Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage Night last Friday after being told by the NHL it was not allowed per the leagues policy against specialty warm uniforms! Fleury took the ice for the team’s game against the Colorado Avalanche wearing the specially designed mask, to honor his wife, Véronique, an Indigenous woman, but will now be slapped with “additional significant fine.” Given the recent incidents, and minimal fines handed out by the NHL, I cannot do anything but complain.
This mask, for me, has it all. First, I love uniform talk.