
Islanders’ Anthony Duclair cuts dreadlocks over Lou Lamoriello policy
NY Post
Anthony Duclair is officially an Islander.
Yes, he inked his four-year, $14 million deal with the NHL club earlier this summer, but his initiation to the Islanders was completed this week when the forward chopped off his hair to comply with the rules of president of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello.
Similar to the Yankees, Lamoriello, 81, has strict guidelines when it comes to players’ looks, particularly their hair and facial hair, as well as their outfits on game days.
Duclair, 28, posted a photo to his Instagram story of piles of his braids on the bathroom counter after chopping them off along with a smiling emoji with a tear running down its eye.
The post was likely meant in jest as he prepares for life with the Islanders, who are coming off a season where they had a first-round playoff exit in their sixth season under Lamoriello’s regime.
The reaction to the post has taken on a life of its own, with comments ranging from somewhat silly to angry.