Jun 19
Hockey fact: the oldest trophy in North American sports has Toe engraved on it. 11 times. Forever.
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Hockey fact: the oldest trophy in North American sports has Toe engraved on it. 11 times. Forever.
November 1, 1959: Montreal Canadiens versus The New York Rangers. Canadien goalie Jacques Plante takes a puck to the face by Ranger Andy Bathgate early in the first period. After being stitched up in the locker room, Canadiens coach Toe Blake pushed Plante to return to play. Plante refused until he insisted in wearing a fiberglass mask he made for team practices. He relented until Coach Blake gave in. The Canadiens would win that game 3-1 over the Rangers.
Plante wasn’t the first NHL player to wear a mask, but by the 1973 season all goalies wore one. Plante would have a 12-game win streak under his belt starting with the 1959 game and still having his mask on. Not until he lost his next game without it did the mask become a permanent fixture.
And the Rangers announcer for that game? Fellow Canadian Monty Hall, host of Let’s Make A Deal.
📷 sources: New York Daily News + Canadian Press / Associate Press + Montreal Gazette Files + Getty Images
fun fact: Toe Blake’s real name is Hector. He got the nickname Toe because his little sister couldn’t pronounce his name. Hector became Hec-toe and then simply Toe.
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Coach Toe Blake posing in front of (l-r) Boom Boom Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, and Jacques Plante