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November 2010

No shave November for six Flyers players


They will grow mustaches to raise awareness for cancer

Nov 2010

Last week, Flyers left wing Scott Hartnell cut his hair and donated it to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

This month, Hartnell and a handful of teammates will grow mustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

Forwards Jody Shelley and Claude Giroux came up with the idea, which originated in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004 when 432 men grew mustaches and raised $55,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

Now known as "Movember," the moustache for a cause has expanded to the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, the Netherlands and Finland.

Last year, more than a million donors raised $42 million worldwide for prostate cancer treatment and research.

At last count, six Flyers have agreed to join Shelley and Giroux -- Hartnell, Mike Richards, Dan Carcillo, Ville Leino, Darroll Powe and James van Riemsdyk.

"The guys here are jumping on board,'' Shelley said. "I know Carcillo loves to grow his moustache. Some guys were hesitant, but when we realized it was for a good cause, it's kind of a fun thing to do. It makes my nose look smaller."

The Flyers will be asking fans to visit their website to vote for their favorite mustaches and make donations.

"If it's for a good cause and a lot of guys are doing it, I think it will be good," Leino said. "I just don't want it to be a publicity stunt or anything like that."

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