Buddy the Elf is back…although not like anyone could imagine. Will Ferrell unexpectedly dressed up as his iconic character from Jon Favreau’s 2003 Christmas comedy “Elf” while attending the Dec. 29 hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers.

Will Ferrell showed up at an NHL game dressed as his beloved character from the 2003 family comedy Elf, only with a bit of a twist. Ferrell attended Sunday’s L.A. Kings-Philadelphia Flyers game at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.

Will Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf was spotted over the weekend looking a bit less jolly than usual. The star comic left people in stitches when he dressed up as a grizzled version of his happy-go-lucky character from the 2003 Christmas comedy “Elf” and headed to a hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Philadelphia Flyers at L.