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The position of goalie has an inherent romanticism: masked men clad with cool armor, serving as the last line of defense. They play entire games, with an unparalleled ability to impact outcomes. When they're on, they can single-handedly defeat a giant foe. They are the consummate underdogs and towering superheroes all at once.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Goalie Photos from around the NHL, October 29, 2011 Edition
Craig Anderson
Henrik Lundqvist
Brian Boucher
Ilya Bryzgalov
Rick DiPietro
Thomas Greiss
Ray Emery
Allen York
Jonas Gustavsson
Brent Johnson
Jonas Hiller
Pekka Rinne
Josh Harding
Jimmy Howard
Roberto Luongo
Michal Neuvirth
Ryan Miller
José Theodore
Ondrej Pavelec
Dwayne Roloson
Carey Price
Tuukka Rask
Jonathan Quick
Mike Smith
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Ray Emery 2011-12 Mask
Ray Emery of the Chicago Blackhawks (born Sept. 28, 1982 in Hamilton, ON.)
Artist: David Leroux of Diel Airbrush
From InGoal Magazine:
This year he wanted to have the mask as white as possible and is 2 requests were only to have the team logo on the chin and no boxers… so i had to send him a quick sketch for his approval and he then let me ran with the design!!
So we decided to go with the classic native american indian chief and his traditionnal tribal design wich were taken directly from his Brian’s gear.
His final request was to have the same pheonix i painted for him on his ducks mask with his nicknam RAZOR.
Artist: David Leroux of Diel Airbrush
From InGoal Magazine:
This year he wanted to have the mask as white as possible and is 2 requests were only to have the team logo on the chin and no boxers… so i had to send him a quick sketch for his approval and he then let me ran with the design!!
So we decided to go with the classic native american indian chief and his traditionnal tribal design wich were taken directly from his Brian’s gear.
His final request was to have the same pheonix i painted for him on his ducks mask with his nicknam RAZOR.
From The Goalie Guild
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Jonas Hiller's Movember Mask
Artist: Alex Voggel of Airxess
Here is the entry for the mask Hiller started wearing in December.
Full article here.
Last November, around 150 NHL players rocked a moustache in order to help Movember generate more awareness. But this year, the number of fuzzy dusters is expected to rise. It also helps when an elite goaltender like Hiller takes that unselfish act of raising awareness to a new level by promoting Movember on his newest mask. By doing this, you can’t help but admire and enjoy what is surely to come of it.
We’ve seen a lot of unique goalie masks in our day, especially from Hiller, but this might trump them all. It’s not only different, but it is hilarious as well.
Yes, what you see here is the complete opposite of Hiller’s most recent black matted mask. With a white matted base, this design has black and white photos of all the Anaheim Ducks players scattered around it…and they all have their own unique moustaches. There’s one on Teemu Selanne, Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Bobby Ryan, George Parros, Dan Ellis, and yes, even Hiller himself.
Here is the entry for the mask Hiller started wearing in December.
Full article here.
Last November, around 150 NHL players rocked a moustache in order to help Movember generate more awareness. But this year, the number of fuzzy dusters is expected to rise. It also helps when an elite goaltender like Hiller takes that unselfish act of raising awareness to a new level by promoting Movember on his newest mask. By doing this, you can’t help but admire and enjoy what is surely to come of it.
We’ve seen a lot of unique goalie masks in our day, especially from Hiller, but this might trump them all. It’s not only different, but it is hilarious as well.
Yes, what you see here is the complete opposite of Hiller’s most recent black matted mask. With a white matted base, this design has black and white photos of all the Anaheim Ducks players scattered around it…and they all have their own unique moustaches. There’s one on Teemu Selanne, Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Bobby Ryan, George Parros, Dan Ellis, and yes, even Hiller himself.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Goalie Photos from around the NHL, 10/21/11 Edition
From the October 21, 2011 NHL Games
Jonas Hiller
Kari Lehtonen
Johan Hedberg
Antti Niemi
Brian Elliott
Cam Ward
Jimmy Howard
Steve Mason
Friday, October 21, 2011
Goalie Photos from Around the NHL, October 20, 2011 Edition
Jonas Gustavsson
Tim Thomas
Tomas Vokoun
Ilya Bryzgalov
Marc-Andre Fleury
Carey Price
Craig Anderson
Ondrej Pavelec
Al Montoya
Mathieu Garon
José Theodore
Ryan Miller
Corey Crawford
Semyon Varlamov
Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Karlsson
Niklas Backstrom with the save in the shoot-out that won it for Minnesota.
Jonathan Quick
Mike Smith
Roberto Luongo
Pekka Rinne