On Nov. 1, 1959, Jacques Plante returned to the game wearing a mask, after getting hit in the face with a puck that Andy Bathgate shot. The goalie started wearing a mask regularly after that game.

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 ...

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.

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.

Plante models a modified Louch shield mask (left) and one of his game-worn masks as displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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 ...

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.

The designed mask features legends of the game, including former ice hockey pro Jacques Plante and teammate Carey Price. It also featured Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist, Leonard Cohen.

"I hope that with the mask I can play until I’m 40." Jacques Plante said in 1960. He did better than that, playing until the age of 44.

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 ...