The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances in horror movies ...

Later, working in an auto body shop in hockey-mad Michigan, he took on a different project after watching a minor league hockey goalie on TV in a bland white mask. He started designing goalie ...

Ever since the NHL mandated masks on goaltenders, goalies have been figuring out ways to customize them. Jacques Plante helped design his own mask that became the very first one worn in an NHL ...

However, that's just the beginning. Here's a look at the notable masks worn by goalies whose teams will appear in the postseason (with the caveat that some of the special ones may not come out ...

Recording the third most victories (434) by a goalie in NHL history, the Hall of Famer in ... after hundreds of facial stitches, should wear masks for protection. The Quebec native changed the ...

Most tenders of the tangled twine stood straight up to face shots for the first century or so -- and with it taking until 1959 for the first goalie mask in regular use, who could blame them?