25 most bizarre goalie masks in NHL history

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2004 Season: Player Eddie Giacomin And Player Eddie Giacomin. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

No. 22: The Jason Voorhees

You don’t do a Friday the 13 NHL article without referencing the film itself. Unless you’re just a bad person.

More than maybe any other goalie mask, this one truly comes to mind for most fans. It’s simply iconic. Scary as H-E-double hockey sticks when somebody jumps out of a closet wearing one, but still fun. Which is funny, because in all honesty it’s a fairly plain and boring thing to wear on your face considering some of the others on this list.

It likely never even makes a list such as this if not for the movie franchise. But once Jason decided to forego his NHL dreams for a life of brutality and camping, it was game on. We’re just glad he felt the need to continuously remind everyone that yes, he could stop rapid rubber if he really wanted to. But that would mean being forced to give up on other pleasures, like killing and probably the occasional s’more. Choices, man. They can be tough.

Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees during Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger Face Off In Las Vegas to Promote the Film ‘Freddy vs Jason’ in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) /

The mask itself was originally a product of the Detroit Red Wings. It’s been modified over time, with more markings and different shapes. It’s been used by multiple teams and gained a lot more holes. Because a forehead/hairline has to breathe too, right?

Canadian professional hockey player Tim Horton (1930 – 1974) (center) of the Buffalo Sabres skates in front of goalie Roger Crozier (standing in goal) as teammate Jim Schoenfeld (left) defends during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, early 1970s. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images) /

Again, we hate to belabor the point (no we don’t), but that photo is from the 1970s. Cover your full head, man! One errant ding to the back of the cranium and it’s coma time. Then again, what’s a hockey game if not for losing a few brain cells along the way?

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