The biggest mystery at Philadelphia Flyers training camp right now isn’t about who Matvei Michkov will skate with, or how Porter Martone is shaping up, or even how David Jiricek and Oliver Bonk are battling it out for a blue line spot that might already be spoken for because of waiver rules. Nope. While those are all fun little discoveries emerging in the first few days before the season really kicks off, there’s one giant unknown on the entire Flyers roster that has everyone talking: What in the world does Joseph Woll’s new goalie mask actually say?
Woll’s Epic Mask Is Straight Out of Middle-earth
Every training camp brings out new goalie masks around the NHL, right? Some are just a quick refresh, but when a guy lands on a new team, he gets to go wild with a fresh color palette and all kinds of new ideas. Woll, bless his nerdy heart, decided to dive headfirst into his Lord of the Rings fandom, and honestly, this mask is absolutely gorgeous. On the left side, there’s this massive Flyers logo, but it’s got this super cool brick texture that totally looks like the path to Mount Doom. Then, on the right, he’s got a Balrog staring back at you. That’s right, a freaking Balrog. You can practically hear “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” echoing through the arena. It’s an epic concept, painted by @daveartofficial, and it’s already making waves.
The Tengwar Mystery at the Top
But here’s the kicker, the real head-scratcher, the thing that’s got everyone buzzing: what’s written on the very top of Woll’s mask, right there between those awesome side decals? It’s in Tengwar, the Tolkien language, just like the script inside The Ring itself. Now, a basic fan might put the Ring-verse on there, but Woll went the extra mile, because of course he did. He put something custom in Tengwar on his mask, which is just next level fandom. A little digging led to Tencendil.com, a lifesaver for anyone trying to decipher those characters. After about 15 minutes of trial and error, trying out different fonts and words, it appears that what is on Woll’s mask is in T
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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