Ty Conklin 2010-11 Mask

Ty Conklin of the St. Louis Blues (born March 30, 1976 in Anchorage, AK.)

It seems Conklin has 2 masks. One is a Blues Brother theme. The other one seems to be just a St. Louis general theme.

Chris Osgood 2010-11 Mask

Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings (born Nov. 26, 1972 in Peace River, AB.)

Of course his is always the same. "Old school" comes to mind.

Brent Johnson 2010-11 Mask

Brent Johnson of the Pittsburgh Penguins (born March 12, 1977 in Farmington, MI.)

I read that this is a Led Zeppelin theme...from The Goalie Guild: "...more Zeppelin than Led. The Hindenburg crash is depicted on the left side of the mask with the stylized Penguins running down to the chin. Another zeppelin with the word “Penguins” floats above a building and some spotlights on the right side of the mask with some nice gold symbols heading to the Penguins logo on the chin."

Brent has 2 masks (see bottom for the 2nd one.)

Thanks to a reader for pointing out that this mask is different. He wears it with their blue jerseys, and it features album art from the Led Zeppelin album Physical Graffiti.

Nikolai Khabibulin 2010-11 Mask

Nikolai Khabibulin of the Edmonton Oilers (born Jan. 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, Russia.)

From The Goalie Guild: "...this one featuring his signature nickname and brick wall design as usual, and a Monty Python reference to boot. An oil derrick runs up the center of the mask, while twin screaming eagles, each clutching it’s own weapon, one a scepter, and the other, what appears to be the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (though we may have to consult the Book of Armaments)."

Then this was an in-game screen catpure, so not great quality.

Khabibulin also has another mask to wear with their throwback jerseys. It's basically the same design, except instead of holy weapons, the screaming eagles are both clutching retro masks of Oilers goalie great Grant Fuhr.



Dwayne Roloson 2010-11 Mask

Dwayne Roloson of the Tampa Bay Lightning (born Oct. 12, 1969 in Simcoe, ON.)

Edit (Jan 7, 2011): Roloson was traded to Tampa Bay in early January.
First are some photos of Roloson's Lightning mask. Thanks to InGoal Magazine.
From the artist, Jesse Acciacca:
"The new paint job is inspired by Thor the god of Thunder and Lightning. I tried to get away from most of the paint styles used on other goalies that have played for Tampa. All Blue with lightning and some characters. It is a Full Thor Helmet with his Hammer striking down on backplate. Roli’s name on chin as we have always done."

Below are the masks he used while playing for the Islanders. This side is a tribute to Billy Smith who played in the NHL from 1970-1989, and was the first NHL goalie to be credited with scoring a goal (in 1979.)

On this side is Chico Resch who played in the NHL from 1971-1987, winning the Stanley Cup in 1980.

Here's the other mask. I can see a lighthouse and water...

Here's the story of why he has the shamrock on the backplate.

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Pekka Rinne 2010-11 Mask

Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators (born Nov. 3, 1982 in Kempele, Finland.)

Rinne has gotten a new mask late in the season. Here's the article about it at InGoal Magazine. They refer to it as his Honky Tonk Mask, because it pays tribute to Nashville's country music roots.

"Pekka wanted to celebrate the local HonkyTonk Nashville music and Nashville as a city on the mask. I created a completely new and unique design idea for the mask, and Pekka really liked it.

Around the mask notes are played along classic note lines, this ties the design together and the design is built out from it. The HonkyTonk theme continues on the chin with a sculpture of a double bass flanked by piano keys that create cool speed-filled graphics. The upper part is a tribute to Nashville as a city with its skyline. Of course you can spot some famous buildings, like the BellSouth Building and the arena’s tower."

And Swedish Crown Princess Victoria helped Gunnarsson apply some of the paint while touring Dave’s shop.

Here's his mask from earlier in the season.