Washington Capitals goaltender Phoenix Copley, and his goalie mask artist Dave Gunnarsson, revealed Copley’s new mask for the the 2020-21 season on Monday. The reveal was initially made on Gunnarsson’s Instagram account.
The new design includes traditional elements, such as the candy canes on the chin of the mask to represent Copley’s hometown of North Pole, Alaska, the Capitals script logo and stars across the top, and Weagle wings starting from the front that go down each side of the mask.
Gunnarsson, who has painted Copley’s mask for a number of years now, inscribed today’s reveal:
“The new Caps mask creation for my friend Pheonix Copley was a joy a to create🙏🏻😊. It is crisp and clean on a distance, all built on the awesome team logos⭐️🎨. It lives and breath Washington Capitals with the red bottom and crisp white details, and when you come closer the 3️⃣-D FX delivers… Thanks Pheonix for the paint ride! 🙏🏻🤓❤️ @pheonixcopley @capitals @nhl #DaveArt #DaveArtFamily #DaveArtTheCradleOfCreativity @bauergoalie 😊”
Gunarsson also released a video of the new mask.
Gunnarsson has been the lead mask designer for numerous Capitals goaltenders, including Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, Ilya Samsonov, Vitek Vanecek, Pheonix Copley and others.
By Jon Sorensen
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