Ladies & Gentlemen,
It has come to my attention that some of you have concerns over whether goalies are wearing certified goalie masks (Ie. CSA Approved helmet as well as the cage). Your biggest concern is the wearing of a cage that has "cats eyes".  While the original cats eye masks are illegal in amateur hockey (they were never CSA approved), there are now a couple out there that have CSA approval. One is the Itech RP624. The newer cats eye masks that are certified have an extra bar across the top of the eye holes. I would suggest you google the above mask so you can see what it looks like. In all cases, the cage needs to have a CSA sticker. I am told the location on the above mentioned cage is behind the "Itech" logo which would be inside the cage.

Do not be randomly handing out penalties to goaltenders. It is your job to ensure players, including goaltenders, are wearing the proper equipment PRIOR to the drop of the puck. Thus another reason to show up 1/2 hour before game time. This will ensure you are dressed and out on the ice when the warmups are taking place.

If you find someone wearing an illegal goal mask, that player cannot play and you need to ensure you write a report on the game sheet so that the division director can deal with it.

As I said above, you better be sure before not allowing a goalie to play so do some homework and check out what is legal and what is not. The web is a wonderful place to start. Then go to a sport shop and look at what is available.

Here are some photos of the legal masks:

Thank you,
Ross Wylie
CZRC Vice Chair