2023-24 New Goalie Equipment and Mask Sightings

[Hockeyfan2390]

The Anaheim Senators

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

New Vaughn setup for Darcy Kuemper:

Flower looking sharp in full green bloom:

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Mike Smith needs to teach these fools about being stylish with the gear.

Mike Smith looked badass in Oilers totes.

 

[biturbo19]

A horizontal oil drip, that's a new form of physics I haven't seen before...

Clearly you are unfamiliar with directional drilling. Which is a pretty common practice in Edmonton area.



Anyway...a fun emerging theme from Dave's mask this year, is that a lot of them look like they've been coloured using CrayonFX and are melting.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[Oddbob]

If this wasn't matte finish and the blank white space was red, it would be quite sharp. As is, it is just ok.

 

[Lunatik]

If this wasn't matte finish and the blank white space was red, it would be quite sharp. As is, it is just ok.

Vladdy has actually used a few variations very similar to that mask already

 

[cybresabre]

Clearly you are unfamiliar with directional drilling. Which is a pretty common practice in Edmonton area.

it was featured prominently in a documentary from my youth

 

[potatopieee]

gibson's mask

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Carter Hart manages to get even more boring:

 

[CuuuJooo]

God bless the Flower.

 

[MVP Zacha]

Akira Schmid's new helmet.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[biturbo19]

Man...This Reimer mask has so much potential. It actually has a a real coherent design motif. Generally respects the shape and contours of the mask itself. It's also even got that singular prominent "individual" thematic flair to set it apart from a generic "team mask". Immediately identifiable as a Reimer mask. That's all awesome. It's still a decent mask, but it could've been a great one with better execution. Less use of squidgy softened edges and tones would've made the design pop out a lot more boldly and more visually clear. Less muddled between design elements and texture fill.



It's not that the iconic masks of the 90s lacked the technology to airbrush softer lines and more muddled textures. It's that they seemed to appreciate that more clean lines and firm blocked elements translate to a more impactful presentation that articulates the fundamental design more clearly.



Heck, even the Stezka and Raanta ones actually have a little bit of promise to them. Though weaker, and even harder to even tell, because things end up so muddled in an ocean of overly elaborate texturing.

 

[Oddbob]

Reimer's mask would be great if it wasn't for the blah Matte craze the NHL has going. Not sure and will never understand why it is so popular. So blah when half the masks are with this style. It is the kind of thing that is cool if like 5 guys had really good matte masks. As is, it is boring and the masks don't "pop" at all.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Philipp Grubauer has a new mask.

 

[S E P H]

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[CuuuJooo]

But WHY????

Damn, I miss 90s masks.

I'm going to go yell at the kids who are congregating on my lawn now.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

New Brian's setup for Allen:

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

New Brian's setup for Allen:

Better look at his new pillows: