NHL players have some of the gnarliest grooming around. Hair? Often long, scraggly, and perpetually sweaty. Facial hair? All of it. Teeth? Who needs 'em.

There's something particularly transformative about a hockey beard, though. They turn scruffy kids into full-blown lumberjacks. Although a well-groomed beard can look awesome, these tend to feel more "bird's nest" than "Henrik Lundqvist's perfected jawline." To celebrate the start of playoff season and some of the most iconic facial hair known to man, the folks at health2blog.com created seven GIFs that show just how much an NHL beard changes you.

Brent Burns

Kyle Quincey

Ryan O'Reilly

Radko Gudas

Joe Thornton

Jake Muzzin

Eric Gryba

Christine Flammia Christine Flammia writes about style, grooming, and more; she is the former associate style editor of Esquire and is currently pursuing a PhD in communications at Columbia.

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io