Ray Emery's Mike Tyson mask...

[Fritz]

TSN link for Brian http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=153091&hubname=nhl

Canadian Press

1/31/2006 6:27:26 PM

OTTAWA (CP) - Ray Emery's Mike Tyson goalie mask had a shelf life of one NHL game.

The Senators backup goalie wore the mask in a 5-0 home loss to Boston on Monday night, then decided to drop it Tuesday.

"We didn't ask him not to wear the mask," Senators GM John Muckler said Tuesday. "We just had a discussion about what was right and what was wrong. He said he would take it off."

A huge boxing fan, Emery has also had masks that featured former middleweight champ Marvin Hagler, and Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.

"He told me the reason he put Tyson on his mask is because he was an idol of his, as a boxer," said Muckler. "He knows now that (Tyson) he's lost that right because of his conviction as a rapist and also as a female abuser. And he told me he would take the mask off."

Tyson was convicted in 1992 of rape in Indiana. He served three years in jail.

 

[langway05]

Trevor

I saw this last night also. However, I was of the opinion that it wasn't a very post worthy topic! LOL!

Nice to see that Ray did the right thing & ditched it!

Brian

 

[JRD19]

Glad to see he got rid of the mask.

 

[Fritz]

yeah thats exactly what i was thinking, at least he realized others points of view and decided to switch it out rather than kick up a big stink over something.