There are many traditions in the National Hockey League that have stood the test of time and become a normal part of life for hockey fans around the world. The most commonplace tradition is that of the playoff beard, but if NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus has his way this time-honored tradition will be gone forever.
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That’s right ladies and gentlemen…the head man in charge over at NBC Sports has decided that the playoff beards we have come to know and love are, as WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon would say, are “bad for business.