Jacques Plante wasn't the first goalie to wear a mask in an NHL game, but he played in an era when slap shots and curved sticks were coming of age, meaning higher and harder shots that made ...

Jacques Plante is seen wearing a face mask in a January 1960 photo. (The Associated Press) In the later part of his career, Plante would also play for the New York Rangers, the St. Louis Blues ...

The Maven was there at The Old Garden on the night of November 1, 1959 when Montreal goalie Jacques Plante donned a mask for the first time. It happened in the first period of the Habs-Rangers ...

Nov. 1 marks the 53rd anniversary since Jacques Plante first wore a goalie mask in an NHL game., becoming the first goalie to do so on a regular basis.

I'm doing something for Jacques Plante,' " McKinney recalled during a 2006 visit to his then Montreal-area home. "It didn't faze me at all when he told me I was going to be his model for a face mask." ...

This week’s Google Doodle pays tribute to Jacques Plante, a former Canadian professional ice hockey player credited for inventing the fiberglass mask that goalkeepers wear on the rink today.

And Samuel Montembeault obviously understands this, as the goalie’s new mask this season is a tribute to the Montreal market. In fact, it features a style very much in keeping with the market, with ...

Two of the best goalies in the franchise’s history, Carey Price and Jacques Plante, are well represented on Sylvie Marsolais and Alexandre Mathys’ new creation, which is ultimately just a ...

The Maven was there at The Old Garden on the night of November 1, 1959 when Montreal goalie Jacques Plante donned a mask for the first time.

We recently saw the brand-new helmet of young Habs goalie Jacob Fowler. Fowler paid tribute to the legendary Patrick Roy with a very similar replica of the former Montreal Canadien’s mask. Very well ...