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Mike Condon made his Pittsburgh Penguins debut, albeit in less-than-ideal circumstances. Hey - at least he was perfect in relief, though.
Another cool bright side to everything? He’s got his Penguins mask, and it looks pretty awesome.
A comparison, via Pens equipment manager Dana Heinze, if you will:
Condon - Fleury - Murray goalie masks pic.twitter.com/RAXBoj2d78
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 22, 2016
Looks like Marc-Andre Fleury remains the only Penguin who decided to go for more black than white.
Condon’s mask looks pretty awesome, though, and Heinze was kind enough to give us a good look at it from up close.
Mike Condon's new Penguins goalie mask. pic.twitter.com/7FOVrThpt3
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 22, 2016
New Penguins goalie mask for Mike Condon today. pic.twitter.com/UWudtQzwbZ
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 22, 2016
Mask up close side view
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 22, 2016
( Pennsylvania State Police) pic.twitter.com/Wx6EHSpwWJ
Mike Condon's new mask Up close side view (Massachusetts State Police) pic.twitter.com/ume7LNeBcb
— Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 22, 2016
Condon is from Massachusetts, but obviously lives in Pennsylvania now, so that explains that - and it’s a rather nice gesture from him. (And pretty nice art, too. How often do you see a more sketchy style on a goalie mask?)
I think one of my favourite things are the shiny penguin silhouettes playing hockey inside the full-sized Penguins logo, though. Something about it just looks awesome.
That and the gold - but the gold is always going to look good.