Nov. 1, 1959 - Nothing could mask the facial damage on the night Jacques Plante went down in Madison Square Garden. Nothing, that is, but a mask. Early in the first period, a hard backhander by the ...

"There are a lot of very good goalies, there are even a fair number of great goalies. But there aren't many important goalies. And Jacques Plante was an important goalie," says Ken Dryden on ESPN ...

Jacques Plante was never much for convention. And Andy Bathgate was never much for Jacques Plante. It was that confluence of personality and rivalry – not to mention of puck and cheek – that wound up ...

On March 27, 1962, Jacques Plante won his sixth Vezina Trophy, awarded yearly to the best goalie in hockey. He would go on to win one more and still holds the record for most Vezina trophies earned ...

The history of hockey is well over 100 years old, and for a large majority of it, the NHL has been king. So, we looked at the history of the league and who were the best at the league's most important ...

Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante, who helped lead the Montreal Canadiens to five straight Stanley Cup championships and won the Vezina Trophy seven times, died Wednesday night in a private ...

A look back at some Rangers history from The Maven. 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 ...

Today it seems like common sense, but more than 50 years ago it was very controversial and a game-changing moment for the NHL. As of Thursday, it's been 53 years since Jacques Plante first wore a ...

This week’s Google Doodle pays tribute to Jacques Plante, a former Canadian professional ice hockey player credited for inventing the fiberglass mask that goalkeepers wear on the rink today. Tuesday ...

There have been some odd and awesome masks in the history of the NHL, from the very basic one worn originally by Jacques Plante to Gerry Cheevers’ stitch design to Gilles Gratton’s phenomenal lion ...

How much would you pay for Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Jacques Plante's 1959-60 Vezina Trophy, the first season he wore a mask for the Montreal Canadiens? Because until Oct. 4, it's going for $6,900 ...