Jacques Plante is a professional ice hockey goaltender from Canada. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins, and other teams.
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1969 -- Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall, St. Louis
Jacques Plante
9 years and two months
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).
Jacques plante 1970-1971 posted a .941% save percentage. This was the modern era record I really don't know the numbers for the 20's or 30's but apparently it's around .970%