Eddie

As said in yesterday's piece, the goalie mask is a good way to express yourself.  Today's mask, or I should say "masks," do just that.

Take a good look at the picture above.  Notice something about the three masks in the picture?  If you guessed that the creature on all three masks is Eddie the Iron Maiden mascot, then you are correct.  Now, I know what you're saying, and yes, there were three different masks that had the Iron Maiden icon on them.  What you may not know is that they are all attributed to one man: Roman Turek.

Turek was an NHL goaltender in the late 90's to mid 2000's and played on three teams in that time: the Dallas Stars (top), St. Louis Blues (lower left), and Calgary Flames (lower right).  His best years were in St. Louis, leading them to the conference finals in 2001, but many who consider themselves heavy metal fans will remember the masks the most.  Good thing, since most of his numbers were above average, but hardly Hall of Fame worthy.