We’ve entered the platinum age of goalie mask designs. It’s like television ... consistent design for which he was known. Gerry Cheevers had his stitches. Ed Belfour had his matching eagles.

Check it out: That's a Gerry Cheevers mask on Mr. Lego, there. And on the right side, another Danish touchstone gets space with an outline of the Little Mermaid statue above the wall: The Calgary ...

Former Boston Bruins goalie Gerry Cheevers is believed to be the first to paint his mask. In the late 60's sometime, Cheevers began crudely painting fake stitches on his white mask where he had ...