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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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TORONTO, CANADA – OCTOBER 18: Kirk McLean #1 of the Vancouver Canucks warms up against the Toronto Maple Leafs during game action October 18, 1989 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel Collection/Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA – OCTOBER 18: Kirk McLean #1 of the Vancouver Canucks warms up against the Toronto Maple Leafs during game action October 18, 1989 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel Collection/Getty Images) /

Kirk McLean

Although I’m personally too young to have seen the ’94 cup run backstopped by a Kirk McLean who caught fire at the right time, I’m old enough to realize that McLean’s mask design still holds up today as one of the nicest masks ever worn by a Vancouver Canucks goaltender.

The flying V design, the incorporation of the flying skate logo. It has just the right amount of white on it to make it look slick in both the Canucks home and away jerseys of that era. Everything about that mask just screams perfection at you, and although the photo above was taken in 1989, McLean’s other mask designs were incredibly similar and just as slick looking.

There doesn’t seem to be one mask I can find of McLean’s that I personally don’t like. I’m still waiting for a sealed 1996-97 McDonald’s Mini Goalie Mask collectible with McLean’s design on it to become available again. I know they’re rare to find sealed, but to add one of those to my growing Canucks memorabilia collection would be the cherry on top for me.

Especially since Kirk’s mask design is my favourite of all time.

Those are my five favourites in Canucks history, but I’m eager to see what all of you say are some of your favourites! Let me know in the comment section below a goaltender I didn’t mention whose mask was one of the nicer goalie masks in Canucks history!

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