Ice Hockey Goalie Mask
The hockey goalie mask is an icon in the sport of hockey. While most people who think of the goalie mask usually initially think of Jason form the Friday The Thirteenth horror movies, the hockey goalie mask has evolved much since the days when goaltenders wore the Jason style of mask. Starting in the 1950s and continuing all the way through the early 1980s, the goalie mask was a basic face plate with holes in it. However, after the evolution of hockey and the improvement of hockey players shots, there was a revelation that this type of goalie mask was not safe enough for the style of hockey that had emerged in recent years.
Then for a while, goalies were wearing the classic helmet and cage duo, similar to what Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings still wears today. This helmet provided sufficient protection to protect the face and skull, whereas the previous ice hockey goalie mask really only protected the face and a portion of the back of the head. This helmet and cage duo is still preferred by some goalies today because these goalies feel that they have improved peripheral vision and they just are not comfortable with the new style of hockey goalie masks that most of the goalies wear today.
The most common goalie mask nowadays is a bit of a hybrid between the first Jason style of goalie mask and the helmet/cage duo. Most professional, amateur and even youth hockey league goalies wear this type of hybrid goalie mask. The great thing about the new version of goalie masks is that they are ideal for paint jobs. Today’s hockey goalie masks are being painted with amazingly elaborate goalie mask paint jobs that allow each goalie to express their personalities through their mask’s custom paint job. If you can not afford a custom paint job, there are several goalie mask manufacturers, like Itech, that allow you to purchase a pre-painted goalie mask.
Today’s masks have come an incredibly long way over the past ten to twenty years, and I think that I can honestly say that the manufacturers have perfected the art and craft of the goalie mask in a way that I don’t really think that masks will be changing much in the future, because the design of the mask is pretty much flawless.
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