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"The Man Who Changed The Face Of Hockey" - An Interview With Author Denault
I've never had the privelege of personally meeting "Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed The Face Of Hockey" author Todd Denault, but I have become acquainted with him in two fashions - one of which ...
Lorne "Gump" Worsley Passes Away At 77
Hall of Fame goaltender Lorne (Gump) Worsley passed away Friday at age 77 at his home in Beloeil, Que. Worsley played 21 years in the NHL with New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens a...
Goalie Masks From The Past
Anyone interested in checking out vintage goalie masks has to see the Masks From the Past site.Scan through the available masks for purchase and you will see the evolution of the creation before your ...
Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective
1942 Montreal Canadiens pose for a group photo pre-game.Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective is a Library and Archives Canada site that features sections on the origins of the game. It concentrates mainl...
Celebrating the 1955 - 59 Montreal Canadiens Greats
For those of you Habs fans that are interested in their great storied past and previous championships, hockey historian Joe Pelletier has a very comprehensive post about all the members of the 1955-5...
Getting Carried Away With Carey
(Robert L Note: Photo's are from Habs Inside Out, upon the unveilling of the new Carey Price mask.)It's hard not to get caught up in the hype of a goalie having played all of one NHL game when the Can...
Gerry McNeil 1947 - 1957
Gerry McNeil may forever be remembered for one goal he allowed - Bill Barilko's legendary Stanley Cup winning shot in 1951. However, there was much more to McNeil's career than one goal allowed.Born i...
Canadiens Goalies In The System 1944-1955
By the mid 1940's, the farm team system being set up by Canadiens GM Tommy Gorman was beginning to spread its tentacles both north and south of the border. Associations with several pro and semi - pro...
Jacques Plante One On One
"Hockey is an art," explained Hall of Fame netminder Jacques Plante. "It requires speed, precision, and strength like other sports, but it also demands an extraordinary intelligence to develop a logic...
Jacques Plante And The Legend Of The Mask
Jacques Plante wasn't the first goaltender to wear a mask in an NHL game - credit for that goes to Clint Benedict of the Montreal Maroons in 1930 - but Jake the Snake popularized the facial protection...
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