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Corey Crawford mask supports USA Warriors and Clint Reif (Photos)

Photo via davidarrigo.com
Photo via davidarrigo.com

Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford clearly has strong emotions for armed forces, USA Warriors ice hockey and former Blackhawks equipment manager Clint Reif, who died earlier this year.

Crawford’s new mask supports all. Check out the photo above, and below:

Photo via davidarrigo.com
Photo via davidarrigo.com

Per designer David Arrigo:

The theme represents all 4 branches of the US military which I designed to mimic as a patches.

Our friends at the USAW also wanted to give notice to their military brethren north of the border with a shout out to Soldier On which I proudly displayed on the backplate.

The mask, which is designed to look similar to these USA Warriors jerseys, will be worn Friday night’s game against Columbus. It is the only night it will be worn. It will then be auctioned off to the Clint Reif memorial fund.

Per Arrigo again:

Clint Reif of the Chicago Blackhawks, who passed away earlier this season, was a major supporter of the Warriors program. He helped increase awareness throughout the hockey community. His dedication and efforts had an immeasurable impact on the program and many veterans. This is our opportunity to give back to the Reif family.

Stick taps for everyone involved with this one.

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