Growing up, I was always intrigued by the different designs and symbols goalies used to put on their masks. The first goalie I became a fan of was Mike Richter with his Statue of Liberty mask.
Through the years, goalie masks have become more detailed and more interesting. A goalie's mask can tell you a lot of things. It can tell you where the goalie hails from or what team he plays for.
It could tell you what his interests are, like Jason Lababera's Los Angeles Kings mask with members of Metallica on it, or Brent Johnson's many masks paying tribute to Led Zeppelin. Some masks pay tribute to the city that their team plays in or the greats that have gone down in history.
So let's take a look at 30 goalie masks worn by goaltenders in the 2010-11. Feel free to comment.
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