Who is that masked man?

I had some really nice pictures of my favourite hockey players to go with this post, but they will have to wait until next time. This is the only one I can use right now. This one in particular was supposed to be all about Ryan Smith, the guy in blue who has just scored a goal. But something happened.

What happened? Cam Ward happened, that's what happened. Can you believe it? This 22-year-old kid (#30 wearing the wrong colour) from Sherwood Park, recently with the Red Deer Rebels, gets called up to the NHL to play backup goal tender for Carolina. He sits on the bench for most of the playoffs and when he goes in to relieve the main player, he not only helps his team win the Stanley Cup, he's voted the MVP in the biggest game of 2006 so far. (Yes, I know about the NBA and the major leagues of baseball, football, soccer, and such. But, hockey players are different. Even Jim Rome said so, and he ought to know).