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Peter Budaj's Mysterious Mask
In the video linked in this thread, an interview with Peter Budaj after his dominant win against the Stars, there is a mask visible behind him on the top shelf of his locker. The best screen cap I could get was this: Notice the large, blocky (and very white) number 31 on the chin. Also notice...
Things Could Be Worse...
The loss last night to the Stars, and the loss of more key players to injuries, was a bummer, no doubt. Just when we were getting all excited about the playoffs and Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote and a back-in-business Jose Pimp Cane Theodore, the rug got pulled out from under us.But things could have...
Budaj Unveils New Mask Design
By popular demand (see: one email), here are two shots of Peter Budaj's new goalie mask design, courtesy of the Avalanche web site.Looks pretty sharp to me: I like the larger Ned Flanders on the back and the Avalanche logo on the front is pretty impressive. Very swoopy. The shadowy figure on...
I Thought Something Looked Strange
If you look at the photo posted in the previous entry, you'll notice Rick DiPietro, the Islanders Goalie For Life, wearing all-white Itech goalie pads.When I noticed this, I thought to myself, "that's strange, he's wearing all-white goalie pads." Not something you see very often. In fact, it's...
Avalanche Uniform Anomalies: Sock Tape
In case you didn't catch it the last five times I've brought it up, I'm a dues-paying member of the Uniwatchblog.com active roster of nerds. This is the back of my membership card. In my daily nerdtastic exploration of hockey uniform intricacies (I peruse the various NHL team sites for photos...
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