Goaltender mask facts for kids

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A goaltender mask, commonly referred to as a goalie mask or a hockey mask, is a mask by ice hockey. NHL goalies wear protective helmets, consisting of a hard back and main body, a front cage, and a plastic neck guard. These masks are decorated with unique, one of a kind graphics designed by a third party artist that in some way feature the teams logos and colors. Occasionally, goalies will wear themed masks; sometimes goalies will wear purple for their team's HFC night, or Camouflage for the team's Military Appreciation Night.

Images for kids

James Reimer wearing a goaltender mask
Clint Benedict, shown in 1923, became the first ice hockey goalie to wear facial protection in a game in 1930.
Jacques Plante's original fiberglass mask, first used on November 1, 1959
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask with a full fiberglass/birdcage combination goaltender mask
Canadian Inventor Brian Heaton helped inspire the basis for "cateye" cages in use by goalies today
A baseball catcher wearing a mask modeled after the goaltender mask.
Modern decorated mask from Michael Tobler, Lausanne Season 2009–10, made by Airxess
Henrik Lundqvist's mask featuring the Statue of Liberty
Marc-André Fleury's mask celebrating the Penguins 2009 Stanley Cup win
Leafs goaltender James Reimer's "Optimus Prime" themed mask
Brent Johnson's mask featuring Led Zeppelin graphics and lyrics

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