Back in the old days
it used to be just the plain leather pads and then as
Technology kind of improved you were able to put anything on it
And now as you can see with my pads you can put absolutely anything you want. As a goalie
You have that canvas to be creative with your helmet and now that's transferring to leg pads too.
I saw some pads online that were kind of like this
They were European
but then I thought
You know at Harvard we have so many gates and it's a symbol for Harvard so I thought oh I'll do
The one going to the athletic facility and it's kind of like as a goalie shut the gate keep the gate closed. So it's
symbolic of
the goalie position and just of Harvard.
I actually did a bit of Photoshop myself and I sort of sent out a poll to my friends
That is literally I would say that is my Photoshop
So it's not like leather it's not stitched on or anything
So I think it's brand new state of the art technology so you can put anything you want
If you look up close on my pad you can see they have bricks on the side
There's even like a latin motto carved into the brick on the side, but from further away it still has the appeal
It doesn't look too complicated from further away. So it's a nice balance of when you're up close. You can really see that detail
I think the blocker and glove actually look better than the pads themselves because it's the full gate and I think it looks really sharp
When I was thinking about my new mask, I was thinking my leg pads are gonna be really complicated
So I want something really simple for my mask
A Crimson base with the H shield and then on the sides in greater detail
you'll only be able to see when you're up close. It combines my love for
Patriotism and then also just the foundations of this country and reminds me what I play for everyday
It's one of them is the 9/11 flag raising another one's Buzz Aldrin
landing on the moon
It's it's hard to make a mask when your team's mascot is the Crimson, like a color
So I wanted to do something different and then it's something you'll only be able to see when you're up close
So from far away it'll just look like a regular Harvard mask
