Mar 22, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; Boston Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin (35) warms up before playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

Cowabunga! Check it out, it's Casey Jones on the side of Elliott's mask. If you somehow don't remember Jones, he was the goalie-mask wearing vigilante who eventually befriends the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Pat Tillman, who played for the Arizona Cardinals but left the NFL in 2002 to serve with the US troops in Afghanistan, is honored in LaBarbera's very classy mask. This is what sports and hometown teams are all about.

We dig the Jaws-esque artwork on the front of a fighter jet.

Mustang, baby! Howard rocks out in Motor City with this perfect tribute to the city's roots.
 

Score! Budaj pays tribute to Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi.

Looks like a very mean Frosty the Snowman made his way through the Avalanche and onto Varlamov's mask.

That's one mean mask. Is Montoya being chomped?

Neuvirth is from the Czech Republic, and on the side of his mask he honors a goaltending legend from his home country, Jiri Holecek.

Pretty sure that's a pipe-smoking fisherman hanging out on the side of Ellis' colorful mask.

We're not too impressed with Lindback's mask -- basic stuff here.

Scrivens also keeps it simple.

This Stanley Cup champ gets an A+. Any mask with a crazy pirate on it is a winner in our book. Argh!

Reimer goes fairly traditional with his style, but perhaps that's OK for an Original Six team.

It's hard to make out, but that is the Senators' logo. Props to Lehner for this one-of-a-kind design.

For the American star it's the eye of the Tiger, or, the Sabre.

Emery shows his true class with this respectful tribute to Native Americans.
 

The graffiti-style 'SB 72' gives Bobrovsky some bonus points in our book. We also like that he honors his native Russia with the rippling flag.
 

Petr must want to be just like the dad on 'Family Guy' (Peter Griffin), the Superman kind.

We're assuming this is some sort of Predator on Rinne's mask. Does it really matter what this guy has on his helmet? He's one of the best in the league no matter what.

The Blackhawks' netminders know how to keep it classy in a time where a lot of pro teams are taking heat for their names and how they depict Native Americans.
 

A goalie mask just wouldn't work without team colors and the occasional skull.

The 'Bulin Wall' leaves us wondering what time it is in Oiler nation.
 

Nothing wrong with the traditional brick look.

The Wild doesn't have a real mascot per se, so we give 'Backs' props for doing his best.

Nothing says Southern California quite like surfing and palm trees.
 

This is Harding's all-Minnesota mask. Here, you see the Ford Parkway Bridge, but he also has Target Field and the Xcel Energy Center featured on the sides. If you remember, the Ford Parkway Bridge is located next to the 34W bridge that collapsed in 2007. Harding has often paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy.

Lu displays his own take on 'Johnny Canuck' front and center.

The 30-year-old rookie has a great first NHL mask, complete with the good ol' Mighty Ducks logo.

It may not be the most colorful protection, but the black-and-white spray painted look works for Bachman.

Last year's Conn Smythe winner looks like Kings royalty in this one.

Coyotes. Desert. Well, this 'Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner' mask just makes perfect sense for Smith.
 

Pow! Whamm! Holy smokes, Batman!
 

We didn't really expect to see a werewolf on the side of a Sharks mask, but whatever works for you, Tom.
 

Decorating is easy when your mascot is a bear!

Flower already has a Cup of his own, but he knows the Penguins wouldn't have more without legend Tom Barrasso. Barrasso won back-to-back Cups in the early 90s. We are in love this with one, and we're sure the Pens fans are, too.

See what we said earlier about the bear?

Vokoun keeps his mask simple (on this side at least).

Very nice use of his team colors while still paying homage to his native Russia.

Tiki man? Florida? This one gets some major points for creativity.

If Biron was playing football, it would be obvious that his coaches thought he did a lot of things well.

King Henrik used his 2013 mask to salute silver-screen legends from his native Sweden, including Ingmar Bergman (seen on the side), a famous director, writer and producer.

This skull-like creature has long been a signature on Nabokov's masks.

Marty is a legend and he can do whatever he wants with his mask.

It's been a rough season for DiPietro, but he can take comfort in the fact that he has good character. We love his mask honoring POWs.

Markstrom uses the team's fierce logo to take up his face mask.

We're dying to know what that little drawing on the back is ... a Flyers logo-turned butterfly? It's great.

The Rockies are blue, oh, wait, white!
 

When it comes to being creative with his team's logo, Bishop gets an A.

That Sabres logo is still one of the best in the NHL. The colors from the Swedish flag fit right in, too.

This very patriotic piece is complete with plenty of red, white and blue and a pic of the White House. Obama would be proud.