Designing goalie masks is a niche business. The client list is long, ... Think of the instantly recognizable Eagle on Ed Belfour’s mask or snarling dog with Curtis Joseph.

Jessie Vetter, the starter for the US women’s team, developed a mask concept with all the requisite American iconography. Stars-and-stripes motif: check. Fearsome bald eagle with cool talons: check.

This slideshow is my view on some of the best goalie masks that have been worn in the NHL. Everyone will have different views, and I'm sure I'll miss some classics and ones people want, but these ...

Here's a goalie mask that costs $12,500 Published Jun. 11, 2014 2:24 p.m. ET share. ... On the plus side, it' s got a pretty sweet patriotic design, featuring a bald eagle, ...

In 1974, Andy Brown became the last goalie to play without a mask, and everywhere around him, the mask was transforming from face guard to full-on head piece. The helmet featuring a cage was first ...

Buffalo Sabres and USA hockey goalie Ryan Miller unveiled the mask he plans on wearing at the Olympics, and it is pretty spectacular. There are stars. There are stripes. There's red, white, and blue.

Except for Olympic hockey goaltenders, who get to design their own masks, and they do so brilliantly. Olympic uniforms are usually strictly enforced from athlete to athlete, each ...

Few things symbolize the unique culture of hockey like goalie masks. Even the most casual of casual observers know at least two things about the sport: Players are allowed to fight. Goalies are ...

Nicole Hensley’s star-spangled goalie helmet has red, white and blue flag stripes to match the American flag. It has a fierce bald eagle and two big, buff USA shields over either ear.

Bruins’ goalie Tuukka Rask is an imposing 6-foot-2, 185-pound, black and gold presence in the Boston team’s second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Then there ...

The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived, meaning playoff beards, handshake lines and goalie masks with unique designs are in the spotlight. Throughout the 2023-24 season, goaltenders haven't ...

Except for Olympic hockey goaltenders, who get to design their own masks, and they do so brilliantly. It's designed a bit crudely compared to the sleekness of Lehtnonen's mask, but the devil here ...