Jan 15, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart (79) against the New York Rangers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Philadelphia Flyers fans will get to see a Foo Fighters and Taylor Hawkins tribute whenever goalie Carter Hart is in a game this season.
Hart has a new mask with images of Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins on the two ear sides of the helmet, while the Foo Fighters logo also appears on the mask.
Hart tells NHL.com that his love of Foo Fighters comes from his dad. “When we were going to hockey in the car when I was younger, he would blast the song ‘The Pretender’ in his truck, and so that would get me fired up before the game. So I wanted to do that obviously for him and then obviously with Taylor Hawkins passing away, I thought it’d be a nice tribute to the band and to Taylor.”
Hart adds that “Walk” is his favorite Foo Fighters song, and that he’s learned how to play “Learn to Fly” on guitar.
The Flyers season gets underway Thursday against the New Jersey Devils.