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 ...

Though that is the date when Jacques Plante innovated the position of goaltender in the NHL by popularizing equipment for the face, he’s not actually the first goalie who wore a mask in the NHL ...

Such self-inflicted pain is no longer part of the game, and we have Jacques Plante, Gerry Cheevers and Doug Favell to thank for it. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost of goalie masks. The threesome didn’t ...

And Jacques Plante was an important goalie," says ... While Plante wasn't the first goalie to wear a mask (Clint Benedict wore one for two games in January 1930), he introduced it as a regular ...

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 game ...