When Collin Delia isn’t saving pucks, he’s saving money on goods by making them himself.
The Blackhawks rookie goaltender told California Rubber magazine that he’s made several leather goods, including hand-stitched bags, belts and wallets.
“One day I thought, ‘I could do that.’ I have the eye for that and I’m very detail-oriented so I bought some scrap leather and a starter tool kit and started messing around. Then I researched companies that make handmade leather goods. All of my stuff is hand-stitched. It’s pretty intensive. If you want something to last, you have to do it by hand.