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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 STORIES: RELATED MULTIMEDIA:
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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 ...
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Plante legend still growing
sports.gunaxin.com - 23 days ago
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Puck Daddy has alerted us to the 50th
Anniversary of the Goalie Mask , so we figured...
we would re-run this article highlighting some of the art from around the league: In pro team sports, players are given a uniform and little discretion on what else ...
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A Goalie Mask Gallery
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The Shirt Off His Back
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... (with thanks to Matthew Keegan). … NHL.com is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jacques Plante wearing the first goalie mask with a series of articles on mask history. The first installment is here, and be sure to check out all the additional multimedia links — good stuff (with thanks to Michael Blinn). … The All Blacks have been told to ...
Celebrating Goaltenders
Greatest Hockey Legends.com —
... the face of the game of hockey. [image] November 1st also marks the release of Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed the Face of Hockey by Todd Denault. HockeyBookReviews.com has an exclusive excerpt of the book available. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com The anniversary has resulted in countless 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 ...
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thehockeynews.com 28 days ago — 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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