:: NICK DIFALCO ::
June 16, 2010

While we were soaking in the sunrays during our week-long vacation in Costa Rica, an e-mail popped up from a goalie named Nick DiFalco. His new Hackva mask had just received new paint by Don McClelland from MacMasks!

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:: CJ LATHAM ::
May 19, 2010

With only 11 days left until our Medieval Mask Design Contest II ends, we continue to promote the latest entries by nominating CJ Latham’s design for Mask of the Week!

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:: BEN VERNELSON III ::
May 12, 2010

With only a few weeks left before our Medieval Mask Design Contest II closes, we have selected Ben Vernelson’s entry for Mask of the Week as a way of saying thanks for his support during our Quest for the Crown 3 charity hockey festival.

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:: AARON CAMPONI ::
May 5, 2010

Remember when we announced that Aaron Camponi was the winner of our first-ever Medieval Mask Design Contest during the NHL’s 2010 Winter Classic? Well, the time has come to give everyone a glimpse of the finished masterpiece, thanks to the work of Jim Keserich at Taylor-Made Graphics.

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:: JOSH RIEMER ::
April 28, 2010

We’ve chosen to nominate Josh Riemer for his hand-drawn entry, which includes a king’s crown right on the headplate and a number of excellent items that fit our “Quest” medieval theme!

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:: LUCAS KORTBEEK ::
April 23, 2010

We pay homage to the everlasting intergalactic saga known as Star Wars with the latest mask from Pain Inc. Designs. Their rendition of the Storm Trooper is a flawless piece of work and deserves MOTW honors!

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:: MATHEW ABRAHAM ::
April 18, 2010

The first official entry for our Medieval Mask Design Contest 2 arrived last night courtesy of Guild and GoalieStore member Mathew Abraham and his design was a perfect representation of our Quest for the Crown theme and mission!

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:: KRIS TEBBS ::
April 8, 2010

This week we caught up with our good friend Bob Howell from Sun God Graphics out here in Grand Junction, Colorado and it turns out he had just completed a couple of great new masks to show us.

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:: MIKE CLAGETT ::
April 1, 2010

Virginia-based goalie Mike Clagett sent us a message on GoalieStore BB yesterday about his wicked World of Warcraft mask that was recently completed by our friend Don McClelland over at MACMASKS.

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:: JONAS HILLER’S NEW MASK ::
March 23, 2010

Thanks to our very good friends over at Airxess, we are proud to give you a sneak peek at the newest chapter in Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller’s mask history.

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:: MARC DESPINS ::
March 18, 2010

We’ve had a lot of amazing nominations for Mask of the Week lately, but today’s winner is hands down the most unique mask of them all.

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:: JOE HUMET ::
March 11, 2010

While covering the Avalanche game on Tuesday night, I got a note from our good friends at InGoal Mag about a goalie in Florida named Joe Humet with a quality mask worthy of our Mask of the Week honors.

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:: KARI LEHTONEN ::
March 4, 2010

Not lost in the NHL Trade Deadline was the move made before the Olympics that sent Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen to the Dallas Stars. Now that he’s healthy again, his first start for the Stars could be right around the corner.

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:: MARK GORDON ::
February 24, 2010

Another week, another marvelous goalie mask artist uncovered for the Guild! Allow us to introduce you to J. ”JD” Dirom from Pain Inc. Designs and one of his latest pieces!

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:: JONAS HILLER - OLYMPICS ::
February 17, 2010

“Un-freakin’ believable.” That’s the only thing I could spit out when these amazing photos of Jonas Hiller’s new Tornado Proton mask for the 2010 Winter Olympics came across my desk.

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:: ARIEL GOLD ::
February 11, 2010

Taeleen recently posted photos of Ariel’s finished mask, so enjoy the updated images of this Mask of the Week nomination, courtesy of Taeleen Woodard from SilenceHer Masks!

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:: BOB HOWELL ::
February 4, 2010

Bob Howell from Sun God Graphics saw Mike Learn’s unique medieval Good vs. Evil mask design and sent in some photos of a sweet mask he painted with the same exact theme.

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:: MIKE THACKER ::
January 28, 2010

As a way of honoring the ageless struggle between good and evil, Colorado native Mike Thacker worked closely with Mike Learn Airbrushing to create a mask that truly reflects the essence of this personal war.

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:: J-F BERUBE ::
January 20, 2010

As we have done over the past few weeks, we take this week to introduce another new mask artist to our growing Mask Artist Directory, so please help us welcome Sylvie Marsolais from Sylabrush!

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:: JOHN MILLER ::
January 13, 2010

So you asked for it – and we deliver without hesitation. As expected, Taeleen Woodard from SilenceHer Masks was unanimously chosen for today’s Mask of the Week honor thanks to her design for Colorado State University Rams goaltender John Miller.

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:: RYAN LEETS ::
January 7, 2010

With the smoke still lingering in the air from blowing up the goalie community with our first-ever Medieval Mask Design Contest, we decided to honor and thank our sponsors by nominating Ryan Leets as this week’s winner!

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:: TUUKKA RASK ::
December 30, 2009

Remember back in August when we posted a story about hockey fans everywhere having a chance to help Tuukka Rask design his new mask for the 2010 Winter Classic? Well, the time has finally come to reveal the completed helmet. And thanks to our good friends over at Pro’s Choice custom goalie masks and mask artist Luke Dobie, we’re excited to have some first-glimpse images of Rask’s new Winter Classic mask.

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:: CHRIS BOTTORFF ::
December 23, 2009

The Goalie Guild introduces you to our latest Mask Artist Directory member, Chris Bottorff of Bottorff Designs. After getting to know Chris a little over the last few weeks, we’re proud to nominate his own personal mask! 

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:: JEFF ROSS ::
December 16, 2009

The Goalie Guild is proud to announce a new member to our growing legion of mask artists, Jeff Ross from Jeff Ross Custom Airbrush, which is located in London, Ontario.

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:: BEN LOK ::
December 9, 2009

This week’s award goes to Ben Lok, a men’s league goalie in Florida that searched far and wide for an artist that could create a Star Wars themed design unlike any other.

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:: ALEX STALOCK ::
December 2, 2009

Stalock’s W6 Tribute mask, which was made by Warwick Masks from Port Huron, MI will be worn through Sunday, Dec. 6 and then it will be auctioned off on NHL Auctions at www.NHL.com and www.SharksAHL.com through Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 3pm (EST).

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:: JUSSI MARKKANEN ::
November 25, 2009

Our favorite aspect of the Mask of the Week feature is finding unique goalies and their masks from all over the world. We’ve had winners from as far as Turkey and Russia to right here in Colorado and throughout North America as well. This week’s winner is no different, as we honor the new mask currently being worn in Switzerland by former Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers goalie Jussi Markkanen.

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:: ANDY BRAY ::
November 18, 2009

This week’s award is proudly handed out to Andy Bray, a member of the Bowling Green State University Falcons ACHA D-II hockey team. Painted by one of our close mask artist comrades, Jim Keserich from Taylor-Made Graphics, this Masked Marvel helmet includes a great rendition of the Falcons logo on either side, the “BG” insignia across the top and “Bray” across the chin drop.

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:: THE CAMPONI BROTHERS ::
November 11, 2009

Brothers in real life. Brothers in the crease. Brothers in arms. Aaron and Jordan Camponi have quite the flair for the medieval, making them perfect nominees for Mask of the Week. As you can see, both of them created some pretty incredible entries for our first-ever Medieval Mask Design Contest.

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:: TYLER WEIMAN ::
November 4, 2009

When Peter Budaj was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus last week, the Colorado Avalanche called up their prized prospect Tyler Weiman to fill in behind the NHL’s #1 Star of the Month, Craig Anderson. Although he didn’t get to see any live game action during a four-game road trip, he did get to show off his new Pro’s Choice mask, which was painted by Dave Gunnarsson from Sweden.

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:: PAUL – @PWG44 ::
October 28, 2009

For this week’s award, we’ve chosen one of our followers on Twitter, who actually made a mention to us with a photo of his mask. We had Paul follow up with an e-mail, so see below to learn more about this unique and sleek looking mask!

“I play for the Chicago chapter of Hockey North America. As you can see, our team is named the Beavers and we play in Tier 2. I’ve played net for over 20 years and as a graphic designer by trade. have always wanted to get my mask customized.

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:: RYAN LEETS ::
October 21, 2009

This week’s mask was submitted via e-mail by our good friend Joe Messina from Masked Marvel goalie helmets, who gave us a sneak peek at a new mask for Ryan Leets of Army at West Point. Once again, this mask is being painted by the same artist who , Jim Keserich from Taylor-Made Graphics!

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:: DEREK MISSERT ::
October 14, 2009

This week’s mask was submitted via e-mail by Derek Missert, who currently plays for the Boston College Eagles club hockey team. Ironically, his mask was painted by a good friend of ours, Jim Keserich from Taylor-Made Graphics!

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:: HENRIK LUNDQVIST ::
October 7, 2009

This week we honor the strong start by Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist by nominating his new mask, which was painted by the one and only Dave Gunnarsson of DaveArt. Another one-and-only Dave, the editor-in-chief of InGoal Magazine did a great job breaking down the details behind the enhanced version of Henrik’s design.

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:: MATT SEKOSAN ::
September 30, 2009

This week’s winner is Matt Sekosan, who plays for Davenport University, one of the powerhouses in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA D-II).