Perfect win: why do hockey players grow beards?

Perfect victory: why do hockey players grow beards?

Champions who are not so easy to recognize in the face after the victory. Guess which of the facts are true and which are not?

Even though this summer is about soccer, let’s remember about hockey and one famous tradition! Many hockey players believe that shaving during a tournament can scare away good luck, so they prefer to grow a beard until they win. But after winning, athletes shave off the vegetation to show off their perfect winning faces.

Most recently, Alexander Ovechkin shaved off his mighty beard with the Gillette Fusion Proshield razor. And we invite you to guess if the facts about hockey players’ famous beards are true or not, in a quiz from Gillette and The Championship.

Who knows, maybe soon the tradition will spread to the stands. The new hockey season will start in September, so for now you can shave safely and not be afraid of scaring away your luck.

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