He was rocking a beard back in the '70s. Of course, he was more of a year-long beard dude. Flett kept on wearing a beard well into the '80s, which does technically make him a practitioner of the playoff beard. Talk about a beard glamour shot. Sure, the water is cascading off his hair, but you're just looking at Holtby's beard. This is a beard that earned a Stanley Cup. It's maybe the best of the bunch.
Here's a rare combo. Parker has a long goat-y little beard, but his head is entirely shaved. He has more hair on his face than on his head. Parker certainly looks intimidating here. This is like a reverse evolution of man on the beard front, but we're focused on Penner.
He briefly became a known name before disappearing off the map. At least we'll always have his beard to remember him by. Gudas is good for two things: one, providing depth on defense; two, growing a crazy thick beard. Be it with Tampa or Philly, get this man in the playoffs and his facial hair won't disappoint.
Cole is another journeyman defenseman with a penchant for growing out his facial hair. Here's the thing about this photo: It was taken during the first round of the NHL playoffs. His beard is already that thick! Fingers crossed the Avalanche go deep. Let's check back in with Crosby and Malkin. When we first looked at Sid the Kid, he couldn't grow facial hair to save his life.
Both these guys can grow decent mustaches, but the rest of the hair is lagging. We feel a little let down by Luongo. He can grow a great beard! And yet here he is at the end of the Stanley Cup Finals clean shaven. Thankfully, Thomas didn't make the same decision, because his beard is en pointe. Cal Clutterbuck is known primarily for his amusing name.
Just say it out loud to yourself. However, he can also take credit for his beard. In particular, his mustache is quite thick. There has never been a more '90s man than Barnaby in this moment. The chin strap beard. The tribal tattoo. The fighting in a hockey game.
Give him a can of Surge and put him in front of a screening of "Independence Day. It's fine if you've never heard of McKay. He's not a big name. All you need to know is he has a tremendous playoff mustache. Also, apparently he was respected enough to be an alternate captain. It's a bold choice to wear a conference champions hat, especially before your team ends up losing the Stanley Cup to a team from Florida. Well, at least Gelinas has a good beard.
It's scraggly, but we assume he just got done playing a game, hence the hat. Bennett decided to grow a mustache in honor of Lanny McDonald for the playoffs. That's great. The Flames were upset in the first round by the Avalanche. That's not so great. First, we're really glad the Sabres went back to their classic look. These uniforms were better than the Sluggalo, but they are no match for their current ensemble. Anyway, Dumont has a great beard. The jerseys aren't worthy of it.
The late Ray Emery did something with his beard few hockey players have done. Namely, he trimmed it quite finely. It's not a great look for anybody, but at least it's different.
Kovalchuk never got to wear a playoff beard as a Thrasher. At least he got to make one run to the finals with the Devils, because he had a solid beard. Here's a stark reminder of how far the playoff beard has come. The Rangers were basically beard-free.
There's only one guy with a notable beard, and your eye is definitely drawn to the wound on his nose. Here's something rare. It's the Great One with facial hair. For almost his entire run, he was clean-shaven.
Here, he is sporting an adequate goatee as a King. The guy on the Islanders whose face you can't see is Goring, but we know he can carry the beard mantle. We haven't featured the other two guys yet. Nystrom, the one on the ground, has a fine mustache, and Tonelli has clearly gotten in on the beard fun. In the forefront is Zetterberg, who we've seen before. This is far from the best we've seen his beard. Modano became a stubbly guy as the years went on, but here he is a little thicker on the facial hair front.
Eventually, he'd join the Red Wings and become beard bros with Hank. Lemieux was in the playoffs a ton, so he got a chance to show off his facial hair several times. This is a bit of a lackluster effort, though. On the other hand, we never mind seeing some gray hair on a face. It really notches up the veteran presence vibes. It's back-to-back old Sharks. You can see a clean-shaven Roenick on NBC Sports these days, but he used to be a player with some pretty good beard growth. He can't hold a candle to Turco though.
We've already praised Butch Goring, so we don't need to do that again. Broten had a fine career, including his time with the North Stars. The playoff beard was still new, and so was Broten as an NHLer. His facial hair shows that. We wanted to throw in a couple of more Coyotes.
Aucoin has a totally fine beard. It's not thick, but it's also not patchy. Morris' little chin patch leaves something to be desired. Aleksander Barkov is covering his face with his stick, and with good cause. His facial hair is lacking. Jagr has a good beard here, but Huberdeau's is better. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to show it off in the postseason much. McDavid is the NHL's best player.
Alas, he's only been able to appear in the playoffs once. When he did, he showed some facial hair promise. He's already ahead of the Sidney Crosby curve.
Stamkos and the Lightning lost to Jay Beagle and the Capitals in the playoffs in At least the Lightning star knows that he's won the beard battle between these two. Stamkos has one of the better NHL beards as well. They've made the second round of the playoffs for the first time in their franchise history. Finally, their players can grow playoff beards. Savard clearly got a head start.
He's already in legendary hockey beard status. Ellis' former Nashville teammate Shea Weber has a venerated slap shot. His current teammate Roman Josi has a Norris. What does Ellis have? Oh, just this robust beard.
It seems like he's winning this one. Muzzin has had plenty of time to grow out his playoff beard in the past.
Now he's trying to help the Maple Leafs win their first Cup since Those whiskers seem primed to hold up to the pressure. This photo is from a couple years ago in , when the Jets forward already had a robust beard going. However, these days Perreault's facial hair has upped its game. He's entered that "grizzled-veteran beard" stage. If Winnipeg makes a deam run, Perreault's beard may steal the show.
When you are trying to captain a franchise to its first Stanley Cup, it pays to have a beard that commands respect. Pietrangelo definitely had that. The Blues hoisted their first Cup, and Pietrangelo went into the history books in St. Binnington came out of nowhere as a rookie to help right the ship for the Blues and even get them into the playoffs.
The NHL is unique among pro sports leagues with a rich history of playoff traditions and superstitions, and teams often bring the fans along for the ride. Here are a few:. The tradition : After a team is eliminated, players show mutual respect after a hard-fought series by lining up and shaking hands. Origins: It pre-dates the NHL, although no one really knows exactly when it started.
The tradition: Players started to grow them as a bonding exercise. No one shaves until the team is eliminated. Origins: Believed to be in the s on the New York Islanders.
The discussion also includes the Philadelphia Flyers, however, with the late Bill Cowboy Flett believed to be the first bearded player to win the Cup in Fun fact: The New York Rangers did not grow playoff beards because of its connection to the rival Isles. I look pretty good in the outdoors. Beard pic. One of the more recently famous playoff beards was that worn by the San Jose Sharks hockey star Joe Thornton. He and fellow Sharks player Brent Burns formed a highly publicized bearded duo.
So pumped to read I get to see this guy every morning again! Special player obviously but the best guy to be around!! Burns achieved a very clean look and his beard has since become one of the more popular beard styles. His beard was straight with no fraying and tapered out to each side at the bottom.
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