The Belfour Eagles

On January 25, 1997 at 2:38 am, Ed Belfour was traded from the Chicago BlackHawks to the San Jose Sharks. Ed contacted Todd that evening and requested that a new paint scheme be prepared to reflect the colors of his new team. Todd completed Ed Belfours new mask, which was unveiled on Friday, January 31, 1997 right here on this web site.

It's Arrived..........He's Back......

One of Todds most famous graphic designs is the current mask that is worn by Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour of the San Jose Sharks. The eagle mask, as seen above, was worn by Eddie during his days with the Chicago Blackhawks is well known to all hockey fans and a early version of it is even in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Shortly after Ed got his first mask his famous nickname took hold. Eddie used this early version of the mask until the beginning of the 1995-96 season. Todd was approached by Gary Warwick who created the mask shell for Ed and asked if he would like to submit a new eagle design. Todd then went to work and presented Ed with this version of the eagle as seen below.

                                                                 

Ed used this mask during some Blackhawk practice sessions and advised Todd that he liked the detail of the design, but wanted a meaner, more intense looking eagle, along with a symbol for the make a wish foundation. Todd went back and revamped the design and came up with the all black shell and the new eagle design, as seen below.

This mask was debuted during the 1995/1996 season. The mask was only used for a short period., because Ed felt that the mask didn't show up well enough from far away, so Ed asked Todd to make a Red shell and use the exact same eagle design. Todd went back and painted a helmet shell red and reproduced the now famous eagle design that adorns Eds masks. Todd also made a special design on the back of Ed's mask, which reveals one of his favorite hobbies - classic cars, as seen below.

The back plate has the name of "Carman Racing", which is one of Eds hobbies during the off season and a picture of a 1941Willy.