Gerry Cheevers had his stitches. Ed Belfour had his matching eagles. Today, goalies change masks almost as often as they re-tape their sticks. Some have different masks for home and away.

Former Boston Bruins goalie Gerry Cheevers is believed to be the first to paint his mask. In the late 60's sometime, Cheevers began crudely painting fake stitches on his white mask where he had ...