The long-standing link between Halloween, horror movies and goalie masks goes well beyond the iconic example of Jason Voorhees wearing one in the "Friday the 13th" films. Gerry Cheevers is credited as the first goalie to decorate his mask in the late 1960s ...

Olympic uniforms are usually strictly enforced from athlete to athlete, each one an exact copy of the next, indistinguishable from the bunch. Except for Olympic hockey goaltenders, who get to design their own masks, and they do so brilliantly. Hockeys ...

It's time for a new NHL season, which means unique goalie masks return across the league. Goaltenders use their masks to express creativity or pay homage to the people closest to them. The designs are eye-catching, and this season is no different.

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Unless you arrive at the Canadian Tire Centre from the south end of the city limits, it is impossible not to notice the massive advertisement adorning the northeast side of the arena. Linus Ullmark's mask is predominantly featured in the ad, highlighting ...

Finishing touches for a special night. Pavel Francouz is entering the 2022-23 season with a special addition to his Colorado Avalanche mask. Following an exuberant summer of celebrations after hoisting the Stanley Cup with the organization back in June ...

Off the goaltender’s mask, off a defenseman’s back, nothing but net. Well, at least in the net. That is how Colorado’s Casey Mittelstadt got his first goal of the NHL playoffs this year, and it is not the only one. Several players have scored by ...

The Maven was there at The Old Garden on the night of November 1, 1959 when Montreal goalie Jacques Plante donned a mask for the first time. It happened in the first period of the Habs-Rangers game when an Andy Bathgate backhander hit the unmasked Plante ...

Zander Barquero pays tribute to Batman and the Joker with his goalie mask for Middletown South. Zander Barquero pays tribute to Batman and the Joker with his goalie mask for Middletown South. Zander Barquero pays tribute to Batman and the Joker with his ...