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Doug Risebrough (1983)

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Jon Sim (2008)

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John Tavares (2009)

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images

And if you liked those players, then you'll love the NHL's Faces of Battle and Great NHL Hairstyles.

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