The Shakedown: Best Hockey Mustache (contestant #3)

Welcome to the third installment of the Best Hockey Mustache Shakedown, I am your host Josh Bacott, filling in for our resident facial hair expert Dr. Aaron, who is away on assignment at the Just For Men test laboratory doing secretive things.

The previous two contestants in this month’s competition have ranged from perhaps the most recognizeable fire-engine red mustache ever to appear in a musical commercial about mufflers and a modern-day revolutionary who has staunchly refused to accept society’s mistreatment of Mustached Americans.

Joining them today is yet another legend of the hockey world, one whose name instantly calls to mind two distinct traits - 1.) blatant distaste for protective head gear and 2.) a world class voluminous mustache.

His name was Harold Snepsts and throughout the majority of his career he maintained an upper lip that bore a striking resemblance to the tail of a certain wood-loving marmot.

Snepsts spent the majority of his 17-year career in the NHL as a member of the Vancouver Canucks, who drafted him 59th overall in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.  Scouts marveled at not only his bruising defensive play, but his resourcefulness on the ice.  The following is an excerpt from the Edmonton Oil Kings junior hockey scounting report:

“Snepsts excels in his own zone with a physical brand of hockey.  Plus one time we saw him pull an entire hot dog out of his mustache and eat it on the ice during a particularly long shift.  That sort of creativity and resourcefulness should be highly valued in the 1974 draft class.”

Harold’s popularity was enhanced later in his career when he remained one of the few players who chose to ignore NHL regulations that required players to wear a helmet on the ice.  Snepsts insisted that, while it may in fact help protect him from massive head trauma, a helmet would significantly disrupt the synergy between his shaggy nose beard and male-pattern baldness.

And what a synergy it was.

Check back next week for the return of our resident facial hair expert who will unveil the fourth and perhaps final candidate for the Best Hockey Mustache Title.  Non-idiotic suggestions are welcome.

Week One - Lanny McDonald

Week Two - George Parros

Week Three - Harold Snepsts

Week Four - June 25

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