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Top 5 Goalie masks in Vancouver Canucks history

By David Quadrelli

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 28: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on from his crease during their NHL game against the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Arena March 28, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)"n
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 28: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on from his crease during their NHL game against the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Arena March 28, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)"n /
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18 Oct 1995: Goaltender Corey Hirsch of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The Canucks won the game, 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport
18 Oct 1995: Goaltender Corey Hirsch of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The Canucks won the game, 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport /

5. Corey Hirsch

I’m not a huge film buff or anything, but I’ve always enjoyed Alfred Hitchcock films. The first I ever watched was the classic Psycho, followed by the film that could have easily just been shot in metro Vancouver, The Birds. 

Obviously, former Canucks goaltender Corey Hirsch was a big Hitchcock fan, because his mask design was inspired by the filmmaker. Hirsch detailed the thought process behind the design in a telling article he wrote for The Players’ Tribune back in February of 2017.

"On either side of the mask were haunting mirror images of the Bates house. In the middle, there was a silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock. The sky was blood red and orange, like the air was on fire. It was the perfect representation of what was going on inside my head. Every single day, when I woke up in the morning, it felt like the front of my brain was on fire. Believe it or not, my first season in Vancouver, I kept it together. I was functional. It was a fresh start, closer to my family. Plus, I was focused on making an NHL team, so everything was exciting. I was still full of anxiety, but when I was on the ice at least I could obsess over the puck instead of my own thoughts."

The mask becomes even more intriguing after knowing what Hirsch’s thought process behind the design was. As many already know, Hirsch is a huge advocate for mental health and ending the stigma surrounding mental illness. If you haven’t already, I strongly encourage you to read the story he wrote for The Players’ Tribune in which he discusses his battle with mental illness.

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