Masks have been saving hockey goalies for 50 years
Masks: Saving goalies for 50 years Thursday, October 29, 2009 This Sunday is a very important anniversary in professional hockey. On November 1, 1959, a goalie wore a face mask in a National Hockey League game for the first... [read full story]
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Unmasking the real story of the man that revolutionized hockey
This is a 1960 photo of Jacques Plante, masked goalie for the Montreal Canadiens. Fifty years ago this Sunday, Plante became the first goalie to wear a mask. As the NHL celebrates Sunday the 50th anniversary of Jacques Plante...
Hockey Masks: Saving goalies for 50 years
News Type: Other — Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:52 PM EDT This Sunday is a very important anniversary in professional hockey. On November 1, 1959, a goalie wore a face mask in a National Hockey League game for the first time....
Sawchuk was Red Wings' first goalie to don a full facemask
DETROIT – The first day of November is more than All Saints Day on the calendar. This year In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! also marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Montreal...
Bathgate: Shot to Plante's face was payback
THE FIRST MASK Montreal Maroons goalie Clint Benedict briefly wore a mask in 1930, but coaches and opponents intimidated any would-be mask wearers in the intervening years. Coaches of that era believed the mask obscured a...
Playing without mask unthinkable to today's goalies
"Let's put it this way, when I lose my mask in a game, even if the puck is at the other end, when the whistle blows, I'm pretty happy about it." -- Martin Brodeur Today, goalie masks are part of the fabric of professional ho...
When Plante wore mask -- and changed face of history
DID YOU KNOW? • Jason Voorhee's hockey mask is one of the most recognizable images in popular culture after appearing for the first time in "Friday the 13th Part III" in 1982. Today, many goaltenders use popular culture as t...
Plante's legacy extends well beyond the mask
NHL NETWORK UNMASKS THE MASK November 1, 1959 became one of the landmark moments in NHL history when Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante revolutionized his position -- and the sport -- by donning a facemask. Plante's mask,...
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