Summer has come and passed. Now it’s time to lace them up for another season of NHL hockey. We’ve already had a couple of special NHL features to kick off the season but we have one more before the puck drops in Helsinki on the 2010-11 season. Hockey fans are a special breed when it comes to showing their dedication. It takes a special breed of fan to permanently brand themselves with a tattoo dedicated to their favourite team. So here are the best tattoos for each teams.

Anaheim Ducks

Atlanta Trashers

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames

Carolina Hurricanes

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Apparently not one person has a Blue Jackets tattoo. Not surprising actually.

Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings

Edmonton Oilers

Florida Panters

Los Angeles Kings

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Nashville Predators

New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders

New York Rangers

Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Phoenix Coyotes

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks

St. Louis Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals