We all know the first to wear the mask, but who was the first to wear the modern day mask?
Fedz said:We all know the first to wear the mask, but who was the first to wear the modern day mask?
However, masks would go through another transition before we would arrive at the mask common today.
Dave Dryden, brother of Hall of Famer Ken, felt the helmet/cage design was flawed because it protected the head more than it protected the face. By cutting out a space in a fibreglass mask and covering the hole with a cage, he created a hybrid of the fibreglass mask and the birdcage. His innovation would take about ten years to catch on but it's now widely considered the safest version of goaltender facial protection available.
Maxwell Edison said:The name that originally came to mind for myself was Tretiak during the 1972 Summit Series,
Maxwell Edison said:I know I am going to sound like a complete idiot but what is the difference between the helmet-cage and the mask-cage designs. I have never been a goaltender so I don't know how the two differ. Thanks.