The gnarliest playoff beards in the history of every NHL franchise

The gnarliest playoff beards in the history of every NHL team

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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SAN JOSE, CA – MAY 25: David Backes #42 of the St. Louis Blues looks on during the game against the San Jose Sharks in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on May 25, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images) /

St. Louis: David Backes

Longtime St. Louis Blues player (and current Boston Bruin) David Backes has a respectable playoff beard. It is not the worst, it is not the best. It is respectable. It’s also relatable in a way that it most likely resembles your own playoff beard.

The 12-year NHL veteran has had a number of playoff runs through his career, giving ample time for all of us to get to know his scruffy, somewhat patchy playoff beard. It was at its best in the St. Louis Blues’ 2015-16 playoff run in which he captained the team to the Western Conference Final, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks in six games. David Backes has seven goals and seven assists in 20 games that post season.

Backes was great as the captain of the Blues team, collecting 460 points in 727 games in a Blues uniform.

Backes will continue to grow his playoff beard in Boston, as the Bruins are in their second playoff push with him in the lineup, already playing longer than they did in Backes’ first season with the Bruins in 2016-17 in which they lost in six games to the Ottawa Senators.

Look for Backes to continue growing out his wicked playoff beard with the Bruins, likely to its full Stanley Cup potential at some point over his five-year deal with the B’s.

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