NHL Playoffs Teach Life Lessons
The Stanley Cup is annually bequeathed to the hockey team that can grow the most facial hair.
MLB does a lot of things better than the NHL, but one thing hockey has right is a longstanding, well-established connection between facial hair and winning. While players tend to rock whatever they like during the regular season, come the first day of Passover,* the razors get thrown out like so many leftover bagels.
The tradition is so well-established, it even has its own page on Wikipedia.
For the 2008-09 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings are using the connection as their chief promotional tag-line: “The Beard is Back.” They’re also now just two wins from hoisting Lord Stanley for the fifth time in a dozen seasons. There’s a reason these guys are pro sports’ model franchise.
After the jump: The Beard is Back; The Stache Never Left
Tags: detroit red wings, mlb, nhl, pittsburgh penguins, stanley cup
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June 1, 2009 4:00 pm | 
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