Marc-Andre Fleury was ready to show his full support for the Minnesota Wild's Native American Heritage Night last night, having had a custom mask designed to celebrate Native American Heritage. Fleury, whose wife is Native American, was quickly blocked by the NHL from doing so.
Despite the threats to be fined, Fleury decided to wear the helmet in warmups last night anyway, risking a massive fine for himself and the Wild.
Fellow goaltender Roberto Luongo showed his support last night for Fleury when he took to social media to share his thoughts on their decision to block Fleury from wearing the mask. In his post, he questions what the NHL is even doing trying to do this stuff.
Clearly, the NHL and NHLPA need to find a common ground agreement to solve this issue. Especially for goaltenders, who wear special and unique designs on their masks all the time.
