cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 It is an understatement to say that what Jacques Plante did on that date is one of the defining moments in the history of the League. Plante wasn't the first, nor the last, to use face protection as a goalie. But, long before it became a canvas and art form, he used it because he wanted/had to. It took a while for others to follow, but they did. A great article in yesterday's Toronto Star gives the complete story, telling why Andy Bathgate did what he did, along with why Clint Benedict, Elizabeth Graham, Gene Long and Don Spencer are also part of the history of the mask, leading up to Plante using it in a game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WpgMikos 17 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 Greatest Hockey Legends had an interesting article which I covered in NHH yesterday talking about the evolution of the painted goalie mask and how it coincided with Halloween. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted November 1, 2009 From the same toronto star article... "It really was career-ending if you got a puck in the wrong spot," Addis said. "At some point, somebody has to wake up and say, `This is crazy this is costing us money.'" Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 Greatest Hockey Legends had an interesting article which I covered in NHH yesterday talking about the evolution of the painted goalie mask and how it coincided with Halloween. I was hoping this was online; it aired prior to the Toronto - Montreal game last night. I didn't know that Doug Favell (one half of one of the greatest Memorial Cup Champion goaltending tandems ever) held such an important role in the history of masks: HNIC - Inside Hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 Those old fibreglass masks they wore in the 70s scared the hell outta me. Some of the goalies looked like robots with the paint jobs they had. Gilles Gratton's make is still my all-time favourite: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
