He won’t be the first goaltender to be accused of having eyes in the back of his head, but Detroit Red Wing prospect Petr Mrazek certainly has them there in style with this fantastic backplate, painted for the Czech junior star by Andrew Manning of Air Trix Studios. We loved this shot the [...]
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Continue Reading →InGoal looks at NHL goaltender height, weight and BMI this season
A few days ago we presented 2011-2012 NHL goalie stats, summarized by country for your interest. We didn’t draw any conclusions and fully acknowledged the difficulty of doing so with small sample sizes in most cases and results skewed by a number of keepers who [...]
Continue Reading →As a follow-up to yesterdays guest post by Jeff Hall we present here some basic statistical summaries from NHL goalies this season, grouped by country. Draw what conclusions you will – and let us know in the comments.
Continue Reading →Dave Gunnarsson has created a new gargoyle design on a Warwick mask for Marty Turco, who signed a late-season contract with the Boston Bruins after regular backup Tuukka Rask was injured.
Continue Reading →At 5-foot-11 Curtis Sanford won’t be mistaken for a prototypical large-bodied NHL goaltender, like teammate Stave Mason. The affable Columbus puckstopper has worked hard to battle back to the NHL after some observers wondered if his career had levelled off and topped out as an established, solid veteran presence capable of anchoring an AHL franchise. As InGoal [...]
Continue Reading →Like many of the rec-hockey players in our audience, I’ve been wearing a mask I’ve loved for years…about 14 in fact. I know the best move is probably to replace it – and I may well before too long – but this is an old friend I wasn’t ready to get rid of. But it was in bad shape. A mess on the outside and a toxic waste dump on the inside. My ‘old friend’ had been badly mistreated.
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