Today's mask is about the epitome of America...and the New York Rangers. Looking at the mask in the picture, there is no better depiction of the red, white, and blue than the Mike Richter Lady Liberty mask.
This mask first gained recognition during the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, when Richter's Rangers won the Stanley Cup, thus ending a 54 year drought for the Rangers. Richter would later go on to backstop the United States hockey team to gold in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and silver in the 2002 Olympic games. Injuries later in his career would ultimately derail his career, but his play when the games mattered most combined with the Lady Liberty mask are synonymous with both the Rangers and United States hockey. How much so for the Rangers? It was the inspiration for the Rangers' third jerseys in the late 90's to early 2000's.
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