Félix Potvin … goalies like that. I always liked that.” And, as Bishop explains, a great mask impacts both artist and athlete. “I put a piece of myself into every mask,” he says.

The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances in horror movies ...

Lankinen brought the design to life with the help of from a friend in Finland, as well as renowned Swedish goalie mask painter, David Gunnarsson (DaveArt). “It’s a great thing of pride ...