A few weeks ago, Braden Holtby, who has already worn several different masks this season, debuted another new bucket during training camp.
Here’s a blurry glimpse of the mask in action.
The aforementioned Holtby mask… pic.twitter.com/dNvLiIgJlK
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) October 3, 2016
Holtby hasn’t worn that mask since, however, leaving us without an idea of what the design scheme looks like.
So… about that Holtby mask. Its debut is TBD.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) October 3, 2016
Until now. Last week, the longtime artist of Holtby’s masks, David Gunnarsson, released renderings of the new bucket which he nicknamed DC Dedication – EVO. It’s beautiful.
The mask features the Caps secondary/shoulder-patch logo, the Weagle, in the front. The weagle logo is also repeated in the wings as well as in the white stripe that goes down to the chin.
Gunnarson’s caption on the Instagram photo doesn’t explain the process or decision making behind the design, but he definitely used a lot of buzzwords.
Braden Holtby’s latest chapter in his mask art saga is here. The design continues in the same clean cut design style as his previous designs, and the closer you come the more details you will discover. Braden and I have been working together for many years. It is very exciting to evolve and create new designs every day in different styles, mask by mask, design by design. Always pop up with new ideas. And it is a great challenge to have the goal to be as versatile as an artist as possible, and I love it. I am so thankful to be on this journey of paint. For sure the design is also loaded with all the DaveArt Trademark Super FX.
When Holtby will debut this mask is unknown at this moment, but it should look great when he does.
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