Some of you may think that Jason Vorhees of Friday the Thirteenth fame, was the orginator of the hockey mask. Well, puck breath, that ain’t quite right. You see, it was actually a French Canadian by the name of Jacques Plante, who first donned a goaltenders face mask on November 1, 1959. And this Sunday marks the 50th anniversary since Plante debuted his facial ware – and quite the coincidence, it was exactly one day after Halloween. Read the full story
I will tell you unequivocally that Hockey is the ultimate REAL Manly Man’s sport. It’s fast, furious, angry, gritty, brutal, graceful and poetic all in the same instance. But come April and the playoffs begin, ramp up the intensity 100 times over, as in my humble opinion, you’ll see a show that no Superbowl or World Series can possibly match. Read the full story
