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Plante was one of the first goaltenders to done a mask in a regular season hockey game, and was the creator of the original goalie mask. As his coach protested, Plante wore this crude home-made model after returning to the ice after a broken nose recieved three minutes into the game. Hockey folk lore…and proof that goalies are the toughest.