Kevin Smith Has Officially Retired His Hockey Jerseys

It’s the end of a baggy era, folks.

For years, Kevin Smith was rarely seen without either a hockey jersey, usually for his beloved New Jersey Devils or with the “Fatman” logo, or an oversized hoodie. But then the Chasing Amy director lost a ton of weight after suffering a “massive heart attack,” and he’s retired most of his wardrobe.

After Bill Maher mocked him on Real Time for still enjoying comic books and wearing over-sized shorts and jerseys, Smith tweeted, “Yes, @billmaher took a shot at me during his show last night, in the midst of his latest rant about @TheRealStanLee and adults who like comic books. No, I’m not mad at all. Bill may talk tough but he’s a stoner like me and a real pussycat when confronted.” That inspired Marvel’s Joe Quesada to note that although he watches and occasionally enjoys Maher, “no one’s happier than me that @ThatKevinSmith is done with those damn hockey jerseys (m’boy’s looking sexy these days).”

Then, the bombshell.

“I wasn’t done with the hockey jerseys, @JoeQuesada – the hockey jerseys were done with me,” Smith tweeted. “But we still text each other on rainy days or whenever we’re feeling sentimental. One night we tried a hockey jersey booty call. But it just wasn’t the same anymore. We’d both changed.” I hope Smith’s retired New Jersey Devils jersey gets hung from the rafters… above the gas station where the iconic gas station photo was taken.

In other Smith news, he recently revealed that he’s “pleased as a pot-head to announce that the good folks at SABAN and UNIVERSAL have given the green light” to Jay and Silent Reboot. Shooting with Jason Mewes, the Jay to his Silent Bob, begins on February 25, the one-year anniversary of his heart attack.

(Via Twitter)