There’s no question ice hockey is a rough sport and when it comes to the players of National Hockey League, most have major dental problems and scars from injuries. So it might surprise you that beneath all that protective gear the players wear, some of the men are quite hot. With the preseason well underway, here’s our compilation of the 20 hottest NHL players in 2014: Kris Letang Age: 27 Born: Montreal, Quebec Position: Defence Current Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Image: 25stanley Alex Wennberg Age: 20 Born: Stockholm, Sweden Position: Centre Current Team: Columbus Blue Jackets Image: @AlexieOuellette via Twitter David Rundblad Age: 23 Born: Lycksele, Sweden Position: Defence Current Team: Chicago Blackhawks Image: whatsupyasieve Ryan Kesler Age: 30 Born: Livonia, Michigan Position: Centre Current Team: Anaheim Ducks Image: Pacific Jock Gabriel Landeskog Age: 21 Born: Stockholm, Sweden Position: Left wing Current Team: Colorado Avalanche Image: homorazzi Erik Gudbranson Age: 22 Born: Ottawa, Ontario Position: Defence Current Team: Florida Panthers Image: changuksohn Marcus Foligno Age: 23 Born: Buffalo, New York (dual Canada-US citizenship) Position: Left wing Current Team: Buffalo Sabres Image: US Presswire Jonathan Toews Age: 26 Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba Position: Centre Current Team: Chicago Blackhawks Image: Michigan Avenue Elias Lindholm Age: 19 Born: Boden, Sweden Position: Centre Current Team: Carolina Hurricanes Image: Twitter Joffrey Lupul Age: 31 Born: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Position: Left wing Current Team: Toronto Maple Leafs Image: Yahoo Andrew Ference Age: 35 Born: Edmonton, Alberta Position: Defence Current Team: Edmonton Oiler Image: Hockey Deluxe Tyler Seguin Age: 22 Born: Brampton, Ontario Position: Centre Current Team: Dallas Stars Image: Twitter Beau Bennett Age: 22 Born: Gardena, California Position: Right wing Current Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Image: NHL Chris Higgins Age: 31 Born: Smithtown, New York Position: Left wing Current Team: Vancouver Canucks Image: Twitter Adam Henrique Age: 24 Born: Brantford, Ontario Position: Centre Current Team: New Jersey Devils Image: whatsupyasieve Jonathan Bernier Age: 26 Born: Laval, Quebec Position: Goaltender Current Team: Toronto Maple Leafs Image: Getty Henrik Lundqvist Age: 32 Born: Are, Sweden Position: Goaltender Current Team: New York Rangers Image: Esquire Taylor Pyatt Age: 34 Born: Thunder Bay, Ontario Position: Left wing Current Team: Unrestricted free agent (temporarily NLA Genève-Servette HC) Image: Yotesgurl Brendan Smith Age: 25 Born: Mimico, Ontario Position: Defence Current Team: Detroit Red Wings Image: Twitter Jared Boll Age: 28 Born: Charlotte, North Carolina Position: Right wing Current Team: Columbus Blue Jackets Image: Twitter Feature Image: ESPN
