While the SAIT Trojans and Mount Royal Cougars women’s hockey teams no longer meet in the league play, they will have something in common when they take to the ice this season.
Both of their goalies will be wearing Shinny Design Masks
Mail readers learned about Morgen Schinnour’s exceptional artwork on goalie masks. Morgen is a talented airbrush artist and has been plugging away designing and painting masks and making a name for herself. Some may have seen her design on a mask, which was created to raise funds at the Atlas Coal Mine’s History and Hat Tricks event. Since then, business has not slowed down, and in fact has picked up significantly.
“I have been extremely busy. Over the last couple months I have done maybe 10 or more. I have six more in the works and three on the way,” Morgen tells The Drumheller Mail she has been pretty much trying to keep up.
“It’s still a lot of fun, the worst part is prepping and sanding the masks,” she chuckles.
Beyond being busy, this season she picked up some high profile clients.
Jessica Ross is a fourth year goaltender for the Mount Royal University Cougars Women’s hockey team. She contacted Schinnour to do her mask. Mount Royal played in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, a member of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Across the City Jocelyn Wynnyk is wearing a Schinny Design this season playing for the SAIT Trojans in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.
“She just contacted me through Facebook,” said Morgen.
“I was hoping the Pronghorns at the University of Lethbridge would contact me, but when Mount Royal comes down to play The University of Lethbridge I’ll go down and watch because it is always cool to see your stuff on the ice.”
She adds that Facebook has been a great tool to put her in contact with clients, including a goalie playing for the Plattsburgh Cardinals.
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh plays in the NCAA Division III and goalie Brady Rouleau commissioned a mask. Last season he starred in 19 of 28 games with a 12-6-1 record.
Something else that has helped is she is certified by Bauer Masks. She is working on CCM.
Her aim is to get a goalie in the AJHL and eventually the WHL wearing her gear.
