While Off Campus may be more about romance than sports, there’s one detail that didn’t go disregarded; the hockey hair. Like pop stars have hairography, hockey players have a flow—the hair at the nape of the neck that peeks out beneath the helmet, catching the air as they skate. In Off Campus, we see four examples on leading characters Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), John Logan (Antonio Cipriano), Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn) and John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks). But how do these flows measure up by a pro hockey player’s standards?

Luke Evangelista is a forward on the Nashville Predators. Noticeably, he also has a great flow, though he keeps it humble and points to the likes of Jack Hughes, Matthew Knies, and Logan Cooley as examples of players with good flow.

As Evangelista points out, there’s not a one-size-fits-all formula for a good flow. “I think it’s different for everyone,” he tells Teen Vogue. “For me personally, I don’t use any products or anything. I just get it wet in the shower and then towel dry it. Mine’s pretty simple, but I feel like I see certain guys on my team, for example, [use] different products, whether it’s gel, or I see sea salt spray is a new big thing now.”

No matter how you achieve the look, there are a few key characteristics that make a flow stand out on the ice. “Usually when I think of the word flow, it’s like hair on a longer side,” Evangelista says. “It’s got some waviness to it. When you wear it in your helmet, it’s coming out the back and sides of the helmet a little bit.”

Everyone’s flow is different, and there’s no right or wrong way to do it, but there’s an air of confident coolness, especially given how effortless they look. In the Off Campus universe at Briar University, the hockey players are held in high regard, and that’s a key part of the storyline. So, it only makes sense that they look the part. At a glance? “Yeah, they got the hockey player look down pretty good,” Evangelista says.

Regardless of hair accuracy, however, having hockey play such a central part in the series is appreciated. “I haven’t seen it yet, but I will say that I like all these new hockey shows that people are really investing in, like this one, and Heated Rivalry earlier,” Evangelista says.
“I think it’s great for the game. We’re growing the game into different fan bases and different communities And like we always say, hockey’s for everyone, and it’s awesome that we’re growing it in this sense.”

Below, Evangelista shares his pro-hockey take on the flows in Off Campus.

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