stick blades razor-sharp skates and flying pucks these are the perils that
flying pucks these are the perils that
flying pucks these are the perils that face any goaltender and just think they
face any goaltender and just think they
face any goaltender and just think they didn’t always wear a mask hi I’m Rebecca
didn’t always wear a mask hi I’m Rebecca
didn’t always wear a mask hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the
today we’ll be learning more about the
today we’ll be learning more about the history of the goalie mask tell us about
history of the goalie mask tell us about
history of the goalie mask tell us about the creation of the goalie mask in the
the creation of the goalie mask in the
the creation of the goalie mask in the early days of hockey wasn’t the same
early days of hockey wasn’t the same
early days of hockey wasn’t the same game wasn’t the same vigorous or a rough
game wasn’t the same vigorous or a rough
game wasn’t the same vigorous or a rough game puck state along the ice goalie
game puck state along the ice goalie
game puck state along the ice goalie stood up and so they didn’t need it but
stood up and so they didn’t need it but
stood up and so they didn’t need it but by 1930 or 1940 game changed the guy
by 1930 or 1940 game changed the guy
by 1930 or 1940 game changed the guy shot the puck harder the sticks were
shot the puck harder the sticks were
shot the puck harder the sticks were improving a little bit and goalies were
improving a little bit and goalies were
improving a little bit and goalies were getting hurt like mad when did the
getting hurt like mad when did the
getting hurt like mad when did the goalie mask become commonplace the
goalie mask become commonplace the
goalie mask become commonplace the fiberglass goalie mask was invented by a
fiberglass goalie mask was invented by a
fiberglass goalie mask was invented by a Montreal named Dilbert more in 1959 and
Montreal named Dilbert more in 1959 and
Montreal named Dilbert more in 1959 and worn by Jacque plot after Jacques Plante
worn by Jacque plot after Jacques Plante
worn by Jacque plot after Jacques Plante wore his it was still you know there was
wore his it was still you know there was
wore his it was still you know there was resistance 3/4 and some resistance
resistance 3/4 and some resistance
resistance 3/4 and some resistance afterwards hockey was a team with D NHL
afterwards hockey was a team with D NHL
afterwards hockey was a team with D NHL anyways had six teams at that time so
anyways had six teams at that time so
anyways had six teams at that time so you had two or three wearing a mask and
you had two or three wearing a mask and
you had two or three wearing a mask and by 1967 still some guys holding out by
by 1967 still some guys holding out by
by 1967 still some guys holding out by 1968 couple of hardcore guys Glenn Hall
1968 couple of hardcore guys Glenn Hall
1968 couple of hardcore guys Glenn Hall and Johnny Bower put masks on everyone
and Johnny Bower put masks on everyone
and Johnny Bower put masks on everyone was wearing him by 1970 there was one
was wearing him by 1970 there was one
was wearing him by 1970 there was one coupe that sort of held out why was
coupe that sort of held out why was
coupe that sort of held out why was there so much resistance to it initially
there so much resistance to it initially
there so much resistance to it initially sports guys are tend to be conservative
sports guys are tend to be conservative
sports guys are tend to be conservative and they had old-fashioned ideas really
and they had old-fashioned ideas really
and they had old-fashioned ideas really dumb macho ideas some glues didn’t want
dumb macho ideas some glues didn’t want
dumb macho ideas some glues didn’t want to be perceived as not being brave
to be perceived as not being brave
to be perceived as not being brave enough did it change the way goalies
enough did it change the way goalies
enough did it change the way goalies played the modern mass that we call the
played the modern mass that we call the
played the modern mass that we call the combo today it’s a very bulletproof
combo today it’s a very bulletproof
combo today it’s a very bulletproof piece of high engineering that allowed
piece of high engineering that allowed
piece of high engineering that allowed police to change their technique a
police to change their technique a
police to change their technique a little bit we happy to be saw in the
little bit we happy to be saw in the
little bit we happy to be saw in the late 1980s goalies start playing
late 1980s goalies start playing
late 1980s goalies start playing something called the butterfly that’s
something called the butterfly that’s
something called the butterfly that’s where they drop to their knees on every
where they drop to their knees on every
where they drop to their knees on every shot to do that with some of the guys
shot to do that with some of the guys
shot to do that with some of the guys who could really fire the puck at that
who could really fire the puck at that
who could really fire the puck at that time you had to be wearing a pretty good
time you had to be wearing a pretty good
time you had to be wearing a pretty good goalie mask what about the evolution of
goalie mask what about the evolution of
goalie mask what about the evolution of the goalie mask you mentioned the the
the goalie mask you mentioned the the
the goalie mask you mentioned the the combo mask but obviously we saw
combo mask but obviously we saw
combo mask but obviously we saw something else before that we saw
something else before that we saw
something else before that we saw different kinds in between the first
different kinds in between the first
different kinds in between the first mask was the molded fiberglass mask what
mask was the molded fiberglass mask what
mask was the molded fiberglass mask what made that mask work was that hugged your
made that mask work was that hugged your
made that mask work was that hugged your face so when you moved your head your
face so when you moved your head your
face so when you moved your head your eyes were still in the eye holes and you
eyes were still in the eye holes and you
eyes were still in the eye holes and you could still see the Achilles heel of
could still see the Achilles heel of
could still see the Achilles heel of that mask was that year I was exposed
that mask was that year I was exposed
that mask was that year I was exposed the mask got bigger wrapped around the
the mask got bigger wrapped around the
the mask got bigger wrapped around the head more start to become a bit more of
head more start to become a bit more of
head more start to become a bit more of a helmet still had the eye whole thing
a helmet still had the eye whole thing
a helmet still had the eye whole thing still until around the midnight
still until around the midnight
still until around the midnight where we invented this mask and called
where we invented this mask and called
where we invented this mask and called the combo in court it incorporated them
the combo in court it incorporated them
the combo in court it incorporated them really the fiberglass mask and the cage
really the fiberglass mask and the cage
really the fiberglass mask and the cage today we see goalies personalizing their
today we see goalies personalizing their
today we see goalies personalizing their mess with the airbrush designs let’s
mess with the airbrush designs let’s
mess with the airbrush designs let’s talk about the evolution of mask art
talk about the evolution of mask art
talk about the evolution of mask art when a mask art first started we saw
when a mask art first started we saw
when a mask art first started we saw some very plain things are solid colors
some very plain things are solid colors
some very plain things are solid colors very simple logos some stripes that may
very simple logos some stripes that may
very simple logos some stripes that may be matched at the team jersey now you
be matched at the team jersey now you
be matched at the team jersey now you have airbrushing and you can paint
have airbrushing and you can paint
have airbrushing and you can paint whatever you want can you give us a few
whatever you want can you give us a few
whatever you want can you give us a few more examples of memorable masks the
more examples of memorable masks the
more examples of memorable masks the most memorable mask of all is Gerry
most memorable mask of all is Gerry
most memorable mask of all is Gerry Cheevers very plain stitches mask that
Cheevers very plain stitches mask that
Cheevers very plain stitches mask that he started to do as a joke he was a
he started to do as a joke he was a
he started to do as a joke he was a great Joker who actually hated the
great Joker who actually hated the
great Joker who actually hated the practice and he was always looking for a
practice and he was always looking for a
practice and he was always looking for a way to to get out of things and for fun
way to to get out of things and for fun
way to to get out of things and for fun once he he put a stitch where a Puckett
once he he put a stitch where a Puckett
once he he put a stitch where a Puckett clipped him he had a great sense of
clipped him he had a great sense of
clipped him he had a great sense of humor he said that the puck that hit him
humor he said that the puck that hit him
humor he said that the puck that hit him actually could wouldn’t have wouldn’t
actually could wouldn’t have wouldn’t
actually could wouldn’t have wouldn’t have heard a canary but he would he
have heard a canary but he would he
have heard a canary but he would he pretended he was injured to get out of
pretended he was injured to get out of
pretended he was injured to get out of practice and when his coach forced him
practice and when his coach forced him
practice and when his coach forced him back onto the ice he had to put some
back onto the ice he had to put some
back onto the ice he had to put some fake stitches there everyone laughed
fake stitches there everyone laughed
fake stitches there everyone laughed but that caught on with people art is a
but that caught on with people art is a
but that caught on with people art is a matter of taste in traditional arts and
matter of taste in traditional arts and
matter of taste in traditional arts and I think all the masks art is – thank you
I think all the masks art is – thank you
I think all the masks art is – thank you very much
very much
very much [Music]
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