NHL celebrates World Emoji Day

Sunday is World Emoji Day and all across the internet, NHL teams are having fun with those funny faces and symbols that accompany text messages and tweets.
The Montreal Canadiens posted a video, where players mimic the kidding face -- an emoji with eyes closed and a tongue sticking out. You can binge-watch the other emoji videos done by the Canadiens on the

The Winnipeg Jets kept it simple in their recognition of the day.

The Los Angeles Kings harkened fans back to their most recent Stanley Cup win to evoke hugs.

The Calgary Flames want you to know they're straight-up on fire.

The New York Islanders found action shots of their players resembling emojis.

Alex Wennberg of the Columbus Blue Jackets gave his impression of the wink-face emoji, and that set off an emoji/GIF battle between Columbus and Calgary.

Those were all entertaining, but the NHL's celebration is our favorite of the day.