It feels like Elf has become one of those Christmas movies that’s on in the background from the first and last day of December.

Even though the 2003 film often isn’t watched all the way through, we can pretty much recall each scene, quote by quote.

From Peter Dinklage’s Miles Finch being called an ‘angry elf’ to Will Ferrell‘s iconic character Buddy the Elf, discovering the ‘best cup of coffee’, the flick has countless stand-out moments.

If you’ve still not seen it (really?), basically, Buddy is a human orphan who is raised by elves at the North Pole.

After discovering that he is not actually an elf, he travels to New York in search for his biological father, played by the late, great, James Caan.

The likes of Zooey Deschanel (Jovi), Daniel Tay (Michael), the late Bob Newhart (Papa Elf) and Mary Steenburgen (Emily) all feature, as director Jon Favreau plays Dr. Leonardo.

Now, even though you may consider yourself to be a bit of an elfpert (sorry that didn’t work), you might be surprised after taking a look at a deleted scene from the movie.

The unused footage shows the loveable giant taking part in an ice hockey game, alongside his pint-sized peers.

Buddy is initially stuck watching his team get ‘walloped’ from the sidelines, until he is given the green light to join in.

“Buddy, get in there and do your thing,” one encouraging elf says.

You don’t have to tell him twice – and the human skids onto the rink to rescue the seemingly doomed game.

Using his size to his advantage, he barges into his tiny rivals and even sends one flying into the watching crowd.

Buddy then manages to win the game by shooting the puck directly at the goalie’s nether regions, seeing him collapse on top of the net.

The forgotten footage then shows the players in the locker room following the ice hockey showdown – and some of the elves have a few war wounds.

One with a shoulder injury sarcastically slaps Buddy with a towel and says: “Good game, Buddy. No sweat, it’s just a collar bone.”

Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf (New Line Cinema)

The deleted scene then shows us more hilarious mishaps that the human experienced while trying to live alongside the elves.

This includes banging his head a ridiculous amount of times and accidentally tipping a Christmas tree onto an open fire.

Although a lot of people were appreciative of an extra dose of Elf in their lives, not everyone was impressed.

Some social media users said it was a good job the scene was cut, as they thought it didn’t fit the vibe of the rest of the film.

One said: “Glad it was, that was s**t!”

Another wrote: “I can see why it was cut. It shows him as a bit of a bully and its tone isn’t right with how he is for the rest of the film.”

A third added: “Why do they leave the best parts out?!”

Someone else said: “I wish they would’ve kept this in the film.”

And a fifth chimed in: “How has this only just come to my attention.”

It’s not clear exactly why the scene was cut, but judging by viewers’ reactions, it was probably for the best.