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 ...

And Jacques ... Plante reasoned after hundreds of facial stitches, should wear masks for protection. The Quebec native changed the way goalies played and looked. While Plante wasn't the first ...

we see the goalie masks worn by Jacques Plante. Of course, the Canadiens logo can also be found in a few places on Monty’s new mask. But personally, it’s mainly the color arrangement that ...

BROSSARD, Quebec -- The 4 Nations Face-Off got very real a few minutes before 10:30 a.m. ET on Monday, directly beneath the ...

A new international hockey tournament calls for new goalie masks. Some of the masks that will be worn by netminders during the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off ...

besting the record held by Montreal Canadiens legend Jacques Plante. The Hockey Hall of Famer and the goalie who pioneered the face mask set the wins record in 1962-63, winning his 300th game in ...

Legends, Montreal Canadiens ... The Blues had the legendary Jacques Plante in net, who would become known as the first goaltender to consistently wear a mask. In the midst of the Stanley Cup ...

For his latest bucket, Montreal Canadiens' netminder ... features modernized version of past masks worn by former legendary Canadiens netminders Jacques Plante, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy.