Rick Walsh (‘79) designed a goal mask for Toronto Maple Leaf goalie Mike Palmateer. When Rick was a teenager, he painted goalie masks for players at the North Toronto arena. He was a big fan of Palmateer, who was playing Junior A at the time for the Toronto Marlboros. 

When Palmateer got called up to the Leafs, Walsh sent him a letter with six different paint designs, one of which was picked. Walsh didn’t paint the actual mask, but it was his paint design. Palmateer played for the Leafs from 1976 to 1980, then again from 1982 to 1984.