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New goalie Louis Domingue unveils Canucks mask

When Louis Domingue went to Montreal to join his new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks teammates, he didn't want to look out of place.
Louis Domingue's new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks goalie mask
Louis Domingue's new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks goalie mask. Photo @mariodesign/Instagram

When Louis Domingue went to Montreal to join his new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks teammates, he didn't want to look out of place. Traded from the New Jersey Devils, his goalie gear reflected his previous team: vivid red pads with black accents and a mask to match, with cheerful impish children dressed like devils on either side of the mask.

That colour scheme just wouldn't do; it would clash horribly with the royal blue and Kelly green jerseys of the Canucks.

Fortunately, Domingue had a solution: he grew up in a small suburb outside Montreal and his dad, Charles,Ìýstill lives there. So, prior to the Canucks' game day skate, with his son's old gear from his two-year stint with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their blue and white colour scheme fit in a lot better.

It still wasn'tÌýquite right, however: Domingue's mask featured the Tampa Bay skyline on the chin and images of Lightning greats like Vincent Lecavalier on the sides.Ìý

Wearing his Lightning gear was clearly just a temporary solution. If he's going to hit the ice for the Canucks in a game — — he would need either a new mask or to give an old mask a new look.

In stepped with a speedy wrap job and the result is impressive.

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The end result looks fantastic. Like his Lightning mask, this mask features the skyline of his new city, featuring easily-recognized Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­landmarks like Canada Place and the revolving restaurant.

The angled orcas on either side breaking through the ice is a simple design, but it looks great, with a subtle stick-in-rink logo pattern keeping the white areas of the mask from being too boring.ÌýUsing a darker blue gives the design some added impact that should look great on the ice.

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All that's left is for Domingue to get his first start with the Canucks, which could come sooner rather than later. The Canucks have a , with multiple sets of back-to-back games. Domingue has gone on runs as a backup before, notably an with the Lightning: hopefully he can catch some of that lightning in a bottle in his short stint with the Canucks.

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