thestar.com - 11/1/2009
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The men (and woman) behind the mask Jacques Plante gets all the credit, but he really wasn't the first goalie to wear a mask in a hockey game. He was just the first big-name goalie to do so and he started the trend. Here's a look at some of the mask pioneers: ELIZABETH GRAHAM In 1927, Queen's ...
thehockeynews.com - 10/28/2009
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Nov. 1 marks the 50th anniversary of Jacques
Plante becoming the first goaltender to don a mask...
upon returning to a game after an injury. Plante didn t invent the goalie mask, but he certainly improved it and the two have since become synonymous with ...
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THN.com Top 10: THN.com Top 10: Things that changed the game
slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
nhl.com - 10/29/2009
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When Plante changed the face of history By
Red Fisher - Special to NHL.com Fifty years ago...
Sunday night, Jacques Plante became the first goalie to wear a mask in a game. Montreal Gazette columnist Red Fisher recalls the game. READ MORE RELATED ...
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Playing without mask unthinkable to today's goalies
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Greatest Hockey Legends.com —
... hockey history features online, with NHL.com providing the best coverage: The Night Plante Made Goaltending History Playing Without Masks Unthinkable Today Plante's Legacy Extends Well Beyond Mask Red Fisher on Jacques Plante The Globe and Mail's Bill Beacon talks about how Plante's legend is still growing , while Kevin Allen at USA Today tries unmasking the real story of the man who revolutionized hockey . The Toronto Star looks back at the men (and woman) behind the evolution of the mask .
The Roundup: Birth of the Goalie Mask, Horsing Around with Adrian Peterson, and “Pudgy Paramour”
The Big Lead —
... Makes us think of this. And this. (Basketbawful)
Who wants to buy a corked bat that was used by Robin Yount? (Monozygotic)
Anyone going to the upcoming wedding of Clay Buchholz and the Deal or Not Deal model? (Globe)
Who “horses around” with Adrian Peterson? Somebody trying to prove something, obviously. (Fox Sports)
Fifty years ago yesterday, the goalie mask in hockey was born. (Star)
Props to ESPN’s Colleen Dominguez for some fantastic reporting on this ...
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booklounge.ca 10/30/2009 — About this Book The first full-scale biography of a legendary and award-winning NHL goalie who transformed the game.“There are a lot of very good goalies, there are even a fair number of great goalies. But there aren’t many important goalies. And ...
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rootzoo.com 11/1/2009 — November 1, 1959 was the night Jacques Plante changed the face of hockey. After being struck by a puck he returned to the ice wearing a mask.
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yathehabsrule.com 10/21/2009 — Fifty years after he changed the world of hockey, a complete biography of hockey’s most important goalie is set to be released. Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed the Face of Hockey, gives a complete look into the life of one of the greatest men to stand between the pipes. in his first ...
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blog.thesavagescience.com 9/18/2009 — Here’s today’s ‘great moment in hockey history’ video–actually its two videos dealing with Jacques Plante. Plante, as most serious hockey fans know, pioneers the use of goalie masks. You’ve got to be a little bit insane to play goalie in the NHL. Imagine how ...
50 years ago, Plante changed the face of hockey forever
tsn.ca 11/2/2009 — The date was Nov. 1, 1959. Bobby Darin's 'Mack the Knife' was topping the pop charts, moviegoers were flocking to theatres to see Charlton Heston's chariot race in Ben Hur, a band of guerilla rebels had managed to overthrow the government of Cuba and ...
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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/29/2009
First lady Michelle Obama received a warm welcome from Yankees fans and a kiss from the captain before Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, escorted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra to ...
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Tony La Russa didn't need this. He's 65 and likely heading to baseball's Hall of Fame. Last week, he signed on to manage the St. Louis Cardinals for one more year and hinted it could be his swan song. He already runs one of the National League's...
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