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The leafs one.
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How about the ol' Hextall Nordique Polar Bear mask? No?
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That ain't the half of it. The story of where those face plates came from is better. You prolly know, but for the benefit of others...Originally posted by Tingkai
Dead on NYE. The Cheever's look is great. I hadn't thought about that in years. Could definitely be a possibility.
Those old goalies must have been really crazy to play with that kind of minimal protection. No protection for the eyes, throat, ears, back of the head. And the guys who played before Plante... I can't even imagine what it would have been liked to stand in goal without a mask while some guy like Rocket Richard fires a slapshot at me.
The date was November 6, 1959. Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante had just been hit in the face with a puck during a game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. After a brief stay in the locker room Plante returned with two things: a host of fresh sutures and a fiberglass mask he had fashioned himself. The first goalie to wear a mask in a game since Clint Benedict in 1928 made 18 saves as the Canadiens beat the Rangers 8-2.
Yes, prior to that goalies stood there with bare heads. Other goalies picked it up after Plante. Cheevers started 'decorating' the plain white surface, and the rest, as they say, is history...(\__/)
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I like the blue and silver one.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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Could get the one. Found it at on the net.Originally posted by cinch
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How about the ol' Hextall Nordique Polar Bear mask? No?Last edited by Tingkai; March 26, 2003, 02:24.Golfing since 67Comment
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I don't like most of the like this, but this one is pretty good.Attached FilesGolfing since 67Comment
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The Canada one is the best.
Though the polar bear mouth one is pretty cool
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As a goalie myself, I'd go with the Team Canada one. Litte patriotism never hurts
. The black/red colour combo will match pretty well with most uniforms, too, aside from all-blue ones.
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I've never been a big fan of custom goalie masks... the plain old Dominick Hasek look is fine for me.
There was a kid I knew in high school who was obsessed with goalie masks. He sucked in net. OTOH, our goalie my junior and senior years didn't care about his mask, and he was voted the MVP of the Chicago Metro West league.
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