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An ode to the playoff beard

By Staff Global News
Posted May 8, 2013 4:22 pm EST
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It was news to us that Chris Cringle was a Los Angeles Kings fan. All joking aside, a playoff beard like this takes commitment. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)
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Scott Hartnell of the Philadelphia Flyers usually rocks a pretty mean playoff beard. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Paul Mara (formerly of the Montreal Canadiens) had quite a collection of playoff beards during his time in the league. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Unless there's somethign really strange in the water down in Tampa Bay, we're guessing these Lightning fans blue beards are probably fake. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
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VANCOUVER, BC - MAY 11: Jay DeMerit #6 of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC sports a Vancouver Canucks jersey as he rubs his playoff beard before the start of their MLS match against the San Jose Earthquakes May 11, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images
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Maxime Talbot of the Philadelphia Flyers is another Philly standout who rocks a mean playoff beard. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Greg Zanon of the Colorado Avalanche had his playoff beard in full force well before the playoffs - and considering how Colorado did this season, that might have been premature thinking. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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If Toronto fans have their way, Zdeno Chara's normally unstoppable playoff beard won't have much of a chance to grow this season. (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin)
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Who's this super-fan? Actually, it's Hans-Peter Weis, current European beard champion (yes, there's such a thing). While he's probably not growing this beard to support an NHL franchise, we figure a beards this epic deserves a spot in any gallery. (ULI DECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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A blast from the past! Lanny McDonald of the Calgary Flames hugging the Stanley Cup after beating the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals, May 25, 1989 (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/ Getty Images)
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In honour of the NHL playoffs, Global News has compiled some of the most well-known playoff beards in the NHL, as well as some outstanding fan contributions. Enjoy!

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