Lee Boyadjian
Designs from across Canada were submitted for the Janes Design-a-Mask contest in advance of the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship. After two COVID-19-related delays, Paige, Madison and Lauryn will finally get to see their helmets donned by Team Canada goaltenders.
Let’s meet the designers behind the masks and get to know a little more about them.
Paige is 15 years old from Miramichi, N.B., and plays defence for the Miramichi Panthers.
Madison is 15 years old from Churchill Falls, N.L., and is a goaltender with the Churchill Falls Thunderbirds.
Lauryn is 14 years old from St. John’s, N.L,, and is an avid Team Canada fan and artist.
Paige: I knew I wanted to do a retro look, so I looked up some old hockey mask designs, and I got some inspiration from those. It's black with red stripes, and it's very retro. I saw [the Team Canada] jerseys; they did have black on them, and I thought it would be cool to try something different, so I focused on black.
Madison: I wanted to put some things on it that represented Canada. So, I have the snowflakes on it, because Canada is known for winter. And I have the moose. That represents Canada, but also there's a lot of moose where I'm from, so I wanted to put something that represents where I'm from as well.
Lauryn: From coast to coast, it represents locations all across Canada. I tried to include Canada’s primary colours, red and white, along with the Canadian flag and the Hockey Canada logo.
Paige: Yes. I love drawing. It's one of my favorite hobbies, so this was a great contest for me. My two favourite things, drawing and hockey. It was jackpot for me. I paint, I sculpt. Whatever I could get my hands on, I do it.
Madison: Maybe a little bit. I'm not too good at art, though it is pretty fun. I like it.
Lauryn: Yes! Whether it’s drawing, painting or dancing, I love being creative in everything I do.
Paige: Yes. Whenever I got frustrated or just needed to get away from trying, I'd go and make myself a nice little snack of Janes chicken fingers.
Madison: I took a couple of breaks for some Janes popcorn chicken.
Lauryn: Absolutely! Nothing better than Janes pub-style chicken burgers.
Paige: It was crazy. I didn't think I was going to win. I just thought I'd give it a try, see how it goes. I still can't believe that I actually won the contest.
Madison: It was really cool. I did not think I was going to win at all. It’s like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I did not think I was going to get picked.
Lauryn: I was so excited! I couldn’t wait to meet the goalies and see my mask in action at the women’s world championship.