It appears Brandi Holtby, wife of Vancouver Canucks goaltender Braden Holtby, has decided to go mostly dark on social media after a ruckus broke out over a new mask her husband had designed for his first game with his new team. The mask, which was designed by Swedish artist David Gunnarsson, featured Indigenous-style artwork of a Thunderbird.
Following the release of the mask's design on social media by Gunnarsson, both he and Holtby started to receive backlash from some who were asking why a Swedish artist had been asked to make something with Indigenous artwork included on it. Gunnarsson later removed the mask from his social media account while Holtby apologized and said he would not be wearing it this season.
Since that apology, both Holtby and his wife had reportedly been the targets of several distasteful comments from people on both sides of the issue. It seems Brandi was fed-up with the rabble as she has completely deactivated her Twitter account. Her Instagram account has been changed to private, meaning only those she chooses to follow can see what she's posting.
Brandi had previously been quite active on Twitter. It was her that made it public that her husband was stuck at the Canada-U.S. border with his pet tortoises after failing to fill out the proper paperwork while making his way to Vancouver for the impending start of training camp.
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