Jacques Plante’s “pretzel” mask

Designed by W. A. Burchmore and E. T. P. Greenland
Early 1960s
© Canadian Museum of History

This was Plante’s third mask, worn in 1963 while he played with the New York Rangers. The fibreglass strands made the mask lighter and cooler than the original, solid mask.

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