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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NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is interviewed after their teams 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators to win Game Six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby

By no means is Sydney Crosby’s beard “good” or even “a beard” but the patchy facial hair of a 15-year old that Crosby manages to grow during the playoffs has become somewhat legendary. Perhaps it is because hockey fans around the world finally have something to make fun of Crosby about.

Sidney Crosby is the best player in the National Hockey League, a world-class athlete, one of the greatest hockey players to ever live. When it comes to growing a beard, most of us have a nephew with better facial hair.

Crosby’s facial hair looks like the hair on an unkempt Chinese Crested dog. Crosby took his hockey career so seriously at a young age that he hasn’t had the time to finish going through puberty. You have to respect Crosby for his beard, though. Despite not being able to fill out his full face, he grows the playoff beard each year.

Think about this for a second. Crosby lives his high-profile life for two months of every year with uneven patches of hair scattered all over his face, looking as if he covered his chin in glue and threw hair clippings on it. He is playing in high definition on international television every other night with one of the worst beards in sports history.

Not only does this show confidence and an immense desire to be successful, but this shows that Crosby and his beard do what it takes to win, which is why he made the list.

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