Back in the days when hockey goalies didn't wear masks, did any of them suffer serious injuries from a slap shot to the face? - Quora
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Terry Sawchuk - The face of a hockey goalie before masks became standard game equipment, 1966 - Rare Historical Photos
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Tony Esposito sporting his early mask in the late 1960's. | Blackhawks hockey, Chicago blackhawks hockey, Goalie mask
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Hockey goalies still wearing masks 50 years after Jacques Plante wore one for Montreal Canadiens – New York Daily News
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