10 Awesome NHL Playoff Beards

Check out our picks for 10 awesome NHL Playoff beards, spanning the history of the game.

10. MIKE COMMODORE

He didn’t have the best career or even the best beard, but when you’ve got a name like Commodore and a head of hair that Bob Ross would envy, it somehow sends the beard to the next level. If little Danny Bonaduce from the Partridge Family grew up to play hockey, he might’ve been this guy.

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9. JORDIE BENN

Benn may have ranked higher on this list, but something about losing a Super Bowl bet and letting Tyler Seguin shave his beard just doesn’t sit right. But when this undrafted defenseman sports a beard, it’s a force to be reckoned with.

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8. SCOTT PARKER

They called him “the Sheriff”, though he looked more like an outlaw. Parker was a feared enforcer in his day, and could grow a beard to put a scare into the other side. Unfortunately, concussions have taken their toll and left him with health problems in retirement. Still one heck of a beard.

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7. KEN MORROW

Some say that Morrow and his Islanders teammates invented the playoff beard, but whatever the case their run and their influence have to help put him on the list. He’s still rocking a remnant of that former glory in the form of a mustache.

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6. LANNY MCDONALD

But you know who has a better ‘stache, and had a better playoff beard because of that mustache? Lanny McDonald. He’s got the lip fringe of a German philosopher. That and the red hair that matched his Flames uniform helped make him a fan favorite.

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5. PAUL MARA

Mara’s beard grew like a Chia pet, like spreading moss. We’d be surprised if he didn’t have to shave his cheeks to keep it in check. If they’re looking to cast Paul Bunyan anytime soon, they should check to see if Mara has any acting chops.

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4. HENRIK ZETTERBERG

Henrik, or Hank to his teammates, kind of looks like a bigger, tougher Donnie Darko in some pictures. But it’s tough to say who’s scored more: Gyllenhall or Zetterberg. In either event, they booth look better with beards.

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3. BILL FLETT

So you know how the Islanders supposedly invented playoff beards? Then what was Flett wearing for the Flyers in the 1970s? Nicknamed “Cowboy”, he could actually say, “this isn’t my first rodeo,” and mean it literally. In addition to playing hockey and performing in the rodeo, he owned a cattle ranch. It’s a manly trifecta.

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New Jersey Team’s Scott Hartnell waves to the crowd before a charity hockey game against the New York Team in Atlantic City, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. All proceeds from Operation Hat Trick go to the Empire State Relief Fund, the New Jersey Hurricane Relief Fund and the American Red Cross to aid New York and New Jersey families affected by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ORG XMIT: NJME101

2. SCOTT HARTNELL

Hartnell had a nice run in Philadelphia that included a varied output: a little scoring, a lot of penalty minutes, and the kind of beard and hair that might have made him a candidate for a wildling warrior on Game of Thrones, or at the very least an extra on Vikings..

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1. LORD STANLEY

Maybe we’re cheating with Frederick Stanley, the 16th Earl of Derby, but the cup is named after him and he had a beard before any of them. Maybe that’s the real reason for the playoff beard: the players are just trying to get closer to Lord Stanley’s Cup, and the beards bring them closer to Lord Stanley.

And besides, you couldn’t have the NHL Playoffs if you didn’t have a Stanley Cup to fight for, so this really is the ultimated playoff beard. It’s a shame a lot of these shave it off when the seasons done. With a little Bluebeards Original to help keep their facial hair clean and fresh, they might join the club full time.

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10 Irish Beards We’re Celebrating Today

Poor yourself a pint of Guinness (or Murphy’s if you prefer) and read about the 10 Irish beards we’re celebrating this St. Patrick’s Day. On this day, there’s not a lot of difference between green and blue.

BRIAN BORU

You can’t start a  list like this without the legendary king. Brian Boru was the High King of Ireland, who defended the island against the Vikings until, by a cruel twist of fate, a group of Norseman escaping a defeat happened upon his tent and murdered him. It was an ignominious end to a great rule, but he probably had a great beard (sorry: no photos survive from the 11th century).

BRAM STOKER

Where would the “teen supernatural romance” genre be without Bram? Never mind. Let’s not blame him for Twilight. Bram Stoker wrote more than a dozen novels, but you wouldn’t know because his most famous overshadowed the rest and changed popular culture. No Bela Lugosi. No Christopher Lee. No Scooby Doo, season 1 episode 11. I don’t want to live in that world.

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

The playwright Bernard Shaw (he hated his first name, George) wrote more than 5 dozen plays and won not only a Nobel Prize but an Oscar for the screenplay for the first film adaptation of Pygmalion. Not bad for a poor writer from Dublin who was already in his 30s by the time motion pictures were invented. But he refused all other awards, including a knighthood, co-founded the London School of Economics, and worked for language reform. Quite a varied career, and one heck of a beard.

RICHARD HARRIS

You may know him best as the original Dumbledore from Harry Potter or as Marcus Aurelius fromGladiator, but in addition to his countless acting credits, Richard Harris was also a singer-wongwriter with nearly a dozen albums to his credit, and a notorious hellraiser till drinking and drugs nearly killed him. His biggest hit song was Macarthur Park, probably the weirdest, longest pop song ever to top the charts. “Someone left the cake out in the rain!” / I don’t think that I can take it / ‘Cause it took so long to bake it / And I’ll never have that recipe again!”

JAMIE DORNAN

Ladies seem to love this guy, and whatever you think, he’s making good press for beards. And despite50 Shades of Gray, he must does make some good choices, like acting alongside Gillian Anderson in the BBC series the Fall.

CONOR MCGREGOR

The Notorious Conor McGregor is not only a great MMA fighter, but he dresses sharp and has one of the best beards in the fight game. He recently challenged champion Jose Aldo andthe challenge that was accepted. He’s known for his mouth as well as his skills in the cage, and this is what he had to say when he made the official announcement:

“I’m going to rip that Brazilian’s head off,” McGregor said. “I’m calm, composed and I’m ruthless. This is just another man in my way. I feel he cannot finish his dinner, let alone an opponent. If it goes to five rounds, I’ll be more than ready. But it just takes one clean connection from me and it’s done. That’s proven.”

Can you guess where we’d lay our money?

ROY KEANE

This isn’t soccer’s answer to Mel Gibson. It’s the fiery and often controversial former captain of Manchester United, and currently the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national team. He was clean shaven in his playing days, but his two-tone beard is pretty epic these days.

LIAM NEESON

He has a particular set of skills. Many sets of skills, apparently. Not only has Liam Neeson built a career on strong dramatic roles, played a Jedia Master in Star Wars, and remade himself as an action star in middle age, but he’s also been a forklift operator for Guinness (what else?), a boxer, and a school teacher. Imagine Liam Neeson telling you the consequences of showing up without your homework?

PIERCE BROSNAN

Everyone’s got a favorite Bond, but whatever your preference, Pierce Brosnan was the Bond of the legendary first person shooter Goldeneye: 007, the Nintendo 64 game based on arguably his best Bond film. He’s got a special place just for that, but I think it’s safe to say (with apologies to Sean Connery’s beard) that Brosnan has the best facial hair of any ex-Bond.

THE LEPRECHAUN

A cinematic classic. If you didn’t see this coming, we don’t know what to say.

If all that awesome Irish facial hair has you thinking about your own, don’t forget Bluebeards Original. We’ve been in this business since 2005, before the other guys were old enough to grow beards. We specialize in high quality, natural beard care accessories that will tame the wildest and most unruly facial hair growths. We take pride in our products and use them ourselves. Follow us on Twitter at @BluebeardsUSA or check out the Bluebeards Original Facebook page for more beard grooming ideas and advice. And check out the Beard Shop while you’re here.

Super Bowl XLIX: Bluebeards Original Makes the Pick

After careful consideration of all the available evidence, we’re ready to make our pick.

We looked at each quarterback’s situational performance, mobility, and the matchups their receivers would face. We reviewed hours of film, calculating the effects of weather, big moment pressure, and the effects of both quantum mechanics and special relativity. We ran our numbers by the statisticians in our accounting department, who crunched numbers that would make Nate Silver’s head spin.

We cast lots from an ancient urn, consulted the I Ching, and fed all of our findings through a supercomputer in Quantico till it smoked and sputtered and spit out the following results.

And in the end, it came down NOT to an intanglible (as sports writers so often think), but to the very tangible facial hair (or lack thereof) on the Seahawks’ and Patriots’ respectives QBs. Let’s see how they fared and what it means for the Super Bowl.

THE RESULTS

Tom Brady is a quarterback with a legacy of winning behind him, and … what’s happening with his hair? Not only that, but it’s too little too late with the playoff stubble. He couldn’t even pull off a decent Kip Winger for Halloween. The legacy will only get you so far, but for the sneaking suspicion that things don’t begin with Spygate and end with Deflategate, and for the barely-there facial hair, Tom scores 3 Deflated Footballs.

Russell Wilson, on the other hand? It’s not always pretty, but he tends to get the job done when it counts. I can relate to that. And he’s got a classic beard. That’s not something you see on too many QBs. He knows how to wear it. For a guy who knows to stay humble, look cool, and keep enough through the bleakest moments in a game to make the most improbable of comebacks (with a little help from his friends), Wilson gets 5 out of 5 fully inflated footballs.

PREDICTION:

A close game for sure but you can’t deflate a man’s beard…so Seahawks win 33–27

Science: Beards Make QBs Better

The folks over at West Coast Shaving have crunched the number and produced some cool infographics on hair and facial hair styles in the NFL. You know you can trust their math because they smart enough to recommend Bluebeards Original Extra Conditioning Beard Wash at the end.

We want to bring your attention to one graphic in particular, focusing on performance among NFL QBs who sometimes rock facial hair. We looked a little deeper into the numbers and it looks like the QB rating improves on an average of 9.887 points.

So start lobbying your team’s QB now to start growing his beard if you want to improve your offense. And while you’re at it, point ’em here so they can learn how to properly care for their facial hair.

Bluebeards Original Beard Care Hall of Fame: Hulk Hogan

When it comes to facial hair, the mustache is just as iconic as the beard. Just ask Hulk Hogan, who has been wearing his signature handlebar mustache for decades. Many would say that he would not be the icon that he is today without his amazing facial hair.

Beard grooming is just as important for a mustache as a beard. When you use the right beard care products, you can get the results that you are looking for and comfortably wear facial hair for not only a month, but also maybe decades like Hulk!

What can we say about a man that says so much with just a stare or a promo? When Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre The Giant, he was on the map forever, inspiring kids and adults around the world. But what he has done as a beard care role model is just as important.

His signature handle bar mustache look is often imitated and never equaled. People try but they can’t beat the man. Let’s welcome Hulk Hogan into the Bluebeards Original Beard Care Hall of Fame, a well deserving legend.

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