Beards, Beards, Beards
Now a days everybody and their grandmas is growing a beard. (Sorry Grammy! But you get what I mean.) Some beards are for pleasure, some are for vanity, and some are for a bet you lost when you told the guys you could get the cute bar tenders phone number. Sentence? Beard of Shame. Now if you are able to grow a beard, yes that's right, not everyone can, there are roughly 10 stages described by the internet, these stages are: Pubescent (meaning no beard), Clean shaven (Obvious), 1 O'clock shadow, 5 O'clock shadow, Light stubble, Medium stubble, Aggressive stubble (When your beard is growing with force), Pre-Beard, Light Beard, Beard... and Sasquatch. (There is no Sasquatch, Chuck Norris just forgets to trim his beard.)
You've seen these beards grown and displayed proudly among our hockey players, remaining loyal to tradition these past playoffs. Some of these beards get a little unruly... but they inspire fans every where to grow their beards and for sites like beardathon.com. They helped raise over $3 Million since launch in 2009 for NHL team charities providing help for less fortunate children, fight cancer and bring communities together. Their slogan is "Grow one for the team", but earlier this year on June 6, NBC Chairman Mark Lazarus tried to bring an end to growing one at all. He announced that he wanted to see our players clean shaven and looking like "the boy next door". This would have been the first time in 35 years since the tradition was born in 1980 by the New York Islanders, that a team would have played the playoffs clean shaven. His decision was to promote marketing and to help players become more "recognizable" by fans during ice time. What with numbers and surnames on the jerseys, it's clear, that alone is not enough for our fans at home to differentiate between who is who on the ice...
Even though Lazarus has received a lot of grief over this matter, Don Cherry agrees with him... kind of. Don told CBS "It makes sense, but they'll never get rid of the beard." Fortunately this idea was not followed through, the players and the NHL decided against shaving and will be keeping the beards!!
The season will commence starting October 7 2015 when the Toronto Maple Leafs face off with The Montreal Canadiens kicking the season off as the 99th season in operation.
So whether you're a die hard fan or just getting a head start on Movember, the good news is the beards are back! So men, retire your razors, women... bust out the sharpies and show some #teamspirit because you never know what next year will bring... or won't bring.
You've seen these beards grown and displayed proudly among our hockey players, remaining loyal to tradition these past playoffs. Some of these beards get a little unruly... but they inspire fans every where to grow their beards and for sites like beardathon.com. They helped raise over $3 Million since launch in 2009 for NHL team charities providing help for less fortunate children, fight cancer and bring communities together. Their slogan is "Grow one for the team", but earlier this year on June 6, NBC Chairman Mark Lazarus tried to bring an end to growing one at all. He announced that he wanted to see our players clean shaven and looking like "the boy next door". This would have been the first time in 35 years since the tradition was born in 1980 by the New York Islanders, that a team would have played the playoffs clean shaven. His decision was to promote marketing and to help players become more "recognizable" by fans during ice time. What with numbers and surnames on the jerseys, it's clear, that alone is not enough for our fans at home to differentiate between who is who on the ice...
Even though Lazarus has received a lot of grief over this matter, Don Cherry agrees with him... kind of. Don told CBS "It makes sense, but they'll never get rid of the beard." Fortunately this idea was not followed through, the players and the NHL decided against shaving and will be keeping the beards!!
#beardsforthewin
The season will commence starting October 7 2015 when the Toronto Maple Leafs face off with The Montreal Canadiens kicking the season off as the 99th season in operation.
So whether you're a die hard fan or just getting a head start on Movember, the good news is the beards are back! So men, retire your razors, women... bust out the sharpies and show some #teamspirit because you never know what next year will bring... or won't bring.
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Until next time!
Be Fun. Be Happy. Be Bearded.
Lot's of love,
Jax
xox
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