Being part of a new team calls for a newly designed goalie mask.
On Wednesday, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights unveiled Calvin Pickard’s new mask, which is fan-designed by six different finalists and a grand prize winner from a team contest that ran last month.
“I received so many great designs and submissions that I couldn’t pick just one,” said Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Calvin Pickard. “My new Golden Knights mask incorporates elements from six different finalists, as well as a complete drawing from the grand prize winner. This was a fun and unique way to engage with the Golden Knights community.”
Grand prize winner Shawn Hickey submitted a design with a medieval knight overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and the Golden Knights primary logo on the crown of the mask. Both elements are featured on Pickard’s mask.
You spoke, Calvin Pickard listened. Behold our goalie's new mask👇 pic.twitter.com/0bc6of71DG
— 🏆 - Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) September 6, 2017
The Golden Knights selected Pickard with the first selection in the 2017 expansion draft. He was later joined in Vegas by veteran puck stopper Marc-Andre Fleury.
