Goalie mask

A goalie helmet comprising:

• a mask adapted to cover a front portion of a head and a face of a wearer, the mask including a window defined therein for minimizing an interference of the mask with a vision of the wearer, the mask having opposite side mask portions;
• a back plate adapted to cover a rear portion of the head of the wearer, the back plate and the mask cooperating to surround the head of the wearer, the back plate received between the side mask portions, the back plate having a periphery;
• a liner including a mask padding layer and a back plate padding layer, the back plate padding layer extending laterally outward of the periphery of the back plate, away from a median sagittal plane of the goalie helmet;
• and
• a harness system including a plurality of straps interconnecting the back plate and the mask, each of the straps having a portion defined between the back plate and a connection of the strap with the mask.