Hollywood's Coolest Hockey Fans (Photos)
Famous NHL fans from both the east and west coast heat up the rivalry between the L.A. Kings and the New York Rangers.
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Alyssa Milano
Charmed star Alyssa Milano revealed her Kings shrine as she dished on her devotion to Jimmy Kimmel before the 2014 NHL Finals. Among the rookie cards and bobble-head dolls, there was also money that is "offerings to the hockey Gods," she told the late night talk host.
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Chase Crawford
Born in Lubbock, Chace Crawford is a fan of the Texas Rangers baseball team, but it's the New York Rangers that his focus on this week as his favorite goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist.
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr. played an exuberant football player in Jerry Maguire, and he exudes just as much passion watching the L.A. Kings play as he waves his towel and bangs on the glass.
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Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper even color coordinates her hair to match the Rangers' jerseys! Lauper spends much of her spare time at games with her husband and son, who also plays. "I’m starting to understand what the towels are for. I was wondering why they were giving out bath mats at the game. It’s to wave. I knew I wasn’t going to be sweating," the singer told the New York Times.
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David Beckham
When he's not playing soccer or sitting courtside at a Lakers game, David Beckham loves to take his sons Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 11, and Cruz, 9, to Kings games. Beckham even got to hoist the Stanley Cup above his head when L.A. won in 2012, and scored the praise of star player Jonathan Quick, who said meeting him "was pretty cool because you appreciate somebody like that."
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Jim Carrey
Rooting for the Rangers is no laughing matter for comedian Jim Carrey, despite being spotted clowning around with fellow fan Spike Lee at Madison Square Garden earlier this year.
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Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel are rivals on the ice as well as on late night, as The Tonight Show host is such a rabid Rangers fan that he even had a bet with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals, in which he would have had to wear a Canadiens jersey during one monologue if New York had lost. Instead, the Canadiens had to change their Twitter avatar to Henrik Lundqvist and mascot Youppi walked around Montreal in a Rangers jersey with "Fallon" on the back.
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Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel, on the other hand, is a loyal L.A. Kings fan. "I’ve been a Kings fan since I moved to LA and was a local radio sports guy on KROQ in 1994," said the late night host, who has launched a bet between New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in which the loser has to sing their rival's city's theme song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Josh Duhamel
Former Las Vegas star Josh Duhamel was betting on the Kings winning the Stanley Cup again, even retweeting a photo of the trophy with the caption "Don't touch it."
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Justin Tuck and Liam Neeson
As the New York Giants defensive end, NFL star Justin Tuck has to been cheering for the Rangers since 2005. "It’s funny because I’ve been to a lot of Ranger games and until I banged on the [glass behind the] home bench, no one ever noticed me. Now I’m like the greatest Ranger fan ever," says Tuck, who has been repeatedly spotted sat next to fellow fan Liam Neeson.
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Margot Robbie
Wolf of Wall Street actress Margot Robbie recently revealed how she became such a passionate Rangers fan. "I always wanted to play ice hockey back in Australia, I’m not sure why, but we didn’t have any ice where I lived. It was very hot, a coastal town,'" she told Yahoo! Sports. "So I played field hockey, but then when I moved to America I was finally able to join a team once I wasn’t contracted to a show, but when I was contracted to a show I wasn’t able to play. But I was living in New York, so I was able to watch, and the Rangers were my default team."
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Michelle Trachtenberg
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg has often been spotted in a luxury suite wearing an intense expression as she supports the New York Rangers.
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Robert De Niro
New York native Robert De Niro is often spotted at Rangers games and even landed on the Jumbotron waving his playoff towel at a 2014 playoff game in Madison Sqaure Garden.
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Stephen Amell
Arrow star Stephen Amell had a secret weapon for the 2014 NHL Finals. "This year, it’s this hat. I’ve been wearing this hat all the time and I’ve been going for long runs in it. I’ve gone for long runs in two different countries and three different states so far and it’s working well," he told Access Hollywood.
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Susan Sarandon
Sports savvy Bull Durham star Susan Sarandon used to go to Rangers games with fellow fan Tim Robbins, and during the 2014 playoffs she was spotted sitting next to Jim Carey and Spike Lee.
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Tom Cruise
Leather-clad Tom Cruise looks ready for action when attends L.A. Kings games, and from his focused expression -- he could grab a stick and jump out onto the ice at any moment.
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Tom Hanks
Known as one of the nicest people in Hollywood, Oscar winner and hockey fan Tom Hanks politely signaled for a goal to be reviewed during a Kings vs. Calgary Flames game in December 2013. While the review was granted, the goal was upheld.
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Whoopi Goldberg
Determined not to choose between New York and New Jersey, Whoopi Goldberg is a Devils and a Rangers fan. "The players are like modern-day gladiators," she told NHL.com when revealing her obsession with the sport. "They are dressed in full gear, plus they have to backward, forward, sideways on skates performing moves you might expect from Ginger Rogers in one her movies co-starring with Fred Astaire."
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Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell warned Kings fans to keep their eyes peeled during the 2014 NHL Finals. "I might sneak onto the ice as part of the Kings ice crew," he told Access Hollywood. "You never know. With a bandeau tube top." The Anchorman star went on to crush criticism that L.A. fans aren't loyal, "We’re now becoming a hockey town, which is great, you know? Two Stanley Cup finals… out of the last three years is amazing."
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Zac Efron
Zac Efron has been known to show his support of the L.A. Kings on social media, and a sexy photo of him posing with a hockey stick that the Neigbors star posted on Twitter with the caption: "He swoons- he scores!" prompted a very strange online exchange between Efron and the Kings' official Twitter handle during the 2014 NHL Finals, reported ESPN.
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