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  2. Goaltender mask - Wikipedia

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    Jacques Plante's original fiberglass mask, first used on November 1, 1959. It was not until 1959 that a goaltender wore a mask full-time. On November 1, 1959, in the first period of a game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) at Madison Square Garden, Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante was struck in the face by a shot from Andy Bathgate. [5]

  3. Clint Benedict - Wikipedia

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    In 1930, some 30 years before Jacques Plante popularized the goalie mask, Clint was the first goalie to wear facial protection in the NHL with the Montreal Maroons using it for five games during the 1929–30 season. [2] On January 7, 1930, he was hit by a shot from Howie Morenz in the face, breaking the bridge of his nose. [3]

  4. Dave Dryden - Wikipedia

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    Two years prior, Dryden designed the first mask-cage combination goalie mask; maskmaker Greg Harrison transferred his design drawings into a final product which Dryden [12] wore for the Oilers. The mask is on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. [13] The mask-cage combination goalie mask is now the norm in modern hockey. [4]

  5. Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins new goalie mask is a ...

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    Blue Jackets goalie adds a '13' to the front of his new mask along with two subtle nods to memories of Johnny Gaudreau.

  6. Stéphane Fiset - Wikipedia

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    Fiset wore one of the most recognizable goalie masks in the history of the NHL. The design is an ice wall reminiscent of the Quebec Nordiques' igloo logo. The fleur-de-lis , the Nordiques alternate logo, was on each ear of the mask.

  7. Gerry Cheevers - Wikipedia

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    Years later, goalie Steve Shields paid tribute to Cheevers when he played for the Bruins in 2002 and 2003, sporting a modern airbrushed version of the stitch-covered mask. [7] In 2008, The Hockey News rated his mask the greatest ever by a wide margin. It received 221 of a possible 300 points; Gilles Gratton's mask was rated second with 66.

  8. NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ... - AOL

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    Maybe banking shots in off a goalie's mask was the inevitable next step in a league that saw its first “Michigan” — the lacrosse-style goal done from behind the net — only in 2019.

  9. Sam St. Laurent - Wikipedia

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    St. Laurent was born in Arvida, Quebec.As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Arvida. [2] He began his career playing for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL from the 1975–76 season until the 1978–79 season, playing in 70 games during his final season in the juniors.