Two Old Timers Who Played During the Original Six Hay Days:
Both these great goalies played without masks. Jock Plante the great Montreal Canadien Goaltender was the
first to invent and wear a face mask. His first mask was molded to his face and didn't really protect him from puck impact.
It did prevent some cuts.
The very first NHL Game was played on December 19,1917.
The Montreal Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs
The Detroit Red Wings
The Boston Bruins
The New York Rangers
The Chigaco Blackhawks
Manon Rheaume was the first women to play in a professional hockey game. She was responsible for breaking this professional
barrier when she accepted a tryout offer from Tampa Bay in 1992.
It won't be long before we have a professional women's leaque and is long overdue.
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Womens Hockey
The Canadian Womens Hockey Team has won the world Championship Three times in a row and have never lost a game.
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