The NHL returns after a long hiatus on Saturday, and SportsCenter is celebrating the occasion with a new ad that debuted on YouTube Friday featuring New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. But he's not the only big-name guest star -- this spot also includes the famous Swedish Chef from The Muppets as ESPN's new in-house cook. Like Chef, Lundqvist hails from Sweden, so the ad's premise is that he's the only one who can understand the new kitchen master.
NHL + Muppets Make New 'SportsCenter' Ad One Big Win
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Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
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