For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built.

Except for Olympic hockey goaltenders, who get to design their own masks, and they do so brilliantly. Olympic uniforms are usually strictly enforced from athlete to athlete, each ...

The art and business of outfitting pro netminders. The post Behind the Mask: The Artists Creating Hockey’s Iconic Goalie ...

Long before hockey goalies wore birdcage masks to protect their faces, goalies used to wear hard plastic masks, and Dan Bouchard insists he was the first who painted his mask. 79 ° Local News ...

In modern-day hockey, getting a goalie mask painted is a bit like getting a tattoo. It's individual, personal and one of those niche showings of artistic talent that never fails to impress.

At some point during the evolution of the hockey mask, function succumbed to pop art. Any mask worth its polycarbonate shell will keep a goaltender's face from being tenderized by a 90 mph slapshot.

Woburn artist paints hockey masks for skaters of all ages 02:45. BOSTON – Inside a red house in Woburn is where hockey artistry happens. Ron Slater is the man behind Slater Lettering and Graphics.

There's a certain sort of mystique about goalie masks. Perhaps it's the word "masks" or "masques," which makes people think of heroes like Zorro and Batman. Maybe it's because they render the ...

The Ducks welcomed some special guests to Honda Center last Friday night as seven students from three local elementary schools were honored for their art designs as part of the Anaheim Ducks S.C.O ...

Wager said the goalie’s parents paid about $900, which included the cost of the mask and the custom paint job. Wager, who started his custom goalie art mask business in 1992, has averaged about ...