One of the reason why i love hockey so much is because i think their gear is so cool, especially the goalies' gear. No most recognizable equipment is probably a goalie mask. Every since a goalie mask is created, all the goalie try to find ways to add their personal touch into the mask.The following are 10 of the coolest mask of all time in my opinion.
Ryan Miller - Buffalo Sabres
Ryan Miller's mask is just very cool looking. The design is very plain and clean. It is a head of a buffalo but with great color combination and style. He has been using this same design for the last few season now and it is one of my favourite.
Roberto Luongo - Vancouver Canucks
This mask in my opinion is one of the best of all time. The background of the mask has the camouflage look to it with the retro Canucks logo. It has two lumberjack, "Johnny Canucks" on both side with his No.1 at the bottom under his cage. The colour of the mask seems to blend in perfectly with the Canucks jerseys.
Marty Turco - Chicago Blackhawks
Marty Turco's design is one of the most recognizable design of all time. Those two gargoyles has been on his mask's every since he enter the NHL. He said that those gargoyles acted as |the gatekeeper" for him. Even though the mask design looks pretty busy, the detail it has made this mask a standout.
Martin Brodeur- New Jersey Devils
Another classic mask. Martin Brodeur uses the simple design with great colour scheme. The design just mesh well with the jersey. As one can see, a great mask doesn't need to have crazy details.
Jacques Plante - Montreal Canadian
Jacques Plante was the first goaltender to ever wear a mask, which make this mask the grand daddy of all.
Gerry Cheevers - Boston Bruins
This mask is just classic. The mask started out just a plain white plastic mask, but every time when he got hit in the face by a puck, he drew a stitch on it. In the end when his career is over, his mask is full of stitches. As one can see, it is important for a goalie to wear a mask.
Mike Richter - New York Rangers
Sometime simplicity is good. His mask doesn't have a fancy design, but because of the simple clean concept it makes this mask a standout. With the simple Statue of Liberty design with red, blue and white color scheme, it just make this mask very easy to be recognize.
Curtis Joseph - Toronto Maple Leafs
This mask is wear by "Cujo" Curtis Joseph. I don't know if any of you have watched the movie Cujo but it is a scary movie about a crazy dog. This mask is very famous back in the days because of the detailing
Miikka Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames
How can I leave out this mask. How can you go wrong with the skull design since everyone loves it, well except me.
Patrick Lalime - Ottawa Senators
I noticed that Lou was wearing a different helmet last night. I guess he got a new one? What do you think of it?
ReplyDeleteI think that the colour of Lous helmet is supposed to replicate the look of Bone.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked your bit about Gerry Cheevers helmet with the puck marks on the mask and him turning them into stitches. A really cool idea that evolves with the more games he plays, and can sort of engage the audience more with them watching as his mask gets filled in with more stitches.
One of the helmets which were iconic to a goalie, was Hasek. He had what was sort of an old school player helmet. It wasn't that exciting to look at, which is why I understand why you left it out of your list, however, you knew it was him, because no other goalie had one like it.
Great list.
Mike