Tomas Vokoun wore this mask on Hockey Fights Cancer night during the 2010 season. Every goalie in the NHL wore this special sticker to mark the occasion. This close-up displays a detail that was not shared by every goalie in the NHL: the outline of the Czech Republic colored in with the country’s flag. Vokoun […]

The Panthers earned their 500th team victory in dramatic fashion: a comeback, 3-2 SO win over the Minnesota Wild. After trailing 2-0 in the first two periods, the Cats tied things up in the third to force overtime and eventually a shootout. Tomas Vokoun held strong in the Florida net while Cory Stillman scored the […]

Here’s a side-view of Tomas Vokoun’s first mask with the Panthers. The leaping panther design on the side of his head would become a standard look for the goalie throughout his entire tenure with the Cats. In fact, he would continue wearing this specific mask from its debut in Oct. 2007 until Oct. 2009.

Tomas Vokoun debuted this mask with the start of the 2009-2010 season. It was his first new mask since he had joined the team in 2007. The look retained a lot of the same design elements of the previous mask, including the leaping panther on the sides of the netminder’s head. The blue background, however, […]

At the 2008 All-Star Game, Tomas Vokoun faced 20 shots from the top players in the Western Conference. The All-Star netminder went all-out and saved 18 of them, including this attempt by Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild.

The 2008 YoungStars game was a little bit different. This time, rookie skaters had to face veteran netminders, like Panthers All-Star Tomas Vokoun. Talented youngsters like Patrick Kane didn’t make it easy on Vokoun, but the East would ultimately prevail by a score of 7-6.

Take a look at Tomas Vokoun’s first mask with the Panthers. The custom design featured leaping panthers with menacing red eyes on either side of the netminder’s head. The dark blue background went well with the navy in the team’s home uniforms. And if the leaping panthers weren’t enough to make clear whose net Vokoun […]

Many fans who attended the 2008 NHL All-Star game walked away with autographs from top players like Tomas Vokoun. Fans, however, weren’t the only ones who left the festivities with some cool stuff. Vokoun noted that All-Stars are treated to a number of souvenirs. “I got a jersey and all this stuff,” he said, adding […]

This was the last mask Tomas Vokoun wore with the Panthers. He debuted it halfway through the 2010-2011 season. The look was similar to Vokoun’s previous helmets, but artist Frank Cipra updated the leaping panthers and added the team’s full name to the chin guard. Which of Vokoun’s leaping panther masks do you like best?

Every Tomas Vokoun mask during his tenure with the Cats featured leaping panthers on the side of his head. This version—Vokoun’s second with the team—looked more menacing than the first. The goalie also traded out a blue background for a red one.