BEHIND THE MASK

– JARED CLINTON

ACQUIRING JACOB MARKSTROM HAS been a godsend for New Jersey’s on-ice fortunes. But given the netminder’s proclivity for adorning some of the most demonic-looking headwear in the game, his arrival has lent itself to some devilishly great designs. Already having paid homage to the mythological Jersey Devil with one of his first masks, Markstrom’s latest lid – designed and painted by longtime collaborator Jordon Bourgeault of JBo Airbrush – combines the obvious monster motif with tried-and-true portrait design to outstanding effect. The devil’s gaping maw, complete with forked tongue, stretches around Markstrom’s cage, while embers spit off the white-hot pitchfork and tail on the side panels. The Devils logo, painted to appear as if carved into bone, rests on the mask’s crown, too. Of course, seeing it requires one to…

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