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Edmonton Oilers defenceman Eric Gryba shaved his beard on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Rogers Place as part of his ongoing social media campaign in support of Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation.

Gryba posted a video on Facebook on Feb. 8 promising to shave his beard and donate $5,000 to the country star star’s charity if the video received more than 5,000 likes.

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The video has received more that 25,000 likes. Both Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, who will be in town later this week to begin a series of sold-out concerts, are also donating $5,000 each to the beard-shaving effort, and the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF) chipped in $2,500 to the Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation.