In June, the NHL's board of governors instituted rules to crack down on players showing support for special initiatives on equipment.
Gradually, players have chipped away at the regulations—controversial when they were instituted and even more so now.
On Friday, Wild goalie Marc-André Fleury became the latest player to defy the rules when he donned a custom mask for Native American Heritage Month before Minnesota's game against the Avalanche. Fleury’s wife, Véronique is of Abenaki and Mi’kmaq heritage; the mask was designed by Cole Redhorse Taylor, a Mdewakanton Dakota artist.
