Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is set to start Friday’s Bridgestone Winter Classic and he will be armed with a new mask that features nods to several regional stars.
Rask will sport a mask courtesy of airbrush artist Sylvie Marsolais that features New England Patriots Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edelman, as well as a depiction of the old Boston Garden.
Mike Condon, the starter for the Montreal Canadiens, also had a nod to the Patriots on his newly designed outdoor mask.
The 28-year-old goaltender will be making his first Winter Classic start, although he served as Tim Thomas’s backup when the Bruins faced the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 outdoor game.
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Rask is 14-9-3 with a 2.41 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in 26 games this season.