Maybe I’m late on this one, but no one else has pointed it out to me either.  Jason LaBarbera’s goalie mask appears to feature a trio of pop-culture icons including Eddie Vedder, James Hetfield, and none other than wrestling lunatic legend The Ultimate Warrior.

I appear to have new favourite goaltender and he’s the Phoenix Coyotes’ backup.

TSN.ca is currently holding a poll to determine the most popular goalie mask in today’s NHL, unless you were some kind of die-hard Ravishing Rick Rude fan then I suggest you get on over there and vote for Jason LaBarbera.

In related news, The Ultimate Warrior is bat-shit crazy.

I’ll be the first to admit that I spend way too much time dwelling on Carey Price’s choice of head attire.

If you really feel strongly that it’s super-cool to have Garth Brooks on a goalie mask, then we’re just never going to be friends.  Here’s a glimpse of Carey Price and his new mask for the 2009-10 season, I’m very pleased to say that I can now focus more energy on his play and love for the drink.

Maybe I’m in the minority on this, but I really believe that a Cammelleri-Gomez-Gionta line could do some serious damage with their speed and skill.  With his new bucket, I can even get behind a bounce back performance from Carey.  Unless of course, he’s got Garth hiding on the other side of the mask…

(ingoalmag.com for the photo)