Craig Anderson

Mask- I’m a pretty big fan of the mask that Anderson is wearing this year. It has the perfect balance of team pride, as well as personal touches. The right side of the mask is just the Sens logo with the “Senators” text running along the jawline. The other side, however, is a car and racing flags (I believe). If any readers know what type of car is featured on his mask, I would love to know! The chin has the Canadian flag, which makes a ton of sense seeing that Ottawa is the capital and all. The mask works really well with the uniforms, on top of all of that. Rating: 9.7/10

I’m a pretty big fan of the mask that Anderson is wearing this year. It has the perfect balance of team pride, as well as personal touches. The right side of the mask is just the Sens logo with the “Senators” text running along the jawline. The other side, however, is a car and racing flags (I believe). If any readers know what type of car is featured on his mask, I would love to know! The chin has the Canadian flag, which makes a ton of sense seeing that Ottawa is the capital and all. The mask works really well with the uniforms, on top of all of that. Glove- Although it’s difficult to tell from the picture, Anderson is using a custom Brian’s SubZero 3 glove. Since only the outside of the glove can be seen in the picture, I’ll describe the other side. The area near the pocket is the red seen in the rest of the pad set, and features two black stripes on the cuff as well as three small red accents. The glove also has a black trim to it as well. A better image of the glove can be found here. Overall, I don’t really like the placement of the red on this glove, I would rather have seen it on the cuff, but the rest looks good. Rating: 8.3/10

Although it’s difficult to tell from the picture, Anderson is using a custom Brian’s SubZero 3 glove. Since only the outside of the glove can be seen in the picture, I’ll describe the other side. The area near the pocket is the red seen in the rest of the pad set, and features two black stripes on the cuff as well as three small red accents. The glove also has a black trim to it as well. A better image of the glove can be found here. Overall, I don’t really like the placement of the red on this glove, I would rather have seen it on the cuff, but the rest looks good. Blocker- Keeping it consistent here, the blocker is also the custom SubZero 3. Personally, I think this blocker is sick. The solid red area with the black stripes looks really good, and works perfectly with any of the Sens uniforms. Honestly, I can’t find anything about this blocker that I don’t like. Rating: 10/10

Keeping it consistent here, the blocker is also the custom SubZero 3. Personally, I think this blocker is sick. The solid red area with the black stripes looks really good, and works perfectly with any of the Sens uniforms. Honestly, I can’t find anything about this blocker that I don’t like. Leg Pads- Anderson’s leg pads have the exact same design as the blocker, and I think the look incredible. The red on the outside of the outer roll looks a lot better than if it were kept white. What I like most about the pads, is that it includes the uniform colors (and not in any overbearing fashion) while keeping a predominantly white base. Seriously, these pads are great. Rating: 10/10

Anderson’s leg pads have the exact same design as the blocker, and I think the look incredible. The red on the outside of the outer roll looks a lot better than if it were kept white. What I like most about the pads, is that it includes the uniform colors (and not in any overbearing fashion) while keeping a predominantly white base. Seriously, these pads are great. Overall- The only downside to Anderson’s setup is that the glove doesn’t match perfectly with the glove and blocker. It still looks good, but I think it had way more potential. Apart from that, the mask is sweet, and the blocker and leg pads are flawless. Rating: 9.5/10

Andrew Hammond

Mask- Gotta love the Hamburglar’s mask. So it obviously features the actual Hamburglar character on the right side of the mask, although he’s portrayed using Alfred E. Neuman (the MAD magazine mascot). The Sens alternate logo is also featured on that same side. The chin has “Hammy” written across it with the McDonald’s arches replacing the MM. The left side of the mask is simply the Sens primary logo. On the back is a tribute to a young Senators fan suffering from a rare condition, so Hammond definitely wins some bonus points for that. Overall, this mask has a ton of originality, while still tributing the Sens. Rating: 10/10

Gotta love the Hamburglar’s mask. So it obviously features the actual Hamburglar character on the right side of the mask, although he’s portrayed using Alfred E. Neuman (the MAD magazine mascot). The Sens alternate logo is also featured on that same side. The chin has “Hammy” written across it with the McDonald’s arches replacing the MM. The left side of the mask is simply the Sens primary logo. On the back is a tribute to a young Senators fan suffering from a rare condition, so Hammond definitely wins some bonus points for that. Overall, this mask has a ton of originality, while still tributing the Sens. Glove- Hammond is coming back this year with the custom Vaughn V6 2200 pad set, except with a much different color scheme than last year. Personally, I think the color combination of gold and red looks really bad. On the glove, about half of it is gold, which does not contrast well with the white base, and I don’t think the red looks good trapped in the gold either. Really not impressed with this look. Rating: 2.2/10

Hammond is coming back this year with the custom Vaughn V6 2200 pad set, except with a much different color scheme than last year. Personally, I think the color combination of gold and red looks really bad. On the glove, about half of it is gold, which does not contrast well with the white base, and I don’t think the red looks good trapped in the gold either. Really not impressed with this look. Blocker- More of the same here with the blocker. The only exception is that the balance of gold and white seems to be just a bit better on the blocker than on the glove. But my feelings are still the same about the gold and red. Rating: 2.5/10

More of the same here with the blocker. The only exception is that the balance of gold and white seems to be just a bit better on the blocker than on the glove. But my feelings are still the same about the gold and red. Leg Pads- Again, the gold and red does not look good to me. The one positive about this pad is the white outer roll with the red logo. It potentially could have been a gold outer roll, which would not have been good. So yay for small victories. Rating: 2.8/10

Again, the gold and red does not look good to me. The one positive about this pad is the white outer roll with the red logo. It potentially could have been a gold outer roll, which would not have been good. So yay for small victories. Overall- I really wish Hammond had stuck to a similar color scheme as last year. Some incorporation of black would have been nice, and definitely less gold. That being said, he has one of the most unique and original masks in the league, so that helps him out here a bit. Rating: 4.5/10

The funny thing about this tandem is that they feature one of my favorite pad sets in the entire league, and perhaps my least favorite as well. Any input you’d like to share? Leave a comment below!

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