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Winners of Boston Pizza and Bauer's Design-A-Mask contest announced

Boston Pizza announced the winners of the Boston Pizza and Bauer Design-A-Mask contest.

December 15, 2015

Boston Pizza announced that Jessica Tran, 17, of Calgary, Canada, and Aiden Scott, 12, of Langford, British Columbia, Canada, are the winners of the Boston Pizza and Bauer Design-A-Mask contest. Tran and Scott traveled to Toronto Monday to join artist David Arrigo and present their creations to Canada's National Junior Hockey Team goaltenders — Mackenzie Blackwood, Mason McDonald and Samuel Montembeault. Tran and Rose's creations will don the goaltenders' masks at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2015 to Jan. 5, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland, according to a company press release.

"We're excited to once again partner with Hockey Canada and Bauer to give young Canadians the opportunity to get into the game on a global level and show their creativity through the Design-A-Mask program. This truly unique contest puts the winners' helmet designs in the net throughout the tournament," said Steve Silverstone, executive vice-president of marketing, Boston Pizza International. "Boston Pizza is the go-to place for Canadians to connect over the two things they love most: food and watching Team Canada battle for gold."

Canadian children were invited to submit their designs by downloading the contest forms from the Hockey Canada website, or picking them up at a Boston Pizza location, the release stated.

"Year after year, it is a thrill for the goaltenders of Team Canada to wear the designs of our fans," said Scott Salmond, vice-president of hockey operations/national teams for Hockey Canada. "Through Design-A-Mask, Boston Pizza and Bauer give young Canadians a chance to be a part of the team that proudly wears the Maple Leaf and represents our country on the world stage. It's an important reminder for our players of the thousands of fans who are cheering us on in the arena, and back home."

Tran and Rose's designs were painted onto the Bauer masks by artist David Arrigo, who made two versions of Tran's design on the third mask. Tran and Rose will receive their own duplicate masks, as well a trip for two to a game at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship when it returns to Canadian ice next year, along with a $50 Boston Pizza gift card and a Team Canada jersey.

Team Canada opens the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland, against the United States at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 26.