After a postponement in 2021, the Blues and Wild are set to face off at Target Field in Minneapolis on New Year’s Day 2022. Adidas put together some pretty stellar vintage-looking uniforms for the event, and now we’re getting a glimpse at the goalies’ gear to match. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
Phew, this off-season was a roller coaster when it came to goalies trading teams, which for us, means a slew of new masks to review. Even the goaltenders who tend to stick with the same traditional themes will be forced out of their comfort zone with something new. With just about a month to go […]
In a David-versus-Goliath match up in the most literal sense, the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning are facing the 16th seeded Canadiens in a Cup final that literally no one saw coming. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MoneyPuck.com (@moneypuckdotcom) View this post on Instagram A post shared by MoneyPuck.com (@moneypuckdotcom) Despite the Carey […]
After an opening round of both hard-fought upsets and surprising sweeps, we’re on to round 2 and one step closer to crowning another Bucket Bracket Champion. • More: The 2021 Bucket Bracket Showdown: Round 1 You know the drill – we’re going to take a look at each presumed* starting goaltender’s bucket (*presumed, so don’t yell at […]
What started as a 24-team field is now down to eight, which means we no longer get all day hockey marathons, and frankly I’m a little bummed about it. One perk of this chaotic format though is that without the usual logistics-juggling of arena availability, travel and ticket sales, we were able to dive directly […]
The 2018-19 season is fast approaching, and new masks are starting to be unveiled. We’ll be breaking down the newest bucket art from across the league and grading the designs according to style, legibility, composition and branding (if you’ve read the Bucket Bracket Showdowns, you know the drill). • More: HbD Masks: 2017-18 Western Conference Preview• […]
The 2018-19 season is fast approaching, and new masks are starting to be unveiled. We’ll be breaking down the newest bucket art from across the league and grading the designs according to style, legibility, composition and branding (if you’ve read the Bucket Bracket Showdowns, you know the drill). • More: HbD Masks: 2017-18 Eastern Conference Preview• […]
Opening Ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympics are just around the corner, but for the first time since the late 90’s, NHL players won’t be there. The league announced last spring that it would ban its players from participating in the Olympic games this year, citing a number of reasons including increasing costs and disruption to the […]
Hockey’s getting back into the swing of things a little earlier this year with the return of the World Cup of Hockey, kicking off at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on September 17th. Our crew already broke down each team’s uniforms when they were revealed back in March, but the masks are rolling out fast for the highly anticipated […]
With 30 teams in the NHL, each with at least two goaltenders on their roster and some wearing multiple masks in one season, the league has seen thousands upon thousands of masks throughout its long history. Ok, so goalies didn’t actually wear masks until the late 50’s when Jacques Plante became the first NHL netminder to wear […]
