Bauer 940 S25 Senior Goalie Mask – Pro Cat Eye
The 940 Goal Mask is designed to deliver the ultimate trifecta of protection, fit, and comfort. Featuring a fiberglass shell and sweat-wicking liner, you’ll be able to command your crease like never before and make every save with confidence.
The 940 is the starting point for a composite mask (and no longer a plastic shell). the full fiberglass design does a good of absorbing and redistributing impacts to the goalie’s head. This is great for the recreational goalie looking for something more protective than a plastic shell goalie mask without breaking the bank.
The Bauer 940 comes in three sizes – Small, Medium & Large. The 940 foams on the inside of the shell have an airflow design to help keep goalie’s cooler during play.
This mask comes standard with a stainless-steel cage. The shell only comes in the white color.
A padded mask bag and extra sweatband comes with the Bauer Profile 940 Mask.
The Bauer Profile 940 Goalie Mask is a mid-level mask. Recommended 3 to 5 uses per week.
Bauer 940 S25 Goalie Mask Features:
Model Year: 2025
Certification: NOT HECC & CSA Certified
Chin Cup: Deep-Fit Cup | Stretch Spandex Harness
Harness: Pro five-point harness attachment
Liner: Dual-Layer Comfort Foam | IX Foam Crown
Shell: Full Fiberglass Shell
Wire Cage: Stainless steel
Also Included: Padded mask bag & Extra sweatband
Sizing:
Small 20.5in. to 21.75
Medium 21.5in. to 22.75in.
Large 22.5 to 23.5
Goalie Mask Construction
Goalies Plus is very particular about the kind of masks we sell, we feel there are good masks on the market today and unsafe masks on the market today. Our pro level masks and high mid-level masks are all glass lay-up shells with either carbon or Kevlar reinforcement. These types of masks are very rigid, when a shot hits the goalies mask – the mask is solid enough to deflect about 90 to 95 percent shots away from the head without any or minimal shell flex. What this means is the mask shell will not flex towards the goalie’s head under impact. Under extreme impact, the mask will actually start to crack and disperse the shock away from the goalie’s head. This dispersion keeps the mask from flexing in towards the goalie’s head. The glass lay-up masks are also very rigid so if you try to squeeze the mask at the ears, it will have very minimal flex. This is very important if a larger player falls on the goalie. The rigidness of the mask helps minimize the risk of a compression concussion. These types of masks start in the price range of $ 350.00 and go up from there based on features. We feel that this is a very sound investment for any goalie. Even at a recreational level, a beginner or low-level player can still get a hold of a shot by dumb luck, better to be safe than sorry in our opinion.
Now for the other type of mask construction – plastic injected masks. You will hear terms like polycarbonate or other fancy terms, but the reality is these masks are built in a mold by plastic injection. There are claims of these shells being crack resistant or holding up better under hammer or puck shooting machine tests. These are actually true, a plastic injected mask generally will not crack; however, the problem of shock transfer to the head is increased dramatically in our opinion. Plastic injected masks do not break – they bend, when it bends the impact is transferred back through the goalie’s head. This is our opinion, and we feel this makes a very dangerous situation for a goalie has the impact transfers from the shell through the foam and onto the head. Also, when you squeeze the ear areas together, there is a huge amount of flex. If a larger player falls on a goalie, this can create a compression concussion. Sometimes at a youth or junior level, there may not be an option for a higher-level mask so a goalie may have to choose a plastic injected mask. However, at the senior sizes, there are plenty of safer options. Again, these are our opinions about goalie masks, and we feel confident that our customers are being given the proper information to make an educated decision on their head protection.