Hockey goalie mask honoring mustaches

November is "Movember" when men grow mustaches to raise money to fight prostate cancer. As part of the fundraiser, Alec Voggel from Airxess created a hockey mask for Anaheim Duck goalie Jonas Hiller that features several other Ducks with mustaches. You can see more photos here, and below are a few more gems from Airxess:






*Previously: Vasiliy Koshechkin has cute cats on his hockey helmet.

Link roundup

1. If Heart of Darkness had starred Cobra Commander.

2. Bill Simmons relating an anecdote from his favorite sports book:

My favorite: someone fighting with Bobby Hull, then hearing the crowd hush like something awful just happened … and realizing that he accidentally pulled Hull's toupee off. This definitely would have led SportsCenter if it existed in the late 1970's.

3. DC's comic book cover artists have a sick sense of humor.

Image roundup

Bruins conquer Vancouver.



This should cost extra, right?



Tesla.

Bonus: These two were too disturbing to post.

Bonus #2: And to make up for those, here's a cat animated gif.

Creepy goalie mask

David Arrigo created a goalie mask for Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price that features the face of Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante.

Here's a feature about a goalie mask Arrigo created to honor fallen soldiers:



Via.

*Previously: Vasiliy Koshechkin has cute cats on his hockey helmet.

*Buy Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask at Amazon.

If William Gibson was a children's book illustrator (link roundup)

Or so says William Gibson. Can't say I get it, but I like the picture.

And a few more links:

1. Send an email and maybe win a great Warhammer 40K miniature.

2.Peter Feld:

I am so happy to have zero friends with whom my "social obligations" include giving and receiving digital images for my imaginary "farm."

3. The oil spill in the gulf is an awful lot like a Michael Crichton novel: Meet the Team of All Star Scientists Obama Assembled To Fix the Oil Spill.

4. Dishonorable NHL awards 2010. Want to know who led the league in diving penalties? Via.

*Previously: Teasers from William Gibson's Zero History.

*Buy painted miniatures at eBay.

Nosferatu by Dave McKean (link roundup)

Unfinished painting of Nosferatu by Dave McKean.

And a few more links:

1. New ARG from Jane McGonigal.

2. Turn yourself into a Pocoyo character. Via.

3. Calgary Flames goalie played much of the game with a laser pointer in his face - - Vancouver security was unable to locate the jerk. Via.

*Previously: Dracula by Ben Templesmith.

*Buy NHL bobbleheads at eBay.

Plush Tusken Raider (link roundup)

Plush Tusken Raider on sale at Etsy.

And a few more links:

1. When Brendan Shanahan was 14, he asked Rick Vaive for an autograph, and Vaive turned him down. Four years later, Shanahan faced off against Vaive and used the opportunity to attack him. It took two linesman to restrain him. Via.

2. Another WWE wrestler dies young. Edward "Umaga" Fatu, a cousin of The Rock, died at age 36 from a heart attack.

3. Swordswoman vs. Swordsmecha.

*Previously: A Tusken Raider tells a ghost story.

*Buy NHL bobbleheads at eBay.

Ominous Tetris ad (link roundup)

One of several ominous Tetris ads by Daehong Communications featuring Tetris blocks descending on major cities.

And a few more links:

1. Ward Jenkins posted a bunch of pages from his book How To Train With a T.Rex.

2. The NHL's Phoenix Coyotes are owned by Jerry Moyes, and are currently in bankruptcy court. Last year, the team spent $2.6 million on chartered flights, and the league is demanding that the team fly US Airways instead this year. But the team is fighting to continue using Swift Air which is owned by...Jerry Moyes.

3. Avalanches were used as weapons in World War I.

*Previously: When the local godfather is a Tetris fan.

*Buy NHL bobbleheads at eBay.

Hockey-playing samurai

Hockey-playing samurai. Apparently soon to be released as a vinyl toy. No purchasing information yet.

*Previously: Afro Samurai desktop wallpapers.

*Buy hockey masks at eBay.

Hockey-playing samurai

Hockey-playing samurai. Apparently soon to be released as a vinyl toy. No purchasing information yet.

*Previously: Afro Samurai desktop wallpapers.

*Buy hockey masks at eBay.