Playoff Hockey

It is believed that growing a beard for the NHL playoffs will help you win. I don't know if this is classified as a myth, but to a hockey fan such as myself, I see it as one. It started back in the 1980's with a simple thought of one team to not shave until they were eliminated from the playoffs. However, they never were. They won the Stanley Cup and all looked like werewolfs by the end of the series. Silly, maybe, but at least for them it worked. Since them many players believe in doing the same thing. Right now you can turn on a game and see a bunch of hairy faces. There are also many myths that sports fans follow. Some of them include: not washing a jersey, wearing same thing when a team wins, keeping things the same, or even lucky underwear. Does it work, probably not, but it is fun to get caught in the action. Call me superstitous, but I am not washing my jersey until the Flyers are eliminated.