News From the Garden State

Big mask news from Jersey today. In case you haven't heard already, Martin Brodeur has a new mask. No earth shattering changes, just switches up his old "J" for his personal logo "MB30". However, it is the first change to his mask since 1993 (Short sideshow, displaying all 3 masks), making it one of the more recognizable masks in the league.

As you can see, the sides are basically the same, and the head logo still has the devilish tail. I haven't seen the back of the new design but I assume that they kept all of his mementos.

There's a nice article explaining all that went into it, and another picshow on the redesign.



UPDATE: Here is how it looks in a game

Bad, Bad Idea

I know this is pretty old, but it does deal with the goalie position in hockey.
From TheStar.com:

Now a group of influential NHL players that includes New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, Dallas's Marty Turco, Detroit's Dominik Hasek and Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson want the league's – and inevitably the Leafs' – uniforms altered again. In what would be a radical overhaul that might incite hockey traditionalists but surely gratify some of the league's cash-strapped owners, several NHL goalies have asked the league and its players union to consider starting a so-called Goaltender's Club. Revenue-generating initiatives for the club could include placing a corporate logo on the jerseys of the league's 60-odd goalies.

Are they serious? Are the goalies of the NHL going to start looking like this, this, or this? I hope this is just an early April Fools Day joke, and when next season rolls along, no one will remember a thing.

TheStar.com
NHL Tournament of Logos

When the Mask Goes Wrong

Sharks goalie, Evgeni Nabokov, now knows the importance of his mask. Yes, besides being a canvas for their artwork, it also protects them from pieces of vulcanized rubber coming at them at 90+ mph.