Szabados Debuts Columbus Cottonmouths Mask

Published on August 6, 2014 under SPHL (SPHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths News Release


Shannon Szabados became the first woman to play in the Southern Professional Hockey League this past season when she signed with the Columbus Cottonmouths on March 7th, 2014. It would appear that after conquering pretty much every competitive level traditionally available to female hockey players, Szabados wanted to ramp up the stakes and take on a new challenge. In addition to staying with the men's professional team for the upcoming season, Szabados has also commissioned a new mask from Sylvie Poitras of AirBrushZap.

With her new CCM mask, Szabados is clearly shooting for a sinister, serpentine approach. With the classic Cottonmouth's jaw extending from the top of the mask, over the face mask, and down onto the chin, it's a fierce looking design. The scaly patterns by Poitras also give the mask a smooth, clean, and polished look. There are additional snakes on the left and right sides of the mask which will have Szabados showcasing the incredibly realistic artwork of Sylvie. Ophidiophobics beware! On the backplate of the mask, Szabados has the Canadian flag intertwined in her number, 40, a design penned by a friend of hers. Szabados also displays a few pieces of precious hardware on the back of her mask, with the two gold medals she won at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics making an appearance. Poitras said the mask was, "a lot of fun to design with her". Sylvie also designed the mask worn by Szabados in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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