Goalie Unveils Maiden-Inspired Mask

Chris Mason, goalie for the Winnipeg Jets ice hockey team, has unveiled his new Iron Maiden inspired goalie mask.

Mason spoke with InGoal Magazine about his new mask, saying:

"We went back and forth, lots of phone calls, and I sent Steve some sketches and he did some art and sent him back and we mulled over a bunch of different ideas, and then he came up with the Iron Maiden Eddie in the old fighter jet and I thought it was perfect and I loved the image and thought that was really appropriate for the Jets," Mason said of the band's famous mascot.

"I'm a fan of a few songs and Aces High is one song I really like too, so it's kind of perfect I like the song and the artwork for the single was this Eddie in a plane."

The mask design is taken from the artwork to iconic Maiden number 'Aces High' (in which Eddie flies – yes, you guessed it – a jet), and will be worn throughout the 2011-2012 season.