The Odd History of Goalie Masks

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Intro Goalie mask footage - NHL.com
First Hockey Footage - Thomas Edison
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victoria rink 1893 - wikipedia
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Coach Toe Blake Footage - Nation Tricolore
Howie Morenz footage - NHL.com
Historic Hockey team photos - HockeyGods.com
1936 Olympic footage - NH Legends of Hockey
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Don Whiston and Dr Crane images - RIHHOF.com
Gerry Cheevers Warmup Footage - Retro Sports From Ilgvars Pavlovskis / @retrosportsfromilgvarsp
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00:00 Intro
0:50 First improvised goalie masks
4:22 Early masks designed for hockey
6:00 Fiberglass mask
9:08 European masks of the 70s
11:10 Mask improvements in the 70s
11:52 First mask paint-jobs
13:30 Last mask-less player
14:20 Helmet/Cage safety
15:43 First style modern mask
16:30 Helmet/Cage era
20:29 Modern style goalie mask
21:38 Cat-Eye Cage
22:15 Certified Cage
23:01 Cheater Cage
23:49 "Open mouth" cat-eye
24:26 Other Cages
25:00 Last of the Helmet/Cage
29:40 Modern hockey mask paint jobs
30:26 Hockey mask influence and future

[@MultiPetercool]

I’m 63 years old. Would love to hear the history of goalie pads, gloves and other equipment. As a kid who started with Cooper leather pads stuffed with horsehair and felt, I’m blown away by the new lightweight foam and nylon pads. You could never play Butterfly style with the old gear, it weighed a TON!!!

[@bavariaballmapping]

Wait pads back then we’re filled with horsehair?

[@MultiPetercool]

@@bavariaballmapping Yup! The better ones had Deer hair. My chest protector and arm pads were just heavy felt with little plastic armor. My upper arms and shoulders were always bruised.

[@nathanmackinnon7405]

i always knew that the old pads were heavy (especially when wet), and that the butterfly wasn’t popularized until the 90s, but i never made the connection between the two. appreciate the insight man!

[@MultiPetercool]

@@nathanmackinnon7405 And during practice, goalies were expected to do leg lifts in full gear like everyone else. Fewer repetitions of course. 😉

[@NobodyUR]

Full gear now almost doubles the mass blocking the net. I couldn’t imagine trying to goaltend with the older generations pads or lack thereof

[@Chiaomori]

“my face is my mask.” -gump worsley

[@danbratten3103]

Another great quote from Gump. It was to let his wife know if he was hurt. "If I move my right leg, I'm hurt. If I move my left leg, I'm just resting. If I don't move either leg, call the undertaker." Lol

[@Chiaomori]

@@danbratten3103 love gumper I was a goalie myself for quite a few years, though I will say I absolutely can't imagine taking a puck to the face with no mask. Back then those goalies were a different breed!

[@thelovelyassistant156]

My grandmother was friends with him. When I was 12 she took me to meet Gump at a coffee shop in a mall in Mont-Saint-Hilaire. It was around 1990. I remember him complaining about how much players were making then. Lived up to him name for sure.

[@KevynKing]

As someone who's fascinated by the early history of hockey, this is a great! So many of these types of videos just start at Jacques Plante and it's great to see one talking about all the interesting stuff before him.

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

Mike Liut's 'Ghoul' mask (at 21:20) he wore with the Blues in 1980-81 is, in my opinion, the most insidious mask of all time.

[@classic.cameras]

When I saw this video was 31 minutes long, I was like "Oh no way am I watching that in one sitting!" but it was so well done and flowed so seamlessly that time flew by and here I am 31 minutes later. You have a great talent for making these types of videos. Well done! It was absolutely excellent!

[@HoganLegDropSoup]

My favorite videos and most of the videos that I watch are well over an hour

[@thomaslove6494]

​@@HoganLegDropSoup me too man... Me too...lol A lot of people today have short attention spans...

[@Cyge240sx]

as a catcher in baseball, goalie in hockey and lacrosse (But not really I played Midi and attack mostly). I clicked this video super fast. We used to use a face mask with a backwards helmet. when I first wore my hockey helmet to a baseball game I was laughed at and one year later every catcher in the country was wearing them :)

[@JBG1968]

The modern goalie masks are designed to deflect the impact of straight on hits very well which is why catchers have started using them now to

[@estellegrignon]

I was low-key holding my breath the whole way through when talking about the 80's, expecting to see the gruesome Clint Malarchuk injury that led many goaltenders to use neck protection! This being said, this is some grade-A professional in-depth research like I've never seen on this topic. I fully expect this video to blow up really soon with this much quality

[@tygrkhat4087]

I have a friend who's been a Sabres season ticket holder since 1970. That was one of the few games he ever missed.

[@jethro1963]

Grade-A professional in-depth research. You couldn't have said that any better. I knew much of the history but there was lots I didn't know in this vid and amazingly the photos to back it up.

[@SirGalahadCtny]

Nah... unfortunately people watching youtube does not want to get some knowledge or cool facts, they want eat rubbish about some pathetic wannabe celebrities. That's why this incredible video is at 2 600 likes... even if it definitely should be at 2 600 000 at least.

[@tksambrano]

Me too!! I didn't want to see that. I was almost sure they would show that.

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

I remember that Malarchuk incident well. I was in 4th grade just starting to play ice hockey with the rest of my friends (hockey was huge in St. Louis). It was also the first year we were Blues season tix holders. I believe it was Steve Tuttle's skate that sliced him. The next year we then witnessed our defenceman Paul Cavalini lose his finger to a Doug Wilson slap shot from the point. Severed his glove and finger inside. Man I miss the old 'Chuck' Norris Division rivalries. I refuse to watch the no-hitting, no-fighting, zero testosterone, anti-White WOKE NHL. Death to all sports! Workout every day instead.

[@MrZics]

I imagine the biggest improvements on goalie masks in the next 20 years will be the placement of the straps so they don't come off mid game and lighter materials.

[@nervchemnitz]

As a sports historian (albeit, lacrosse) I absolutely love the outstanding detail and documentation here (showing the newspaper clipppings) of the pre-Clint Benedict instances. I think those weird East German full mask and helmet combos @10:50 were still in use as late as the late 1980s. Loved all the Jofa combo details with the cage masks of the 1980s-1990s. Again, outstanding detail in this clip.

[@robertmacpherson6715]

One of the first masks was made by a friend of mine Greg Harrison and worn byJim Rutherford. Harrison went on to custom make masks for a number of NHL goalies.

[@burrheadjr]

Seems like your friend is mentioned in 12:50 of this video

[@MrBeenus]

🧢

[@hypogry1255]

Fully expect this to go viral, extremly well put together video!

[@lendalejohnson4866]

The John Davidson cougar mask is so dope

[@Dr_Do-Little]

When I was younger a friend of mine. Who played as goalie in winter and catcher in summer. Said he wished catchers mask took inspiration from the goalies "modern mask". I thought about him when the modern catcher masks started appearing. Nice that it somehow made full circle. With early goalies using baseball catcher mask of yesteryears to modern hockey giving back to baseball.

[@scottthomas7870]

An excellent video -- well written, interesting visuals, and narrative flow. The research appears to be extensive and accurate. The best hockey doc I've seen in several years. Recommended.

[@Phil-gw9vr]

This was the most comprehensive and informative mask video i've seen to date and i've seen a lot of them. It was fun to see some of the old styles i have worn over the years. Thanks so much.

[@randycollins7910]

Absolutely enjoyed this informative video . I thought is was funny how Cheevers got caught slacking off by Harry Sinden. All goalies today can be thankful that Jacques Plante had the fortitude to not go back in the net unless he wore his mask. Thanks very much .

[@gonuts4donuts]

I still rock a Cooper SK2000/HM30 combo to this day. Getting into hockey in the early to mid 90’s as a kid in Detroit, I loved Osgood, and the helmet/cage combo. It’s comfortable to me and it feels less claustrophobic. If I could afford to have a custom mage made for me, I’d maybe get one to try out. But the Cooper SK2000 is here to stay.

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

Mike Liut's 'Ghoul' mask (at 21:20) he wore with the Blues in 1980-81 is, in my opinion, the most insidious mask of all time. Wish a variation of that would come back some day. As Blues season tix holders from 88-99, I miss the old pre-corporate enforcer arms race era we grew up with. Glad I got to witness that perriod from 1985-92 (before the ga---- team in all of sports was allowed to play, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks). I miss the old 'Chuck' Norris Division rivalries and that old loud St. Louis Arena. I refuse to watch, or let my kids watch, the no-hitting, no-fighting, zero testosterone, WOKE NHL or any of the other hyper political anti-White sports. I too still rock an old helmet in elite leagues I play in, that small CCM with rubber bumpers that Neely, Yzerman, Sakic and Kocur rocked most of their careers because I hate the new equipment.

[@redbeard6403]

Thank you for putting this video together. I've been interested in a while with Osgood's mask in particular. It seemed so simple compared to just about every other mask at the time.

[@charlesbabcock1530]

Love the old goalie mask from the 60's and 70's. Thought I've seen them all but every so often I'll see one that I've never seen before. My favorite is Ed Staniowski's Blues mask...

[@matthewdaub]

This was a great video and is on par with secret base in its information. Definitely hope this guy keeps up on making videos.

[@CarsCatAliens]

Where my dad grew up in NJ right outside of philly he had a neighbor across the street... That guy was Bernie Parent.. I could tell some odd things he used to do.. Anyway, he gave my dad and his 4 brothers his first mask he ever wore... 5 boys my dad and his brothers lost it of course... I wish I got to see it.

[@krazyhorse-jr]

.. as a goaltender , i didn't know the history about goaltending masks , this is a fantastic editorial . .

[@XORshorts]

Dude great video! You're content is seriously underrated, would love to see more vids like this. Subscribed!

[@wizzydoesdallas3408]

Andy Moog's bear mask with the all brown leather pads was always my favorite then eddie Belfour's eagles. Also the shark design with the mouth around the face cage and the mask the Rangers goalie wore for the outdoor game in yankee stadium was EPIC along with his pinstriped pads

[@user-un4mu1hj5o]

I had one of those old cooper masks with the side bumpers during my youth hockey years. It was cool because you could pop the bumpers off and get whatever colors your team was. My helmet was black but I had red bumpers because we were the cardinals. But they had all kinds. Green, white, red, yellow, orange etc. No company has done that since that I noticed.

[@anthonys3892]

Blessing I found this video and channel Edit: I didn’t know this was the same channel that had the Wayne Gretzky highlights video I remember watching and using for a school project years ago

[@user-fj5os6jw4o]

Fantastic video! As a longtime goalie who's now in his late 50's....this was a nice walk down memory lane - and your details as to the strength and weakness of each type is spot on. First started with the Cooper helmet and an HM30, but now I prefer the cat eye carbon fiber mask...while employing a ballistic nylon turtleneck style throat protector for the neck.

[@shadesilverwing592]

One of the biggest things that is considered for goal mask function and usability has been over the last 20 years to adjust the fit and cage configuration to the goaltenders IPD (Inter-pupillary distance) to keep the cage bars from being directly in the goalies sight at the eye level. As a goalie myself it made a huge difference to my game being able to see around my bars instead of through them.

[@micheltremblay4774]

I went to school with the son of Jacques Plante Michel. One day we went to his house which was close to our home on the same street (Labrie street) in Laval des Rapides then now Laval and he showed us his father's mask, that was not the nicest mask but it did the job of protecting its wearer. Thanks for a nice video and take care.

[@dannyduke666]

so well documented... thank you so much for this!!!!

[@EvilBillz]

Great Video! Thanks for the effort!

[@SlavaSesh]

Been a long time since I've heard the name Beaupre. As a child, I had the privilege of playing roller hockey with the dude a few times, while living near DC. Pretty decent goalie, even better guy who'd let kids score on him just to make their day.

[@Samsquamsh]

Damn impressive video. Definitely the most in depth on the subject! Also, top notch work on the captions as well.

[@d.grouard6737]

Loved this video!! It was educational, interesting and well edited. The narration was very well done as well. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for posting.

[@noydb-1]

Awesome video. Great research into the pre Jacque Plante era. Although the mask/cage combo was better than a fiberglass form fit, my one goalie concussion came when my JOFA 290 (worn with the Cooper HM30) was hit by a warm up shot in a drop-in. Helmet actually spun and cut my forehead. My first combo style mask (a Badger) saved my life when I was two handed across the face by a player. I do want to try that new style cage, but as a 60 year old goalie I might be retired by the time its available (and affordable).

[@harryrabbit2870]

Well done! Really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@Bahhir281]

30 mins passed like 30 seconds. Thank you very much for your work

[@sailrvee]

wonderful breakdown of all the different masks, impeccably researched. awesome work!

[@rolfstuh]

Dude. What a great video. And it shows how much work an time you put in it! As a swiss native goalie , i was impressed that you even mention marco streit and his special cage. Great work

[@willlange9978]

As New Hampshire high school goalie in 1977 I made my own mold and then built a wrap around glass mask. Won lot of games in that thing. In college a few years later I cutout the center and put on a cat eye cage. Still have it and love to recall how it saved my bacon so many times.

[@poindextertunes]

8:48 the red one in the middle, absolutely terrifying 😅

[@MultiPetercool]

Before Contact Lenses and RK, it was hard to play hockey. If you were nearsighted. It’s interesting that goalies with glasses pioneered the mask. I wore glasses with a Tretyak setup. My teammate with 20-20 vision had a Plante Fibrosport.

[@maflus7387]

Outstanding video! The different cage types is something often overlooked so glad to see it included. I have used an open-mouth cat eye as well as a regular uncertified cat eye with my mask. As said in the video the open-mouth makes vision down low much better as well as prevent stickblades from entering the bottom of the cage. I dont know why pro goaltenders have not already made the switch. I do myself still run my regular cat eye since i strongly believe in ”look good play good” and in my opinion it just looks better. Probably because all pro goaltenders I saw growing up were wearing it, and they still do. But objectively I do believe the open-mouth is a better and safer cage.

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

Really great documentary. Awesome job.

[@jerredhamann5646]

Know an old guy that played highschool and college goalie in the 70s but didnt like that style so took the lens off a welding mask and drilled some air holes and weilded a nose guard on it and it worked so well or that the goalies on the team either did the same or had him make one. Infact when a goalie from an opposing team got injured the team asked him real nicely if he could make one for him as they figured it would be more protective than the fiberglass masks of the era and he did.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

I actually remember watching the first game where a goalie style mask was used in the MLB. It was Blue Jay's catcher Charlie O'Brian who got it approved after watching a Maple Leafs game and said in an interview he got the idea from realizing if a hockey goalie's mask is good enough to protect a goalie from pucks fired at 100 MPH, then it's good enough to protect a catcher from fastballs and foul tips coming in at 100 MPH. I noticed the following season some more catchers started using the hockey design in place of the traditional catcher's mask+batter's helmet backwards setup. Within a decade, I saw very few old school catcher's masks and even most/all of the umps now wear goalie masks for their head and face protection.

[@lordryhs393]

im a goalie playing for my high school team so i am currently required to use a certified cage under usa hockey rules however i do plan on switching to a cheater cage as soon as im allowed too

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Well done, Sir. Good info and well researched. Cheers!

[@SphericalThinker]

This was the video that I had always hoped someone would put together. The information was amazing and I now know of more modern mask makers aside from Warwick and Sportmask who make modern helmet/cage combos (though after this, I am DEFINITELY pairing it with a cheater cage!) My favorite mask that I ever wore was the Jofa 390 with the 387 Cage as Florence Shelling did - I had a SK2000 with both the HM50 and HM30 cages, but the bumpers were trash. I still have a Jofa 280 with the 262 cage, but that thing is barely protective for street hockey nowadays because of how old and weather-damaged it is. But when I had the Jofa 390/387 combo, I had the confidence to play with that combo on ice without having to spend on a custom helmet. I really wish those were still around, Reebok killed Jofa.

[@LonewolfJesseJames506]

This is very interesting, I love watching videos like this and learning about the history of imo the best game there is. Thanks for this interesting documentary 👍

[@SportAntic]

My pleasure!

[@sebmitubeu]

Excellent documentary sir. Thank you much appreciated. As a former skater Ive always admired the courage goalies have

[@Headhunter_212]

Super video. Thanks so much for this. I played a lot of roller and floor hockey in NYC (79-82) and my parents were smart enough to insist on a helmet mask -combo (that Cooper with the cat-eye and chin rest). I took some sticks and hits - oddly never a puck or ball.

[@user-zn4rm4ch6q]

Excellent presentation. Thank you 🙏

[@dudemcmann6936]

Wow, this was the most thorough history of goalie masks I've ever seen. Some facfs i didn't know all these years. Thanks.

[@joeybagadonuts5774]

Great video! The Gerry Cheevers new age replica was outstanding!!!

[@FeedMeMedia]

Sharing with my goalie buddies. Great work

[@kennymik1509]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic and informative video. I'm sharing this and asking all my hockey buds to do the same.

[@WarioSaysSo]

Its interesting to see how the North American market kept going with various masks, while in Europe, with the start of Vladislav Tretiak,s goalie cage became the standard in the early 1980's and inward to the early 90's. But even North American goalies ditched the masks in middle 1980's for the goalie cages as they realised they where overall better protection and better view. Still we saw international goalies like; Dominik Hasek, Arthur Irbe, Tommy Soderstrom & Chris Osgoud keeping traditional cages rather then going over to the modern hockey masks! Osgoud I have never heard, but the others mentioned prefered traditional cages for the view sake + felt they protected much better!

[@WigsxD]

Great video! Very interesting history for sure.

[@ChasingChampionships]

I don’t watch hockey but I watched this video start to finish. Great job!

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

One who violently resisted the transition from fiberglass masks to helmet and cage or modern masks was Jason Voorhees, who continues to play in the same mask he's worn since 1980

[@SportAntic]

Happy Halloween everyone, here is a little Halloween tidbit: The mask that Jason Vorhees used in Friday the 13th was a Jacques Plante FibroSport model 103 mask, you can see an image of one in 11:29 of this video, it is the middle mask in the green section of the ad shown here.

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

The Mike Liut 'Ghoul' mask (at 21:20) he wore in 1980-81 when he played for our Blues was by far the best goalie mask ever.

[@tygrkhat4087]

When I was a kid playing street hockey, three of us had different masks. One friend had a Jacques Plante style Cooper mask; another had a Mylec Bernie Parent style and I had a Mylec Tony Esposito style. I had more fun playing street hockey than I did any other sport.

[@TheArbiterSux]

Great Video! my biggest fear as a goalie is getting run into by a player and smashing the back of my head on the ice or on the post, hence why I use a composite SK2000 clone with modern foams. I don't trust the back plate of modern masks to keep my helmet on during a collision like the helmet/cage combo does.

[@GUISNIP]

Great vid! I still rock a Jofa bucket exactly like Hrudey’s, including a custom N6 ITech clone dangler:)

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

The Cooper SK2000 helmets were dope. After seeing the Windsor Spitfires using tri-colored Sk2000s in the 90s (front section, back section, side tabs), I remember swapping parts with other kids I knew who had the same helmet to mimic the look.

[@Banondax]

Certified Cat-Eyes can be fantastic, I'd recommend checking Wall's version of that cage. Used it for all my junior years and would've most likely kept on using if I got a Wall mask (but got a Bauer so switched to basic cat-eye)

[@johnsun2416]

It's insanely dangerous for NHL player to not wear any face protection like they do in college players, when the puck hit the board it sounded like a thunder, imagine if it hit your in the face.

[@MeSoOnFire]

Great history video! 🙌🔥

[@bill9540]

I still have all of my Cooper goalie gear from the late 60’s and my Plante mask…incredible quality stuff.

[@jocec3283]

Was making my own masks for many years myself. After I made a replica of Don Beaupré's Washington mask, I fell in love with the "cheater" cage. Made a cheater for my Beezer's Florida mask as well... Working in a metal wire products company back then, making my cages was a piece of cake...

[@seasonstudios]

In my opinion I think that Ken Dryden's pretzel mask was one of the coolest looking fiberglass masks ever although it offered little eye protection. He was crazy to wear that mask in 72 when he went to Russia. I also liked Giacomin's mask and Espo's.

[@anticleiaquinngarcia67196]

Wow such a great video so entertaining, interesting and informative. I wonder if you could do a video on the history of Box and Field Lacrosse goalies and their euipment.

[@gedankenschrottsammlung9267]

Great Video Bro!

[@AdamSmith-kb7kt]

Great video man!

[@mclovin9578]

Who would have thought Dave Dryden came up with that style of mask? Crazy interesting. Thanks for a great video.

[@imulippo5245]

Fascinating video about something i knew nothing before!

[@jonvia]

I love how a lot of the early masks are straight from a Slipknot album cover. Sickening \m/ \m/

[@duanerutherford9033]

Grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where Kenesky goalie pads were hand sewn for nearly every goalie in the NHL. How things have changed.

[@jethro1963]

According to Kenesky's, they only made 300 pairs a year and between 1969 and 1971 every goalie in the NHL wore them.

[@duanerutherford9033]

@@jethro1963 yep. So, you are from Hamilton? There was a corner window over the entrance door, and that's the workshop where Pop Kenesky sewed those pads by hand.

[@jethro1963]

@@duanerutherford9033 Only been to Hamilton once on a business trip to Mount Hope. I knew about Pop(s) Kenesky from an old Stan Fischler yearly IIRC where Fischler talked about Kenesky using kapok in pads.

[@duanerutherford9033]

@@jethro1963 interesting. I worked at 2 golf courses in Mount Hope. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is at the airport there.

[@wu_dee]

I love equipment talk, I worked in a sports store pro shop whe i was young, it was great job

[@stringlarson1247]

I had that HM30 in the 70s. I'm amazed that this design has lasted so long even with the integration of the neck protection.

[@enterintothejoy]

Great job with the video!

[@kellyfitz8821]

As a kid in the sixties and seventies, my first team was the Ft. Worth Wings. Our goalies didn’t have a mask most times.

[@Deer_Dodger]

I actually use the same set up as Florence Schelling, a Jofa 390 and a Jofa 387 cage. I actually really like its peripheral vision, and a puck strike doesn’t hurt too much. Plus everyone does a double take when I skate out on the ice wearing it.

[@bobhope3487]

I had 42 inch leg pads and a black cats eye mask and before every game I'd spray my pads with armor all only on games I played in line. Since I played both ice and inline I used ice hockey level pads and using the armor all on my leg pads helped with being able to slide in the crease. And I wore both the neck and throat protector after I got a stick shoved up my mask.

[@Paul-ud7pt]

I had a fiberglass mask with a cats eye cage custom made in 1990. White. No paint. Autographed by Bill Ranford. Still use it today.

[@JeffTheLeafsFan]

Great video!! I know it must have taken ages to research all this!!

[@vshume99]

Great research in to the history of the mask! Very interesting video.

[@j.peters1222]

I'm in my thirties and have worn both the old style fiberglass masks as well as a hybrid mask with an HM30 cage just like Tretiak.

[@dochollidxy2192]

My wife was cracking up I just kept yelling GRIDDY! First after the goal that Rasmussen tipped off of Walman shot them of course after the penalty shot. What a thriller! So nice that I watched live then felt the need to watch the highlights 😊🎉

[@chiefmegadeth]

Great video!

[@mondop5270]

As an australian whos never seen snow in my nearly 50 years, i cant believe how interesting i found this doco thingy

[@richardclegg5853]

Like some of the other responses, a 30+ minute video on goalie masks? Really? I became mezmerized 2 minutes in. Who would've thought so much history over one piece of protective equipment! Great job, first time to the channel, looking forward to catching up with the rest of your postings, so well produced.

[@Jarrettthegoalie]

I can verify as a goalie when I’ve had a strap pop I make an effort to knock my helmet off as it becomes impossible to see. I’ve done it before playing in the GTHL against Shane Wright where I got hit in the head popped my strap and managed to wiggle my mask off then continued the play mask less and catching a shot at my head before the ref noticed. Good memories

[@ronpeacock9939]

I grew up with the fitted mask… and I remember Dejardins injury and how the helmet/cage took over and used that too. I personally am not a fan of the modern moreso in baseball… still prefer the skullcap/mask combo even today when I play. It is amazing though when you realize how far it’s come since the 1970’s…

[@Rockhound6165]

Bernie Parent wore the pretzel style until he got traded to the Maple Leafs and fell under the tutelage of Jacques Plante then he started wearing a similar Flbrosport mask which he wore until the eye injury (he also switched his number from #30 to #1 in honor of his mentor). He always wore the mask white but in 1972 when he began playing for the Philadelphia Blazers of the WHA he had his mask painted yellow with orange flames from the bottom going up. This was the only season he had a painted mask. The only other markings he put on his mask was when he put Flyers logos on the top and the sides. The late Pelle Lindbergh idolized Bernie and also wore the same Fibrosport design. When I played street hockey we first wore a smaller Higgins style mask then switched to a Myleck full design with a back on it. Myleck also sold a Tony Esposito style mask. The last mask I ever owned looked like the one Humungous wore in The Road Warrior.

[@oddballskull1941]

I hit read more and got hit with a fucking novel

[@Rockhound6165]

@@oddballskull1941 then don't read it instead of complaining about it.

[@ryant3922]

I loved this! Played goalie my entire life.

[@Mjones8383]

Early mask were down right scary for real. I don't watch hockey and have 0 idea this was on my youtube, but it was a good watch. 👍

[@agrofindastation]

The most famous wearer of a hockey mask never even took the ice.

[@VOLUMEnightclub]

Coolest video ever…started playing goalie when I was 7 watched Chris Osgood in the AHL, I started with the modern mask I didn’t know people were still using helmet cage combo (besides hasek 👍🏻