Kevin Weekes Game Worn Mask New York Rangers 2005

Kevin Weekes Game Worn Mask - New York Rangers 2006-07
This Kevin Weekes mask was worn during the end of the 2005-2006 season and during the 2006-2007 season. The mask exhibits moderate to heavy use and has paint chippings that are easily photo matched to various photos.

About the paint job:
This mask was painted by Dave Gunnarsson of DaveArt for Kevin Weekes. Here is some information from David about his design for this particular Kevin Weekes Mask

"For this design Kevin wanted something completely new around the Panther theme which he has always had.

David sat down and thought and sketched, and sketched... When David was at the cinema looking at the latest King Kong movie he got an idea... A giant panther sneaking around among the skyscrapers in New York looking for food! With this design solution, he was able to create some very exciting effects with the help of the perspectives. Read Bottom of this Page for More Details on this Mask

Photo Matches from 2006-07 Season (Click Here to View More Photos and Full Size Photo Matches)

Side View:

Front View:

Another side view:

Red and Blue paint on the cage:

Close up of Panther:

Can you hit the Big Apple. The silver part of the apple is actually a Stealth bomber which Kevin has on his masks:

Statue of Liberty chin:

Back View. Garden of Dreams sticker is below the straps but is hard to see in this picture:

Inside of Mask:

Inside Padding - heavy usage:

Mask information - DaveArt paint design Downtown Panther:

David visited the USA in 2006 and met Kevin, and presented this design idea. Kevin really liked it! So David got to work and created some more sketches.

By twisting the panther so that he crawls back on the mask, the mask gets a different and innovative touch. The focus is on the panther that is painted in a more detailed style than the surrounding city environment that is more graphical. An effective stroke that puts the panther in focus.

The skyscrapers are painted with vertiginous lines, and seen from above an even more vertiginous feeling is accomplished. The whole design is painted in a saturated blue tone, but still with strong contrasts, which always is so important.

In the forehead the apple is placed, just like on Kevin's last mask. The apple of course comes from the nickname of New York, but in the same time it challenges the shooters, can you shoot the apple? Naturally the apple is painted in the most red XXFX glitter which gives a very cool effect live and on TV! And check out the shine in the apple, isn't it shaped as a Stealth plane!?

On the chin the Statue of Liberty logo is placed, watching the city! Together with the painted cage this delivers more color tones to the design, which is always important.

On the backplate some important details are painted. The Barbados flag, and a map of Barbados in the same colours as the flag. And also a Stealth plane comes flying in over the backplate. This technical miracle that Kevin is so fascinated by can also be seen on Kevin's previous masks.

The secret behind this design is all the details that together with the playing with the perspectives makes it a magic and very different design!"