And Jacques Plante was an important goalie," says Ken Dryden on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series." Teammates thought he was eccentric and aloof. His coach didn't always understand him.

Believe it or not, 50 years ago NHL goalies did not wear anything on their face when trying to stop blistering slap shots. But when Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens, who won the Vezina ...

Plante would win the NHL's Vezina Trophy seven times during his long career, including three times after he had begun sticking with the goalie mask. Jacques Plante is seen wearing a face mask in a ...

Nov. 1 marks the 53rd anniversary since Jacques Plante first wore a goalie mask in an NHL game., becoming the first goalie to do so on a regular basis.

On March 27, 1962, Jacques Plante won his sixth Vezina Trophy, awarded yearly to the best goalie in hockey. He would go on to win one more and still holds the record for most Vezina trophies ...

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has become the fastest goalie to reach 300 career wins, doing so in 490 games. Vasilevskiy surpasses the legendary Jacques Plante who previously ...

The Maven was there at The Old Garden on the night of November 1, 1959 when Montreal goalie Jacques Plante donned a mask for the first time. It happened in the first period of the Habs-Rangers ...