The Stanley Cups playoffs are here and it's time to grow a beard.  The staff (male staff only) of Empire Memorabilia will all be growing beards in support of our favorite hockey teams. The superstition of growing a beard during the playoffs is not limited to the players, fans are welcome to jion in as well.

The practice of not shaving your beard during the Stanley Cup playoffs dates back to the early 1980's when the New York Islanders players stop shaving as soon as the playoffs started.  The players do not shave until there team is eliminated, you can see many great signed Stanley Cup photos in Empires product catalog www.empirememorabilia.com/hockey.html

This beard has spread throughout sports, many minor league and college hockey teams also grow beards when the playoffs start.  As do many basketball teams. Ben Roethlisberger grew one during the Steelers Super Bowl XL run, that they ultimatly ended up winning.

So if your supporting an NHl team and have the time to grow one, throw those razors away and start growing that beard.  Hopefully your team will go far into the playoffs and you will have the longest beard on the block.