WHERE ART MEETS THE CREASE.

Ron Slater’s work sits at the intersection of art, hockey, identity, and intimidation. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Ron was drawn to both drawing and goaltending from an early age. After studying commercial sign painting at Boston’s Butera School of Art, he brought airbrush, lettering, pinstriping, and illustration into the world of goalie masks. His first professional mask was painted for Olaf Kölzig in 1998, beginning a career that would eventually include some of hockey’s most recognizable mask designs.