November + Moustaches = Movember

Now that Halloween is over, we can all start to gear up for the holiday season. Friends, family, food, facial hair...wait, what?!  Yep. November has become a month more affectionately called Movember. And what exactly is Movember, you ask? It is a movement started back in 2003 by a group of guys in Melbourne, Australia who wanted to bring more awareness to men's health. Their thought was that men with moustaches often garner attention and this would be a way to start conversations about men's health. Since 2003, the movement has spread from Australia to many countries around the world. Last year, $42 million was raised through the Movember campaign, through the help of one million donors and fundraisers. That money went directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.

So why am I bringing this up? Because the Predators will be taking part of Movember again this year. And as much as I absolutely hate seeing some of the guys grow what I would consider the WORST facial hair known to man, it truly is for a deserving cause. The team raised quite a bit of money last year and after the news of Assistant Coach Peter Horachek's own battle with prostate cancer, I'm positive the guys will be determined to raise the (handle)bar this time around. Should you want to take part of Movember in conjunction with the team's participation, there are just a few things to know before you get started.

The rules to Movember are simple:

1. Each guy must begin the month of November with a clean-shaven face.
2. During the entire month of November, each guy must grow and groom a moustache.
3. There will be no joining of the moustache to your sideburns. This is a beard.
4. There will be no joining of the handlebars to your chin. This is considered a gotee.
5. Each "Mo Bro" must conduct himself like that of a true gentleman.

Now that you've got the rules, here's a moustache style guide to help influence your mo growing decision.
If you're still not sure if this is for you, take a look at what type of man grows a "mo":

While I loathe what some of the players look like with facial hair, their reasons behind growing it are more than honorable. I promise I'll try to keep my mustache disdain to a minimum this year.