Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom shows off gorgeous throwback mask

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Jacob Markstrom , Instagram/daveart

The Vancouver Canucks are celebrating their 50th NHL season so they’re trying to make a year to remember, in a positive way.

They kicked things off at their home opener by introducing Bo Horvat as the 14th captain in club history and they did so by bringing out some of the greatest players to ever wear a Canucks jersey.

Another way they’re celebrating their 50th season is by bringing back some fan favourite throwback jerseys, including their black, orange and gold skate design. As a result of their alternate uniforms, goalie Jacob Markstrom decided he needed a new mask to match the old school jersey.

It was so awesome to paint and create the retro mask with the lovely skate logo for my buddy Jacob Markström💪🏻😀. Jacob and I brainstormed how to build the design🧠🔧, Jacob loves when I use the old school brush tech with wild and playing brush strokes🖌, so the whole design is created that way👌🏻. I love the challenge to paint and create in different themes and styles from mask adventure to mask adventure. As the paint nerd I am I love to explore new stuff. This is a creation with true old school wibes in a new way all over the Storyteller design📘. Thank you Jacob! 🙏🏻😊@markstrom25 @canucks #DaveArt @nhl #DaveArtFamily #nhl #DaveArtTheCradleOfCreativity

A post shared by David Gunnarsson (@daveart) on Oct 24, 2019 at 11:37am PDT

The mask was designed by famous mask artist David Gunnarsson and it’s absolutely gorgeous. It looks like Markstrom also got some special equipment created to match the throwback look, and even Thatcher Demko went ahead and got some new gear inspired by the old school threads.