The NHL’s Shocking Smile Secret: Why Star Players Choose Missing Teeth Over Fixes
In 2024-25, during the Boston Bruins’ rookie tournament in Buffalo, Duran stretched out his stick and had a puck ride all the way up it and into his mouth. He needed stitches on site and a root canal upon returning to Boston.
“Teeth kind of suck,” says the Anaheim Ducks’ Troy Terry, whose bottom row juts in multiple directions following a handful of wayward high sticks. “Nerve endings. Eating. That type of thing.”
If there is any consolation to eating a puck, it’s that the aesthetic outcome comes with bragging rights. Players like Brent Burns and Miles Wood look like stereotypical hockey players because of how many teeth they are currently without.



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