What Goes into Making a Mask?
The following article appeared December 6 issue on the Quinnipiac Chronicle Web site.
Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey goaltender Eric Hartzell won the College Hockey Inc. goalie mask contest on Nov. 15, defeating Minnesota’s Kent Patterson in the finals. We caught up with Hartzell and women’s ice hockey netminder Victoria Vigilanti to discuss what went into the design of their masks.
Q&A with Victoria Vigilanti
Describe what is on your helmet.
I have a brick wall in the background. I made it Quinnipiac colors, navy blue with a little tint of white, just so it fits in well with the colors. I have the Quinnipiac crest on the side, another Bobcat on the other side. I have the Bobcat coming out the top.
The back plate is where the goalies can personalize what they want. I have the Canadian flag because I’m from Canada and want to represent where I’m from.
I also have this kind of a little joke that I have with my best friend from home. … We bought a fish one day and I had the best game of my life. … So on the back plate I have my fish, call it Fishy. Then I have my last name just in plain white.
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