25 most bizarre goalie masks in NHL history
By C.L. Kohuss
No. 15: Gerry…Cheevers?
No, that’s not Gerry Cheevers again. Don’t be silly. That’s just Boston Bruins goaltender Steve Shields wearing the face of another man. Uh, yup.
Ed Gein, looks like you have competition. Also known as someone who follows your work way too closely.
Steve Shields never put up fantastic numbers in the NHL, so we can’t fault him for…wanting to put on the skin of a man who also didn’t put up great numbers?
Here’s the deal: We don’t claim to understand what goes on inside the mind of a net tender. We just know that they make pizza commercials and wear serious cries for help over their heads on a nightly basis. We’d adopt them all if we could.
Maybe the NHL needs to gives these guys puppies to cuddle and relieve some stress. Look at him for cripes sake. Out there on the ice pretending to be a guy who isn’t even dead yet, while also wearing his freakin’ face.
All that’s left is for the two to meet in some weird Mission Impossible scenario where you aren’t sure who’s who until the very last moment.
Or for them to literally swap faces like John Travolta and Nic Cage. Good bet that Shields would love that, but we have to assume that the real Gerry Cheevers isn’t going anywhere near this man any time soon. Though when you wear a face shield that says “ding me real good in the head space,” we honestly have no idea.