Goalie Quick's Olympic mask a tribute to veterans
Team USA hockey goalies have been pulling out all the stops when it comes to face mask design for the Sochi Winter Games.
Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick appeared to be playing it safe when preview images of his mask were released last Wednesday.
.@JonathanQuick32's 2014 @UsaHockey "Battle Armor" @Sportmask goalie mask Airbrushed by Steve Nash of @Eyecandyair pic.twitter.com/zCbutlNBbn
— EYECANDYAIR (@Eyecandyair) February 3, 2014
But now, thanks to the design team, we're getting a look at the back of the mask: A tribute to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Airbrushed image of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the back of Quick's mask.
Airbrushed by Steve Nash of EyeCandyAir, the picture was based off a photo taken by US Army Sgt. Jose Torres from the 3rd US Infantry Regiment.
Check out a 360 degree video of the artwork:
Fellow USA goalie Ryan Miller is going with a slightly updated version of his mask from Vancouver 2010
And women's hockey goalie Jessie Vetter had to make some corrections to her mask to comply with IOC rules.
