Artist: David Gunnarsson
Found at The Goalie Guild's PadsTracker
The position of goalie has an inherent romanticism: masked men clad with cool armor, serving as the last line of defense. They play entire games, with an unparalleled ability to impact outcomes. When they're on, they can single-handedly defeat a giant foe. They are the consummate underdogs and towering superheroes all at once.
Peter is just like me a big soccer fan, and we both love the wizard Lionel Messi, soccer player in Barcelona. The design is a tribute to Messi with lots of details. And of course Ned shows up, as always on Peter´s masks, and this time he is dressed as a soccer player in Slovakia´s National Team jersey. But poor Ned, he is hit in the head by the ball...
Painted once again by Ray Bishop of Bishop Designs, the aggressive, sharp-toothed fighter-jet theme will look familiar to those who admired Montoya’s mask last season, but there are some subtle differences.For starters, the nickname “Monty” and number “35″ on the bottom back corners are different from last season, and the exhaust pipes on both sides are now spitting fire instead of billowing smoke.
...the red and white squares on the top are a tribute to the Czech flag, and you will also find the Czech flag on the side as well on the back piece of the mask. Just as on all Michal´s previous masks the Strekov Castle from his hometown is on the side of the mask.