Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask

http://www.WatchMojo.com gets a look at the evolution of one of the most important pieces of hockey equipment: the goalie mask. A pictorial history of the hockey goalie's "other face" In team sports, where the uniform reigns supreme, there is no more recognizable piece of sporting equipment than the goalie mask.

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Sports

Tags:

• hockey
• NHL
• goaltender
• goalie
• equipment
• art
• history
• Jacques
• Plante
• Gerry
• Cheevers
• masks
• saving
• face
• jim
• hynes
• gary
• smith

[Hexinvir]

this guy keeps rapidly blinking, gets annoying after a few minutes

[tanmanhabsfan]

the first was clint benedict.....he wore his in yhe 1920's for 2 games

[redwa11er]

Ken Dryden's is my favourite of the old masks.

[andyr1313]

My two favorite mask designs were Gary Simmons' cobra and Gilles Gratton's lion/tiger...

[Fedorovfan95]

this guy forgot abouht the helmet/cage combo,

[Raxmus96]

cheevers, you fucking beast. of course im a bruins fan

[ThunderHead72]

This is a great read and the photos in it are incredible.

[x30xSabresFan]

@tanmanhabsfan No, Jacques Plante was the first goaltender to create and use a practical mask in 1959. Plante's mask was a piece of fiberglass that was contoured to his face.

[crunchnut21]

what about bunny larogue

[accurateled]

It's all new to me. You must conform to my reality.

[Hexinvir]

@accurateled are you seriously replying to a comment I left over one year ago?

[accurateled]

@Hexinvir He's probably blinking because of her huge boobs almost falling out of her blouse (2:30), and he's trying not to stare...