34 YEARS OF BEARD

During the 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ken Morrow, Clark Gillies and a few other of the New York Islanders let their beards grow and wouldn't shave until their cup run had ended. That year, and for the next four seasons, they would be Stanley Cup champions. During that span they won an incomprehensible 19 straight playoff rounds (still a record today).

Though their decision to let the fuzz grow didn't create much reaction at the time, it has since become a tradition. So let's make this Throwback Thursday with a picture from the Islanders glory days...