Celebrating 50 Years of the Goalie Mask
November 1, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Events, Goalies, NHL, News
NHL fans are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of goaltender masks. On November 1, 1959 the New York Rangers were hosting the Montreal Canadiens at the Madison Square Garden.
Rangers forward, Andy Bathgate, was pretty irritable with Habs netminder, Jacques Plante, who, he says, rubbed it in when the Rangers were beaten at home. He also was a bit upset about an altercation with the goalie that almost left Bathgate in the hospital.
“The puck was dumped in and it wasn’t a hard shot,” Batgate recalled. “I thought I could beat him to the puck but all this was happening …read more
