Later, working in an auto body shop in hockey-mad Michigan, he took on a different project after watching a minor league hockey goalie on TV in a bland white mask. He started designing goalie ...

The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances in horror movies ...

Lankinen brought the design to life with the help of from a friend in Finland, as well as renowned Swedish goalie mask painter ... Most of the mask is white and the designs are outlined in ...