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Why did Jacques Plante make the first hockey mask?
Jacques Plante made the first hockey mask because during one game he was injured so badly by a hockey puck to the face that he required several stitches. Following his injury he felt it appropriate to wear face protection (as he was a goalie and the odds of the injury re-occuring were fairly good).
How long did it take to make Jacques Plante's goalie mask?
9 years and two months
Who wore the first hockey mask?
Jaques Plante was the first to wear a mask. Plante gets lots of credit for wearing the mask and is probably the main reason that goalies in hockey started using the facial protection on a regular basis. However, other goalies long before Plante wore masks for short periods of time due to facial injuries. For example, Clint Benedict wore a mask way back in 1930 after suffering facial cuts in a game.
Which goalie shocked the hockey world in 1959 by deciding to use a hockey mask?
Jacques Plante, who insisted upon wearing his mask during NHL games after a puck broke his nose.
What nhl goalie has the most Stanley cups?
Jacques Plante - 437 Wins Games: 837, GA: 2.38, SO: 82Teams: Canadiens, Rangers, Blues, Leafs, BruinsCareer: 1952 to 1973 (Stanley Cups: 6)Plante was the first to use a face mask as a part of his every day goalie equipment.
