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The gnarliest playoff beards in the history of every NHL team

By Bruin Belisle

MONTREAL, QC - MAY 25: Lanny McDonald #9 of the Calgary Flames hugs the Stanley Cup Trophy in the locker room after the Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals on May 25, 1989 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - MAY 25: Lanny McDonald #9 of the Calgary Flames hugs the Stanley Cup Trophy in the locker room after the Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals on May 25, 1989 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /
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VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 15: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins celebrates winning the Stanley Cup after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in Game Seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Arena on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4 to 0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 15: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins celebrates winning the Stanley Cup after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in Game Seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Arena on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4 to 0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron

The greatest two-way forward in NHL history is also the grower of one of the NHL’s best playoff beards. This was shown in full effect during the Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup win. Bergeron’s ability to grow a thick, dark beard is on another level.

Bergeron is as decorated as hockey players come. He is a Stanley Cup champion, a member of the coveted “Triple Gold Club” (a player who has won an Olympic gold, a Stanley Cup and a World Championship) and a four-time Frank J. Selke Award winner, among a handful of other awards. He also has the ability to make everyone around him better.

This ability transfers to beard-growing. The 2011 Bruins were one of the best-looking bearded teams in history.

VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 15: Patrice Bergeron
VANCOUVER, BC – JUNE 15: Patrice Bergeron /

Here’s to hoping we get many more years of watching the brilliance that is Patrice Bergeron, along with his unique ability to grow a full-blown lumberjack beard in a matter of days. Bergeron is showing no signs of slowing down. He is coming off one of his best seasons productivity-wise in the 13 years he has been in the league and is playing on what many consider the best line in hockey.

It is worth noting that as the Bruins played in the Stanley Cup final against the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, he grew this beard with a punctured lung, which may be irrelevant in this particular instance but should be brought up every chance possible.

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