Carey Price ~ Montreal Canadiens
Excitement has been at a fever pitch around these parts once Montreal Canadiens got a hint that a new Carey Price goalie mask was on the horizon.
The amount of emails, Tweets, Facebook Posts, phone calls, letters, candlelight vigils…etc I receive from Montreal Canadiens fans is astounding. When it comes to their team and in particular their goaltending, they are a persistent bunch and analyze every detail.
Without further ado here is the goalie mask that Carey Price will wear for the start of the 2011-12 campaign. With this helmet Carey Price decided to go back to his native roots, where he was raised in Anahim Lake, British Columbia.
Carey wanted to celebrate his ancestry which drove my design elements of Anahim Lake, a native elder, and a dream catcher.
The base colour of the helmet is pink to match the equipment that Carey will be wearing throughout the month of October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.
Breast Cancer Awareness is a cause I thoroughly support. Last year I was able to take part by painting pink skates for Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Komisarek and Colton Orr.
The game worn mask will be auctioned off through www.legendsdepot.com. The bidding will commence on October 6th and continue until the end of the month with all proceeds going to cancer research.
Jason LaBarbera ~ Phoenix Coyotes
The name Pat Tillman is instantly recognizable, a professional athlete that proudly stepped away from his career to serve his country.
As per Wikipedia’s Pat Tillman page:
Corporal Patrick Daniel “Pat” Tillman Jr. (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an American football player who left his professional career and enlisted in the United States Army in June 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks. He joined the Army Rangers and served several tours in combat before he died in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Phoenix Coyotes’ goaltender Jason LaBarbera chose to pay homage to stalwart Pat Tillman with his 2011-2012 goalie mask. The artwork and design was something that I pieced together over several days after some discussions with Labs.
Pat Tillman will live in on in our memories, I hope that this helmet assists with that in whatever facet possible.
Following Pat’s death in 2004, while serving with the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan, his family and friends established the Pat Tillman Foundation
The mission of the Pat Tillman Foundation is to invest in veterans and their families through education and community, I encourage you to visit their website and support their cause.
This mask has been getting some excellent coverage by the mainstream media:
