They wear skates and helmets, not cowboy boots and 10-gallon hats.
They unleash bullets with sticks, not six shooters.
Yet, here they are, on the cusp of galloping into greatness, having once again conquered the wild wild west and harbouring visions of ruling the world for a third time in recent memory,
The NHL world, anyway.
Introducing this league's version of The Magnificent Seven, courtesy of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jonathan Toews. Patrick Kane. Duncan Keith. Brent Seabrook. Marian Hossa. Patrick Sharp. Niklas Hjalmarsson.
They all helped Chicago win Stanley Cups in 2010 and 2013.