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Best goalie mask of all time? A half-century of goalie masks....

#1 johnnysama

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 07:54

For over half a a century, when Jacques Plante became the first goaltender in the NHL to wear a mask full-time, the goalie mask has evolved from a utilitarian way of protecting a goaltender's face/head to an intricate part of a teams design- almost everyone's mask design is rather amazing these days.

Anyway, what do you think is the best goalie mask of all time? The fiberglass masks used for the first 20-odd years were OK, but evoke memories of the Friday the 13th films, so your mileage may vary on that.

I'm a sucker for this design: Posted Image

My fave modern mask: Posted Image

As an aside, I would like to someday have one of those helmets like the first one above. What am I supposed to do, get a goalie cage + put it togethere w/a normal hockey helmet?

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 08:07

Those cages are super easy to find on either eBay or at a Play it Again Sports.

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 08:18

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:24

My faves.

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:29

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:42

I loved the simple Pelle Lindbergh mask

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:44

Might be biased, but I always loved Irbe's mask. Hell, he had the best goalie equipment in the NHL over the last 30 years in my opinion. Absolutely loved his beat up white pads.

I also liked the mask he had towards the end of his career with the Latvian flag on the back.

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:54

Miikka Kiprusoff

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 09:55

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 10:29

How can you ask for a better interpretation of an iconic logo, with perfect colors, and a bandit look (perfect for goalies!). Seriously, best mask ever.

...and that's coming from a Pens fan!

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 10:50

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 10:56

Gee Dan, when did you grow up?

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 11:01

J.S. Giguere's old Mighty Ducks mask has always been a favorite of mine:

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Some other favorites:

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(The facemask is my favorite part)

...and last, but certainly not least...

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 12:04

charger77, on January 25, 2012 - 10:56, said:

Gee Dan, when did you grow up?

I agree with -Dan on his masks...Team-based designs > unrelated designs.

And even: basic team logo-based designs > abstract team-based designs.

(also it appears that I grew up about when -Dan did).

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 12:29

Agreed. I tend to like simpler designs, basic shapes and colours. This overly complex air brush trend that's going on right now is the worst thing to happen to goalie mask design in a while. If you can't make out the design from the stands then it's not really a good mask design. Besides, no one needs to wear a mural on their head.

Some of my favourites that haven't been posted.
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I may not like the Disney identity, but this was a sweet mask to compliment it.

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Scott Clemmensen's got a bit of a Potvin thing going on at the moment. The clear design/bold lines in the Panthers' bold colour scheme really works for me.

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 13:19

Were both very cool.

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Posted January 25, 2012 - 14:20

Mikhail Shtalenkov
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Looked especially fantastic with this jersey.
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As for cages, no one did it better.
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pianoknight, on February 19, 2012 - 09:30, said:

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