Playoff Beard - Playoff Hair (other)

Playoff Hair (other)

• During the 2010 playoffs, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks chose to style his hair into a "playoff mullet" in addition to growing a playoff beard. He did it because of his well-documented struggles to grow a beard the year before. Kane was just 21 during the 2010 Playoffs which saw the Chicago Blackhawks go on to win it all with Kane scoring the cup-clinching goal in game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Barry Melrose is one of the few well-known supporters of the playoff mullet.
• In the 2008 NHL Playoffs the Calgary Flames took a page out of the SLC Punk handbook and grew Playoff Mohawks. Captain Jarome Iginla and Assistant Captain Craig Conroy both sported Playoff Mohawks for their seven game loss to the San Jose Sharks. http://www.mohawksrock.com/profiles/blogs/1501994:BlogPost:11405
• At the end of the 2007 CFL regular season, the BC Lions grew playoff moustaches, the idea came from Rob Murphy and was then used as a promotion for ticket and merchandise sales.
• Not so much a playoff tradition, but in the back end of the Super League season in 2007, Wigan Warriors made a pact after losing 43-24 to the Warrington Wolves, a result which left their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, to grow moustaches until they lost another game. The Warriors would then embark on an unbeaten run which enabled them to scrape into the playoffs with a last day of the season win over arch-rivals St Helens, at the Wolves' expense. Wigan then completed a heroic comeback on the road as they roared back from 30-6 down with 25 minutes remaining against the Bradford Bulls in the first round of the playoffs to win 31-30, before beating Hull 21-18 to go one game from the Grand Final. They unfortunately bowed out 36-6 to eventual champions Leeds Rhinos but moustache fever gripped the Wigan fans too with many fans either growing their own or wearing fake moustaches to playoff games.