Colorado Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer has released his new mask. Goalies don’t always get a new mask every year. However, when you switch teams as Grubauer did — coming from the Washington Capitals — you obviously need new paint on your mask.
I love goalie mask reveals. Goalies are the only players who get to show a bit of flair on the ice with their choice in mask paint jobs. We get a sense for who the goalie is as a person, or at least what his artistic taste is like.
For example, last season Avalanche backup goalie Jonathan Bernier incorporated some thematic images in his mask design:
It is with a great joy we present the new Colorado mask painting for my friend Jonathan Bernier.