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1. Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask. With which team did Plante spend a majority of his NHL career?
2. Although Jacques Plante is usually credited with being the first NHL goalie to wear a mask, which goalie was actually the first to begin experimenting with a mask?
3. Who was the last goaltender to play an NHL hockey game without a mask?
4. Boston Bruins goaltender Steve Shields had a hockey helmet made to honor a former Bruins goalie. The helmet looked like one of the old style face maskes with black scars, with the rest painted to look like his own head. To which former Bruins goalie was this mask a tribute?
5. Many different materials are used to make a goalie mask. Which of the following was not used in making a goalie mask?
6. Which NHL team was the first to put the players numbers on the sleeve of the hockey jersey?
7. During the 2003-2004 season, the NHL determined what would be true of all teams jerseys?
8. What forced the use of white jerseys to help differentiate the teams in the late 40s and early 50s?
9. What brand of hockey equipment did Red Wings goalie Curtis Joseph endorse exclusively in 2002?
10. Though technically it's not equipment, what is the one item that all NHL players are in a constant quest for?
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