When Elvis Merzlikins took the ice for warmups last Thursday at Nationwide Arena, his new goalie mask stole the show.

The Columbus Blue Jackets netminder unveiled his sweet new headgear before the team’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, which pays homage to the classic “Sonic the Hedgehog” franchise.

The mask has the iconic character Sonic on the right side, with his trusty sidekick Knuckles on the left and other “Sonic the Hedgehog” characters included around the mask.

The goaltender revealed the mask in a post on his Instagram page.

Per the design, the characters in the forefront of the mask are painted in the same style as the 2020 “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie, while the characters in the background kept the classic 16-bit look of the original 1990s video games.

The design also in

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