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Hockey goalies still wearing masks 50 years after Jacques Plante wore one for Montreal Canadiens – New York Daily News
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SI Vault on Twitter: "A bloody Jacques Plante walks off the ice after getting hit in the face. This led to the first goalie mask: http://t.co/GgpwKvIa" / Twitter
Hockey Hall of Fame on Twitter: "On this day in 1959: Jacques Plante changes the game forever when, after being struck in the face by a puck, he returns to the net
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Terry Sawchuk - The face of a hockey goalie before masks became standard game equipment, 1966 - Rare Historical Photos
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