If you've been reading this blog for a while, you may have realized that I like unique goalie gear (I've previously discussed unique goalie gear here, here, here, and here). I particularly like when goalies use a colour other than white for their equipment, it's a nice change of pace since so many NHL goalies use white pads nowadays. With the NHL's pre-season now underway, we can start to see how many goalies are wearing coloured equipment this year, and there's more than I was expecting!
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| Image from NHL.com/Blackhawks |
After seeing Corey Crawford in white gear at the World Cup of Hockey, I was a concerned he would ditch the black pads he wore with the Blackhawks last year. Apparently I had no reason to worry, as he has returned to his black pads for the NHL's pre-season.
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| Image from NHL.com/Blackhawks |
Chicago's other goalie, Scott Darling, is also using non-white equipment this season. As you can see he choose red as the primary colour, switching it up from last year when he wore black pads.
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| Image from CalgaryHerald.com |
Last year with the Blues, Brian Elliot wore a lovely set of blue goalie gear (at least for the second half of the season). We knew those pads wouldn't be sticking around for this season, since he was trading to the Flames in the summer. I was hoping he would just switch blue for red with his new pads, and that's pretty much exactly what he did.
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| Image from EdmontonJournal.com |
Staying in Alberta, the Oilers also have a new goalie with unique equipment. Jonas Gustavsson not only choose blue as the main colour of his equipment, he also added the orange oil-drop from the Oilers logo. I love the oil-drop, but I think these pads would look better without the blocks of colours on the knees.
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| Image from MLive.com |
Near the end of last year, Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard wore red equipment for a handful of games. It looks like he'll start this season red gear, hopefully he sticks with them for the whole year (the white glove was temporary, he was wearing a red glove in the next game)
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| Image from NHL.com/Jets |
Meanwhile in Winnipeg, Micheal Hutchinson is going with navy blue equipment. The pads and gloves are very nice, but the helmet is the real star of the show. Unlike most modern masks, it's simple enough that it looks great from a distance, but there's still smaller details that look good up close.
Are there any other goalies wearing unique equipment this pre-season? If so, let me know in the comments.
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