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Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:54 pm EST

Again, supernatural power of hockey mustaches can't be denied

By Greg Wyshynski

The face on the right belongs to Kyle Beach, the first-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in this year's NHL Entry Draft and currently a forward with the Everett Silvertips. When Beach was in camp with the Hawks, he forgot his razor and ended up growing a mustache. Upon his return to the Silvertips, a major junior team in the Western Hockey League, some of the veterans decided to grow one, too.

According to Nick Patterson of the Everett (Wash.) Herald, assistant coach Mark LeRose joked that every player should grow one during the team's six-game road trip. Soon that joke turned into a bonding experience, as "the players even broke out the Just For Men coloring dye to make sure the mustaches stood out that much more."

The result? Eight out of a possible 12 points on the six-game swing. As Patterson reports, the Tips believe it was follicle encouragement:

"Absolutely it was the mustache," quipped winger Kyle Beach, who with his mustache looks like he stepped straight off the set of a 1970s television drama. "We couldn't have done it without them. It kept our upper lip warm when we were out there in the cold, so definitely the points came from the mustaches."

Everett's captains made it mandatory for all the players to grow mustaches during the two-week road trip. The experiment went so well that several of the players are still sporting theirs, even though the trip has concluded.

Check out the full gallery of Silvertips facial hair follies. Center Zack Dailey's attempt at a 'stache makes Crosby's playoff beard look like King Leonidas from "300."

Can the power of the hockey mustache ever be denied? From George Parros to Lanny McDonald to Rogie Vachon to the fake mustache worn by Snoop Dogg that Karl Alzner keeps for good luck, it is a facial adornment of mysticism and wonder. Fact is that there are players currently in the NHL who deny themselves this karmic gift, despite being hormonally primed for a mustache of "Magnum P.I." proportions.

With that, we ask: Do you or don't you want to win a scoring title J.P. Dumont?

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  1. Bubbabanjo
    1. Posted by Bubbabanjo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    God man...........I am gonna puke.
    Wyshynski you stink!
  2. carl_vs_mastershake
    2. Posted by carl_vs_mastershake Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT

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    I'm guessing the entire city of Pittsburgh thought they were on a road trip last 30 years. Then again if I lived in Pittsburgh I would wish I was somewhere else too.
  3. The Great One
    3. Posted by The Great One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    WTF is with the photo? I had to scroll down when someone at the office walked by so they didn't think I was looking at gay porn.
    It's becoming more clear, Wysh. First, you phallic photo, now one of little boys with their tongues out. NHL/NAMBL? All the same to you, right?
  4. Wyshynski
    4. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:21 pm EDT

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    @ The Great One --
    Hey, if it's safe enough for the Everett Herald, it's safe enough for Puck Daddy. They're a newspaper. We're a *gag* blog. What do we know from standards, right?
  5. The Great One
    5. Posted by The Great One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    @ Wysh:
    Gotta love the Nortwest of the USA!
    The day this blog starts applying standards is the day I stop reading.
  6. Wrap Around Curl
    6. Posted by Wrap Around Curl Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    Dear Kyle Beach,
    I still supremely dislike you. The stache isn't causing your team to win more.
    Love and Kisses,
    a Spokane Chiefs fan
  7. Wry Terrill
    7. Posted by Wry Terrill Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    Like that there is something in the WHL worthy of the blog, but MAN Beach is such a tool. I would say he's the closest thing the W has to Sean Avery, but I honestly don't know who should be more insulted by that assertion.
    /Seattle Thunderbirds fan (see, we DO exist)
  8. Lukes O
    8. Posted by Lukes O Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:00 pm EDT

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    Didn't the Chicago Wolves players and coahces all have mustache's during last seasons playoff run?
  9. Amy V
    9. Posted by Amy V Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

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    Go Tips! Whooooooooooooooooooooo!
  10. Almost Lewboski
    10. Posted by Almost Lewboski Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:46 pm EDT

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    Beach looks like Professor Fate in that picture. 'Hit the button Max'
  11. Death by Leafs
    11. Posted by Death by Leafs Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:16 pm EDT

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    As long as they dont become the Everett Just-the-tips, then that picture is still on this side of wholesome
    (Barely)
  12. Michael
    12. Posted by Michael Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:20 pm EDT

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    I loved the Kyle Beach pick by the Hawks this year. This just solidifies my faith in the pick. Mustache. Think about it.
  13. Doug P
    13. Posted by Doug P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    As Peter Griffin once said, "With great mustache comes great responsibility" Keep the 'stache Beach!!!
  14. Sledge Longfellow
    14. Posted by Sledge Longfellow Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    So, 1970's pornstar moose-stashes are now the style de jour ... next thing you know there will 1970's pornstar chicks at the rinks too .... all apologies to the big-haired Ginger Lynn wannabes who shovel up the slush as Ice Girls at the Long Island Mausoleum after rat snacks ... and really, after all is said and done, there is nothing more a guy wants than a big-haired girl who will shovel up the slush after a rat snack.
  15. Rome
    15. Posted by Rome Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    'staches don't count if these boys are also doing the thing on the chin. that's just a goatee cop-out.
  16. Fizzletooth Murderpants
    16. Posted by Fizzletooth Murderpants Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:02 pm EDT

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    Absolutely
  17. Wyshynski
    17. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:21 pm EDT

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    I may blog about this, I may not. But I did want to add this note I received on e-mail to this post:
    --
    Greg,
    Just a quick note to compliment you on your wisdom for running the piece on hockey mustaches. Fine work.
    Carry on.
    The American Mustache Institute
    www.AmericanMustacheInstitute.org
  18. Fact Finder
    18. Posted by Fact Finder Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:57 pm EDT

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    PISH, during last year's AHL playoff run, nearly all of the Toronto Marlies players grew a mustache. and they did this before other teams in the AHL began doing it as a confidence builder of sorts. oh and ... you're an idiot.
  19. Diane A
    19. Posted by Diane A Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    Now I'm re-thinking all that nagging I do to get my high-school hockey player to shave....
  20. Eskimo Monkey
    20. Posted by Eskimo Monkey Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:16 pm EDT

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    Is it just me or is the "I'm going to have sex with you" nature of this picture more disturbing than that of the Mike Commodore wearing nothing but black boxer briefs and covering himself in $100 bills picture
  21. Brian S (brianguy)
    21. Posted by Brian S (brianguy) Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:14 pm EDT

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    the great thing about playing with a moustache is, if that whole hockey career thing doesn't work out beyond juniors, they can always fall back on a career in (gay) porn. or cop. or any member of the Village People
  22. Sobu
    22. Posted by Sobu Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT

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    If I were in hockey (shattered dreams aside) I would be one of those people who would barely be sporting a shadow come cup time. I mgith have enough t call it a 'moustache' come next season's playoffs.
    Some may say I'd look stupid, and I'd respond "Guess what I don't have to do everyday? SHAVE."
  23. Jim R
    23. Posted by Jim R Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:37 pm EDT

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    The cropping of that photo proves something we've all suspected all along: Wysh cropped the rest of the guy out of that photo so we would assume it was a cigar he was savoring and not the skinny member of a 15-year old hairless Philipino boy.
    Wysh, I know this wasn't your ideal time to come out of the closet finally (admit it, you do focus a lot of time and energy on Sean Avery, mancrush? I would say yes), National Coming Out Day was a month ago. But hey rejoice, you can finally wear that pink Cindy Crosby jersey you've been just aching to wear.
  24. Fr. Orange and Black
    24. Posted by Fr. Orange and Black Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:07 pm EDT

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    The Flyers have won two Stanley Cups in their history and the GWGs were by Rick MacLeish and Bob Kelly - both with mustaches. The insurance goal in Cup # 2's winning game was by another mustacioed player Bill Clement. And of course the goalie that really made it all work Bernard Marcel Parent!
  25. Mac Attack
    25. Posted by Mac Attack Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    You totally forgot Dave Babych. In terms of all-time awesome hockey facial hair, it goes: McDonald, Babych, Parros.

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