Reproductions of the artfully decorated fiberglass masks worn by professional hockey goalies are accompanied by players' comments on the value of masks in preventing injuries

After hearing the story of Jacques Plante's creation of the goalie mask from his grandfather, Marc gets the courage to talk to his coach about his game. Includes short biography of Jacques Plante.

The legendary goalie who revolutionized the game of hockey Young Jacques Plante’s way of playing hockey may look different from everyone else’s. Instead of a puck, he uses a tennis ball, and his shin pads are made out of potato sacks and wooden slats. But that’s not going to stop him. He loves the game. Jacques is drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in his mid-twenties. Fans love the unstoppable goalie as he leads his team to one victory after another. But there’s a price to pay: pucks to the face result in a broken jaw, broken cheekbones, multiple stitches, and even a skull fracture. One day, Jacques has had enough. He goes on the ice wearing a fiberglass mask. The coach orders him to take it off. Finally, at a game against the Rangers, when yet another puck hits Jacques square in the face, he puts his foot down. He will not continue to play unless he’s allowed to wear a mask. Young hockey fans will enjoy this story of Jacques Plante, whose determination and love of the game brought about a revolutionary change to how it is played.

Hockey goalies are famous for their amazing masks - each goalie has their own signature design. Now you can be your own goalie mask designer. This book includes three vintage goalie mask templates - ready for you to add your own design and colors. Included are two sheets of symbols and logos you can use to add to your mask. Copy them by hand or cut them out to use for tracing. Design a mask for your favorite pro team or for the team you play for - the only limit is your imagination. Each mask is on its own sheet so it can be removed and displayed. Perfect for graphite, colored pencils, gel pens and markers. Be careful though - felt tip markers may bleed through to the next page. You can insert a sheet of paper behind your design while using felt markers to prevent bleeding through. Have fun!

Hockey goalies are the most colorful players on the team - both figuratively and literally. Now you can design your own fantasy goalie mask. There are five designs in this book - 3 modern style masks and two vintage style masks. There are five of each design. Included are template sheets of letters, numbers, logo outlines and symbols. Use them for inspiration or cut them out and use as a tracing guide. The designs have been drawn with vector software so if you prefer to draw and color digitally they can be scanned into the program of your choice. The pages are one sided to prevent bleed through and for ease of display. Makes a great gift for the goalie or hockey fan in your life. We suggest putting a sheet of paper behind if you are using markers. large 8 1/2" x 11" size glossy cover one sided for display original artwork five of each design templates for logos, letters and numbers

Originally published in Sweden Pelle Lindbergh: Behind the White Mask was a Swedish bestseller in 2006. Now in English for the first time this book recounts the too short life of Pelle Lindbergh. Lindbergh was already a fan favorite and on his way to becoming a NHL superstar when he was killed in a car accident at the age of 26 in 1985.

Offers instruction for developing and practicing essential goalkeeping skills.