There’s a new trend in the NBA: players on the bench wearing gloves to keep their hands warm. Patrick Patterson of the Raptors (above left) did it on Monday night, …
Category: Facemasks/Visors
A Close Look at Hockey Goalie Facemask Cages
[Today we have a sensational guest entry from Sean Egelhardt, who’s written a superb analysis of a little-noted uniform element. You’re gonna like this one. ”” PL] By Sean Engelhardt …
Head Games
When I was seven years old, my big brother Roy, who was then 22, began teaching me about hockey. Roy was a rabid Rangers fan, and I’m sure he assumed …
’Tis the Season to Shift Your Brain Into MLB Mode
This photo of Jason Heyward was taken a few days ago. As you can see, he’s still using the facemask that he began wearing last season after being beaned by …
Let’s Be Perfectly Clear
Paul here, making a rare Sunday appearance to handle today’s lede (although Phil will still have the rest of today’s content, as you’ll see when you scroll down). So: Even …
Hockey Grab Bag
The other day I got a note from the pseudonymous Hungry Hungry Hipster (probably not pictured at right, but hey, you never know), with the following subject line: “Lots of …
THE Jeff … and his Helmet Concepts — NFC Version (or…’When the Inmate runs the Asylum’ Part 2)
By Phil Hecken A couple of weeks ago I brought you some strange and bizarre helmet concepts from none other than “The Jeff” Provo. While a number of them (even …
THE Jeff … and his Helmet Concepts — AFC Version (or…’When the Inmate runs the Asylum’)
By Phil Hecken I had really hoped to bring you the twice promised NCAA Bowl Pool contest (and in fact, this may still happen, but not today). For that I …
Another Jason with a Goalie Mask Fixation
[Editor’s Note: Last year Jason Levine ”” possibly shown at right ”” prepared a assessment of the Stanley Cup Finals goalie masks, which ran in the middle of this weekend …
Like Father, Like Son
Yesterday I ran the transcript of Robert Harvell’s interview with longtime Rams equipment manager Todd Hewitt. As many of you know, Todd was born into the job, because his father, …
And He Even Got the Stubble to Match
That’s one weird-ass mask Carey Price was wearing in yesterday’s NHL Heritage Classic. You can learn more about it here, and you can see lots of Heritage Classic pics — …
The Birth of the Browns Facemask
By Phil Hecken I’ve never been a “helmet” guy, I’ll be the first to confess that. Honestly, I can’t tell the difference between a Riddell and a Schutt, much less …
And He Won the Heisman the Following Year
It all started back on Oct. 5, when Robert Marshall sent me the photo shown at right and asked, “What the heck is that on this Kentucky Wildcat?” I had …
The Robert Harvell Files, Vol. 2
Back with another great set of football photos from Robert Harvell’s collection (if you missed the first installment, look here). Most of the ones in this batch are facemask- and …
Going Green xo Blue
By Phil Hecken One of my great pleasures in serving at Paul’s Bench Coach is getting to meet (either in person or through the magic of the Interwebs) many of …