Goalie Helmets

Hockey goalie masks are one of the coolest things about sports, right up there with sudden death overtimes, moguls and ring girls. The NFL fines its players if they wear their socks too low and MLB will make pitchers cut undershirts that stick out under the uniform yet the lets goalies design their masks as they please with little exception. Think about it, in what other sport can an individual show some creativity in part of their uniform? Soccer goalies? They only get to wear a different color sissy shirt. NASCAR? You are talking about a fucking Ford, guy. And if you thought figure skating then you need to close down this window and go back to reading MarioLopez.net.The only time I’ve ever played goalie was a few times in street hockey so I would design my mask by putting a picture of something from my childhood. I would take it all the way back to ball hockey and fat pencils and pay tribute to a true legend. I would rock a helmet designed with pictures of Mylec street hockey pads.DirtyJust the sight of these pads brings me back to the days when I played in a ball hockey league where all the middle schools in my town would play each other. I can remember one game where I jumped in net and was so dominant that I got my name announced on the school’s loudspeaker the next day. I was sliding around out of position in my Mylec’s and had to make 7 kicksaves in a row. 7! A few of the park’s crew got word that a young phenom was putting on a clinic at the street hockey court and all of a sudden I had an And-1 sized crowd going apeshit after every save. My Mylec street hockey pads and I were literally on fire. Seriously, tt got so crazy that at one point the ref had to stop the game so Travis Barker and DJ AM could kick out a window and escape from my asshole. I think it would only be right to pay tribute to those Mylec pads.How would you design your mask? I like my girlfriend’s idea of making the helmet look like the gas can on a chopper with flames all over it. Maybe you could paint the mask to have a mini mohawk and some tattoos so it looked like Chuck Liddell’s head was on your shoulders. Maybe you could paint the mask to give the illusion that you had a mullet. Those are always funny, especially on Mexican guitar players. I also like the idea of keeping a plain white mask to show that you plan on leaving town for the highest bidder next year like some mercenary. I think that pretty much any idea is solid as long as you don’t spell anything wrong or hype a stupid website.How would you design your mask?-Nemmy Source