Goalie mask

Goalie mask

History
The first mask was a crude leather model (actually a football "nose-guard") worn by Clint Benedict in the 1920s to protect his broken nose.[1] After recovering from the injury, he never used it again. Jacques Plante was the first to wear a mask full-time after being struck in the face with a puck during a game in 1959.[2] Although Plante faced some derision, the fiberglass goalie mask soon became the standard and a symbol of the game as typified by the famous painting, "At The Crease," by Ken Danby. This style of mask is no longer used by hockey leagues; yet its fame continues because of its continued use by horror icon Jason Voorhees of the Friday the 13th movie series.[3] Since the invention of the fiberglass hockey mask, professional goalies no longer play without a mask. The last goalie not to wear a mask was Andy Brown, who last played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1973-74 season.[4]

The advent of the goalie mask changed the way goaltenders play, allowing them to make more saves on their knees without fear of serious head or facial injuries. Before the advent of the mask, most goaltenders stayed standing as much as possible. In the modern era, a goaltender is likely to make the majority of saves when he has one or both knees on the ice.
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