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25 most bizarre goalie masks in NHL history

By C.L. Kohuss

2004 Season: Gary Bromley of the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
2004 Season: Gary Bromley of the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /
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Canadian professional hockey player Gilles Meloche goalie of the Cleveland Barons in action during a road game against the New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, new York, March, 1978. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Canadian professional hockey player Gilles Meloche goalie of the Cleveland Barons in action during a road game against the New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, new York, March, 1978. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

No. 16: Gilles Meloche

Another kid named “Gilles” and another mammoth production of “oh dear lord” plastered atop his head. Gee, what a surprise. We’re starting to see a pattern here.

To be honest, this one is actually pretty sweet. There’s the dandy Victorian hat, the lovely and stylish letter B signifying the team logo. We only want to know if he completed the look by going full Baron underneath.

Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, 1858 – 1945, aka Sir Frederick Lugard. British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong and first Governor-General of Nigeria. From The Century Edition of Cassell’s History of England, published c. 1900 (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, 1858 – 1945, aka Sir Frederick Lugard. British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong and first Governor-General of Nigeria. From The Century Edition of Cassell’s History of England, published c. 1900 (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images) /

And also, the petition to have Jason wearing it in a new Friday the 13th film has begun.

Canadian professional hockey player Gilles Meloche goalie of the Cleveland Barons in action during a road game against the New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, new York, March, 1978. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Canadian professional hockey player Gilles Meloche goalie of the Cleveland Barons in action during a road game against the New York Islanders, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, new York, March, 1978. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

On second thought, that is plain terrifying. Like the work of a madman hellbent on stalking people in a corn field. Oh yeah, and weekends he plays hockey for the Cleveland Barons.

Remember the Cleveland Barons? Neither does anyone else. What’s most important is that they inspired Meloche to go off the deep end before the team merged with the Minnesota North Stars. That’s really all we ask: Psychopathy for our pleasure and gain. Not that the Barons merging after a measly two seasons meant Meloche was going to go back to being only slightly deranged.

MONTREAL – 1980’s: Goaltender Gilles Meloche
MONTREAL – 1980’s: Goaltender Gilles Meloche /

Well, that is certainly different. No one will ever accuse Gilles Meloche of running low on ideas. We like to call this one the “Phantom of the Opera merges with Donald Duck” look. Once your former team goes out the window and you’re forced to join up with a different club, why not also merge your mask from two completely unrelated topics to form one giant spawn of satan, you know? It’s the only logical next step.

Gilles Meloche was also in a pizza commercial, proving that bouts of insanity can work up an incredible hunger. Hopefully he devoured those slices better than he devoured shots on goal.

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