haki great Ken Dryden once said there are a lot of very good goalies there
are a lot of very good goalies there
are a lot of very good goalies there even a fair number of great goalies but
even a fair number of great goalies but
even a fair number of great goalies but there aren’t many important goalies and
there aren’t many important goalies and
there aren’t many important goalies and jacques plante
jacques plante
jacques plante was an important goalie hi I’m Rebecca
was an important goalie hi I’m Rebecca
was an important goalie 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 men who changed the face of hockey now
men who changed the face of hockey now
men who changed the face of hockey now tell us more about the incidents of the
tell us more about the incidents of the
tell us more about the incidents of the mask that incited him wearing the mask
mask that incited him wearing the mask
mask that incited him wearing the mask he’d always worn a mask in practice a
he’d always worn a mask in practice a
he’d always worn a mask in practice a couple years preceding that ironically
couple years preceding that ironically
couple years preceding that ironically he had suffered a lot of his injuries in
he had suffered a lot of his injuries in
he had suffered a lot of his injuries in practice clip poxy broken cheekbone one
practice clip poxy broken cheekbone one
practice clip poxy broken cheekbone one year the other cheekbone the next year
year the other cheekbone the next year
year the other cheekbone the next year he tried a lot of mass experimenting
he tried a lot of mass experimenting
he tried a lot of mass experimenting they’re really comfortable until he
they’re really comfortable until he
they’re really comfortable until he received one in the fall of 1959 called
received one in the fall of 1959 called
received one in the fall of 1959 called the birch more mass he wanted to play it
the birch more mass he wanted to play it
the birch more mass he wanted to play it with that mask and he went to Clarence
with that mask and he went to Clarence
with that mask and he went to Clarence Campbell the president of the NHL who
Campbell the president of the NHL who
Campbell the president of the NHL who gave him permission to wear that mask
gave him permission to wear that mask
gave him permission to wear that mask told Blake however was not fond of it
told Blake however was not fond of it
told Blake however was not fond of it toe Blake refused to let him wear the
toe Blake refused to let him wear the
toe Blake refused to let him wear the mask in a game until that night in New
mask in a game until that night in New
mask in a game until that night in New York when he took the shot from Andy
York when he took the shot from Andy
York when he took the shot from Andy Bathgate and the puck to the face he was
Bathgate and the puck to the face he was
Bathgate and the puck to the face he was such a mess that he told toe Blake that
such a mess that he told toe Blake that
such a mess that he told toe Blake that I can go in but I have to wear the mask
I can go in but I have to wear the mask
I can go in but I have to wear the mask and tole really didn’t have a choice in
and tole really didn’t have a choice in
and tole really didn’t have a choice in those days they didn’t carry backup
those days they didn’t carry backup
those days they didn’t carry backup goalies like they do today toe probably
goalies like they do today toe probably
goalies like they do today toe probably regarded it as a temporary thing and
regarded it as a temporary thing and
regarded it as a temporary thing and clonk kept on winning with the mask he
clonk kept on winning with the mask he
clonk kept on winning with the mask he was the subject of ridicule for it and
was the subject of ridicule for it and
was the subject of ridicule for it and surprisingly enough a lot of his fellow
surprisingly enough a lot of his fellow
surprisingly enough a lot of his fellow goalies weren’t fond of it either had to
goalies weren’t fond of it either had to
goalies weren’t fond of it either had to be somebody like Claude who was
be somebody like Claude who was
be somebody like Claude who was oblivious to what other people thought
oblivious to what other people thought
oblivious to what other people thought of him was comfortable in his own
of him was comfortable in his own
of him was comfortable in his own position and held a pretty high status
position and held a pretty high status
position and held a pretty high status in the game at the time
in the game at the time
in the game at the time to be able to have the courage and the
to be able to have the courage and the
to be able to have the courage and the fortitude to wear the mask how did this
fortitude to wear the mask how did this
fortitude to wear the mask how did this decision change hockey him putting on
decision change hockey him putting on
decision change hockey him putting on the mask started an era where we thought
the mask started an era where we thought
the mask started an era where we thought more of protection by the time he
more of protection by the time he
more of protection by the time he retired from Edmonton 15 years later
retired from Edmonton 15 years later
retired from Edmonton 15 years later everybody nanny chai was wearing a mask
everybody nanny chai was wearing a mask
everybody nanny chai was wearing a mask face it how many people are gonna have
face it how many people are gonna have
face it how many people are gonna have the courage to skate out with Bobby Hall
the courage to skate out with Bobby Hall
the courage to skate out with Bobby Hall coming down winding up with a
coming down winding up with a
coming down winding up with a hundred-mile-an-hour slap shot and to
hundred-mile-an-hour slap shot and to
hundred-mile-an-hour slap shot and to stare Adam with your face open it seems
stare Adam with your face open it seems
stare Adam with your face open it seems funny that now in an NHL game if the
funny that now in an NHL game if the
funny that now in an NHL game if the goalies mask comes off the whistle
goalies mask comes off the whistle
goalies mask comes off the whistle automatically goes and the play is
automatically goes and the play is
automatically goes and the play is stopped so it’s really gone a 360
stopped so it’s really gone a 360
stopped so it’s really gone a 360 compared to what it was back then thank
compared to what it was back then thank
compared to what it was back then thank you very much thank you
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