Vancouver Canucks forward @Elias Pettersson sent fans into a frenzy on Tuesday when a photo of him sporting a buzzcut at an event in Sweden went viral on Twitter.

Pettersson, 23, has never been defined by his blonde hair to the same extent as, say, Canucks teammate @Brock Boeser, but it still came as a significant shock to many in Vancouver to see the star centre with a fresh buzz.
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The Pettersson brothers were in the Swedish city of Göthenburg to attend a convention as representatives of Rocco Oil Sweden, a company that <a href="https://roccosweden.se/">claims to specialize</a> in &#8220;high-quality environmental oils and in restoring spent industrial oil so that it can be used again and again.&#8221;
Elias <a href="https://roccosweden.se/elias-pettersson-investerar-i-rocco-oil/">took a stake</a> in the company in 2019; family patriarch Torbjörn Pettersson is the CEO and sits on the company board. Rocco Oil Sweden is based in Ånge, a small municipality in southwestern Sweden where Pettersson grew up.
Pettersson&#8217;s new haircut received &#8230; shall we say, mixed reviews from Canucks fans on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/simpforquinn/status/1531773644946296832
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ELias Pettersson in his stranger things era <a href="https://t.co/mdoLHj0jEp">https://t.co/mdoLHj0jEp</a>
&mdash; a. 🇵🇸 (@sadchesterutd) <a href="https://twitter.com/sadchesterutd/status/1531719426340438019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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elias pettersson roope hintz 🤝 going bald for offseason attention (probably)
&mdash; elliot (@losingedges) <a href="https://twitter.com/losingedges/status/1531775413986664448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Bald Elias Pettersson isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
Bald Elias Pettersson: <a href="https://t.co/PU4NWKzjKU">https://t.co/PU4NWKzjKU</a>
&mdash; Jay (@JHammer_87) <a href="https://twitter.com/JHammer_87/status/1531724173210361856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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elias pettersson really is bald i thought y’all were joking
&mdash; madi ⚡️ (@barzillier) <a href="https://twitter.com/barzillier/status/1531773926073847810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Pettersson saw that new GM is Swedish and bald so he decided to follow suit. <a href="https://t.co/uCucfq268q">https://t.co/uCucfq268q</a>
&mdash; Joshua Rey (@JoshuaRey91) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaRey91/status/1531726571353956352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Pettersson set new career-high marks in goals (32), points (68), and games played (80) during the 2021–22 regular season, his fourth with the Canucks.
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Vancouver Canucks forward @Elias Pettersson sent fans into a frenzy on Tuesday when a photo of him sporting a buzzcut at an event in Sweden went viral on Twitter.



Pettersson, 23, has never been defined by his blonde hair to the same extent as, say, Canucks teammate @Brock Boeser, but it still came as a significant shock to many in Vancouver to see the star centre with a fresh buzz.

[caption id="attachment_97788" align="alignnone" width="1024"]<img class="wp-image-97788 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-31-at-5.05.09-PM-1024x665.png" alt="" width="1024" height="665" /> Elias Pettersson (right) stands with brother Emil (far left) at an event in Göthenburg, Sweden. Photo via @thorinmattias on Instagram.[/caption]

The Pettersson brothers were in the Swedish city of Göthenburg to attend a convention as representatives of Rocco Oil Sweden, a company that <a href="https://roccosweden.se/">claims to specialize</a> in "high-quality environmental oils and in restoring spent industrial oil so that it can be used again and again."

Elias <a href="https://roccosweden.se/elias-pettersson-investerar-i-rocco-oil/">took a stake</a> in the company in 2019; family patriarch Torbjörn Pettersson is the CEO and sits on the company board. Rocco Oil Sweden is based in Ånge, a small municipality in southwestern Sweden where Pettersson grew up.

Pettersson's new haircut received ... shall we say, mixed reviews from Canucks fans on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/simpforquinn/status/1531773644946296832

https://twitter.com/sadchesterutd/status/1531719426340438019

https://twitter.com/losingedges/status/1531775413986664448

https://twitter.com/JHammer_87/status/1531724173210361856

https://twitter.com/barzillier/status/1531773926073847810

https://twitter.com/JoshuaRey91/status/1531726571353956352

Pettersson set new career-high marks in goals (32), points (68), and games played (80) during the 2021–22 regular season, his fourth with the Canucks.

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