{"id":528842,"date":"2026-03-29T05:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/528842\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:49:14","slug":"jacob-fowlers-change-to-his-goalie-mask-is-getting-a-lot-of-attention-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/528842\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Fowler\u2019s change to his goalie mask is getting a lot of attention in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/654830.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Boston Bruins at Bell Centre.\" title=\"Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Boston Bruins at Bell Centre.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>A very interesting gesture by Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler is drawing attention.<\/p>\n<p>It says a lot about his attachment and love for Montreal and for Quebec!<\/p>\n<p>He decided to remove his well-known Florida plate from his goalie mask and replace it with a Quebec plate, featuring the iconic &#8220;Je me souviens&#8221; prominently!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a subtle gesture, but one that says so much about his intentions and his love for his new home.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fowler changes his helmet and Montreal Canadiens fans love it<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, against the Predators in Nashville, the young goaltender indeed made his debut with a beautiful brand-new mask.<\/p>\n<p>The detail that is particularly catching attention is, without a doubt, the Florida license plate being replaced by a Quebec plate.<\/p>\n<p>For an athlete born in Florida, this shift clearly shows how quickly he has grown attached to his new home.<\/p>\n<p>A rather amusing and very interesting fact: both of the team\u2019s current goaltenders proudly display elements of Quebec culture on their respective masks.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they are neither Quebecers nor Canadian by birth, Jacob Fowler and Jakub Dobes appear eager to embrace Quebec identity.<\/p>\n<p>In Jakub Dobes\u2019 case, you can also spot a beautiful fleur-de-lis along with the iconic chant &#8220;Ol\u00e9 Ol\u00e9 Ol\u00e9.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These small symbolic gestures, while simple on the surface, go a long way in building a strong bond of trust and connection with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>5 HOURS AGO|115 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fowler\u2019s change to his goalie mask is getting a lot of attention in Montreal<\/p>\n<p>Which one has the highest potential, in your opinion?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images A very interesting gesture by Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[62,5,60988,3567,21,231,4,1022],"class_list":{"0":"post-528842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-hockey-helmet","11":"tag-jacob-fowler","12":"tag-montreal-canadiens","13":"tag-nashville-predators","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-quebec"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116310899239977170","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}