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Golden Knights reveal winner of Calvin Pickard’s mask contest
Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard reaches out to stop a shot off the stick of a St. Louis Blues player in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Denver. (David Zalubowski/AP)
The Vegas Golden Knights revealed Calvin Pickard‘s new mask on Wednesday, after holding a competition to procure a design for the netminder.
The final result uses elements from several submissions, though Shawn Hickey was announced as the winner of the contest for a drawing of a medieval knight overlooking the Vegas Strip.
NEWS: We are happy to announce Shawn Hickey as the grand prize winner in #PicksMaskContest.
“I received so many great designs and submissions that I couldn’t pick just one,” Pickard told NHL.com. “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.”
Shawn will receive a Golden Knights jersey in addition to a meet and greet/photo opportunity with Calvin and the mask.
Vegas took Pickard from the Colorado Avalanche in June’s NHL Expansion Draft, and the 25-year-old will likely back up Marc-Andre Fleury in the Golden Knights’ inaugural season.
Pickard is coming off a year in which he had a 2.98 goals-against average and .904 save percentage in 50 appearances with the Avalanche, before winning a silver medal backstopping Canada at the world championships.
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