From today’s Penguins Report:
Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury tried on a new piece of headwear during the team’s optional morning skate on Wednesday.
Fleury traded his usual Itech mask for a Reebok design, which he also wore for a practice earlier in the season.
“I used it earlier in the year but now I got it painted and I made a couple of changes to it,” Fleury said. “It’s nice to work with (Reebok). You can tell them little things and then they make changes.”
Probably the most noticeable change on Fleury’s mask for fans is the new paint design.
If you were looking directly at Fleury, the left side of the mask would look exactly like his current mask, with a Venus Flytrap exploding through an igloo. The right side is a tribute to the mask worn in the 1980s by then Penguins netminder, and current goaltending coach, Gilles Meloche. It has a huge Penguins logo on the side, although Fleury’s color scheme resembles the Penguins’ current logo.
“I just like the simplicity of the old-time masks,” Fleury said. “I just think Gillesy’s mask was pretty cool. I saw it online so I decided to put half of it on there.”
So, how long until Fleury debuts the mask in games?
“I don’t know yet,” he said. “It’s a little bit different so we will see. I will practice with it and try to get a feel for it.”
Below are photos of Fleury’s new mask:
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This is a very different look for Reebok masks. Are they still being made by Michel Doganieri?