Ducks goalie honors late grandmother, cancer fighters with emotional mask

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal revealed a special purple mask he will wear throughout November to support the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer initiative. The helmet honors several individuals impacted by cancer, including his late grandmother, who passed away from pancreatic cancer during his teenage years. Dostal plans to wear the mask during games before auctioning it off to benefit the Children's Hospital of Orange County.

The artwork includes photos of Ducks director of goaltending Sudarshan Maharaj, late collegiate goalie Paddy O'Donnell, and a filmmaker named Veronika. The back of the mask features a pink ribbon bearing the names of people within the Ducks organization affected by cancer alongside Dostal's personal motto, "nothing is impossible."