{"id":167,"date":"2018-10-31T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/?p=167"},"modified":"2018-11-01T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T21:48:17","slug":"the-scariest-goalie-masks-in-nhl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsa.com\/articles\/the-scariest-goalie-masks-in-nhl-history.html","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Special: Some of the scariest goalie masks in NHL history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacques Plante\u2019s\u00a0is the one who always gets credit for the goalie mask. There is even a charming Heritage Minute in which Mr. Plante, having been badly cut by a slap shot, tells his coach he won&#8217;t go back out onto the ice without the strange-looking mask he&#8217;d been wearing in practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text\">Mr. Plante&#8217;s insistence that he be allowed to wear it \u2013 despite the protestations of Montreal Canadiens coach Toe Blake \u2013 not only changed goaltending, it changed the game of hockey.<\/p>\n<p>To the modern fan, they bear a close resemblance to Dr. Hannibal Lecter\u2019s mask in &#8220;Silence of the Lambs,&#8221; which happens to be the creation of a long-time fiberglass goalie mask maker named Ed Cubberly. He claims he had the whole thing designed it 10\u00a0minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Gerry Cheevers mask. He drew stitches wherever he got hit with the puck. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fBvq6tVAR\">pic.twitter.com\/0fBvq6tVAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFalacci\/status\/863955905913606145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As\u00a0\u201cscary\u201d as Cheevers\u2019 mask is, it\u2019s much more terrifying when you realize all those stitches could represent real injuries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/C57i7g7UwAAmL3c.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"Terry Sawchuk mask\" width=\"702\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155212\/C57i7g7UwAAmL3c.jpg-large.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155212\/C57i7g7UwAAmL3c.jpg-large-218x300.jpeg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The face of legendary hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk, before goalie masks were introduced, 1966 &#8211; unfortunately, it&#8217;s fake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actually, the first real painted goalie mask was a Halloween prank.<\/p>\n<p>Flyers&#8217; Doug Favell, in 1971, happened to be the starting goalie on Halloween. He casually mentioned, during the morning skate, to team trainer Frank Lewis, \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be fun to have an orange mask to go with the orange jersey on Halloween? Could look like a great big pumpkin.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DNejX4ZUQAEpumi.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Favell's &quot;pumpkin&quot; mask\" width=\"425\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155351\/DNejX4ZUQAEpumi.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155351\/DNejX4ZUQAEpumi-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doug Favell&#8217;s &#8220;pumpkin&#8221; mask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that, once goalies discovered airbrushing and decorating masks was a thing they could do, there was nothing to stop them going crazy. That\u2019s how Gary Simmons, whose nickname was \u201cCobra,&#8221;\u00a0decided on his new mask. Greg Harrison, the artist, based the full-sized mask design on a Hot Wheels cobra, but added a rattlesnake tail by mistake, something Simmons never let him forget.<\/p>\n<p>The mask became slightly less creepy after a crown was added to the snake\u2019s head during Simmons\u2019 time with the Kings, but only slightly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176\" style=\"width: 1284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Simmons and his 'Cobra' mask - 1979\" width=\"1284\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155615\/cut-1.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155615\/cut-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155615\/cut-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31155615\/cut-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Simmons and his &#8216;Cobra&#8217; mask &#8211; 1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were two skull masks, worn by Gary Bromley and Warren Skorodenski. Bromley had always been skinny, and so for a man nicknamed \u201cBones,\u201d it made sense for a bone-themed mask. Even the back had his nickname spelled out in bone-shaped letters.<\/p>\n<p>Although there\u2019s no official explanation for Skorodenski\u2019s X-ray skull of a mask, odds are it was for similar reasoning. Skorodenki was 5-8\u00a0and 165 pounds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/maxresdefault1.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Bromley's Bone Mask\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160125\/maxresdefault1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160125\/maxresdefault1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160125\/maxresdefault1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160125\/maxresdefault1-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Bromley&#8217;s Bone Mask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can&#8217;t believe nobody mentioned Warren Skorodenski. Best. Mask. EVER. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkiDMmCne9\">pic.twitter.com\/nkiDMmCne9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Papas (@UMDPXP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMDPXP\/status\/905587005106610176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1970s-Gilles-Gratton-goalie-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Gilles Gratton \u2014 New York Rangers (1977)\" width=\"695\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161127\/1970s-Gilles-Gratton-goalie-mask.jpg 695w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161127\/1970s-Gilles-Gratton-goalie-mask-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilles Gratton \u2014 New York Rangers (1977)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gilles Grattons mask was the first mask to not actually look like a mask, but rather like a roaring tiger&#8217;s head. Gratton, who played 41 games in the mask in 1977, was said to have even growled at opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Those early days provided the basic resources for movies such as Friday the 13th and Jason&#8217;s mask &#8211; an absolute classic<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/66243187.jpg\" alt=\"Jason's Mask from the movie Friday the 13th\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160930\/66243187.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160930\/66243187-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160930\/66243187-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31160930\/66243187-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason&#8217;s Mask from the movie Friday the 13th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the classics, we move into more modern hockey goalie mask designs, with modern materials and airbrushing &#8211; providing a blank canvas for goalie expression.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180\" style=\"width: 1284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cut-3.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Dunham, New Jersey Devils: You could almost hear Dunham's mask screaming &quot;We're the Devils! We're the Devils!&quot; at unsuspecting skaters during the 1998 season.\" width=\"1284\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161424\/cut-3.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161424\/cut-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161424\/cut-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161424\/cut-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Dunham, New Jersey Devils: You could almost hear Dunham&#8217;s mask screaming &#8220;We&#8217;re the Devils! We&#8217;re the Devils!&#8221; at unsuspecting skaters during the 1998 season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181\" style=\"width: 1284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cut-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Wregget, Pittsburgh Penguins: There's nothing scary about the tuxedo-wearing flightless birds? But The Penguin from &quot;Batman Returns&quot; played by Danny DeVito was equal parts scary and gross.\" width=\"1284\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161526\/cut-4.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161526\/cut-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161526\/cut-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161526\/cut-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Wregget, Pittsburgh Penguins: There&#8217;s nothing scary about the tuxedo-wearing flightless birds? But The Penguin from &#8220;Batman Returns&#8221; played by Danny DeVito was equal parts scary and gross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189\" style=\"width: 941px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Curtis Sanford - St Louis Blues (2006)\" width=\"941\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31163405\/image.jpeg 941w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31163405\/image-300x293.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31163405\/image-768x750.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curtis Sanford &#8211; St Louis Blues (2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\" style=\"width: 1284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cut-5.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis McElhinney, Calgary Flames: An undead zombie skeleton cowboy and so, so many fiery skulls\" width=\"1284\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161605\/cut-5.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161605\/cut-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161605\/cut-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161605\/cut-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curtis McElhinney, Calgary Flames: An undead zombie skeleton cowboy and so, so many fiery skulls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sawv11.jpg\" alt=\"Olaf Kolzig of the Tampa Bay Lightning's Saw inspired mask\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162323\/sawv11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162323\/sawv11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162323\/sawv11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162323\/sawv11-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olaf Kolzig of the Tampa Bay Lightning&#8217;s Saw inspired mask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\" style=\"width: 1380px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/New-York-Islanders-Thomas-Greiss-goalie-mask.jpg\" alt=\"New York Islanders Thomas Greiss goalie mask with an angry Sasquatch\" width=\"1380\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161954\/New-York-Islanders-Thomas-Greiss-goalie-mask.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161954\/New-York-Islanders-Thomas-Greiss-goalie-mask-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161954\/New-York-Islanders-Thomas-Greiss-goalie-mask-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31161954\/New-York-Islanders-Thomas-Greiss-goalie-mask-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Islanders Thomas Greiss goalie mask with an angry Sasquatch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jacob-markstrom-s-current-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Markstrom from the Vancouver Canucks showing off his modified &quot;Jason&quot; mask\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162510\/jacob-markstrom-s-current-mask.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162510\/jacob-markstrom-s-current-mask-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162510\/jacob-markstrom-s-current-mask-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162510\/jacob-markstrom-s-current-mask-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob Markstrom from the Vancouver Canucks showing off his modified &#8220;Jason&#8221; mask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" style=\"width: 1380px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Colorado-Avalanche-Reto-Berra-goalie-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Jean Sebastien Giguere channelling his inner Yeti whenever the Colorado Avalanche wore their third jerseys in 2013.\" width=\"1380\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162846\/Colorado-Avalanche-Reto-Berra-goalie-mask.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162846\/Colorado-Avalanche-Reto-Berra-goalie-mask-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162846\/Colorado-Avalanche-Reto-Berra-goalie-mask-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31162846\/Colorado-Avalanche-Reto-Berra-goalie-mask-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reto Berra channelling his inner Yeti whenever the Colorado Avalanche wore their third jerseys in 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191\" style=\"width: 794px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-191\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Vesa Toskala - Toronto Maple Leafs (2007)\" width=\"794\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195239\/image-1.jpeg 794w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195239\/image-1-259x300.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195239\/image-1-768x890.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vesa Toskala &#8211; Toronto Maple Leafs (2007)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Evgeni Nabokov - San Jose Sharks (2008)\" width=\"727\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195351\/image-2.jpeg 727w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195351\/image-2-237x300.jpeg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evgeni Nabokov &#8211; San Jose Sharks (2008)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image1.jpeg\" alt=\"Mike Smith - Tampa Bay Lightning (2008)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195538\/image1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195538\/image1-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195538\/image1-768x552.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195538\/image1-1024x736.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Smith &#8211; Tampa Bay Lightning (2008)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194\" style=\"width: 1008px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image-11.jpeg\" alt=\"Marty Turco - Chicago Blackhawks (2010)\" width=\"1008\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195807\/image-11.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195807\/image-11-300x274.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195807\/image-11-768x700.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marty Turco &#8211; Chicago Blackhawks (2010)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196\" style=\"width: 827px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/hockeycircles.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/image2.jpeg\" alt=\"Miika Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames (2011)\" width=\"827\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195911\/image2.jpeg 827w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195911\/image2-270x300.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn.sportsa.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/31195911\/image2-768x854.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miika Kiprusoff &#8211; 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