The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the Chicago Blackhawks in the next Stadium Series game at Soldier Field in Chicago, so it makes sense that Marc-Andre Fleury is giving a nod to the Steelers with his mask.
His agent Alan Walsh passed along this image of the mask by Stephane Bergeron.
It’s not the first time Fleury acknowledged the Penguins’ NFL cousins, as he went out with a real Steelers helmet to support the team before an eventual Super Bowl loss to the Green Bay Packers back in 2011:
PITTSBURGH - JANUARY 22: Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins leaves the ice wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers helmet after being named the first star against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 22, 2011 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 3-2. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Bergeron also designed Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford’s mask, which sadly doesn’t evoke Mike Ditka or even the intense look in Mike Singeltary’s eyes.
Is it too late to throw in a Jim McMahon bandanna, at least?
