The Penguins are encouraging fans to “grow one for the team” and participate in one of hockey’s most visible traditions – the playoff beard. The Penguins Beard-A-Thon® presented by Supercuts is an opportunity for fans to grow their own beard and raise money for charity. Proceeds from the 2016 Penguins Beard-A-Thon will benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation.
Participants in the Penguins Beard-A-Thon will invite family, friends and business associates to pledge their playoff beards. By joining the Penguins Beard-A-Thon, fans pledge to maintain their beard as long as the Penguins remain in the playoffs. Fans who are unwilling, or unable, to grow playoffs beards, can pledge other beard growers including Pittsburgh Penguins players Kris Letang, Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino and Bryan Rust.