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On This Date in Sports February 20, 1930: Masking the Goalie

Wearing a leather guard to protect a broken nose, Clint Benedict of the Montreal Maroons becomes the first goalie to wear a mask in an NHL game. Benedict had missed more than a month with a broken nose after he was struck in the face. In his first game with a mask, the Maroons played the New York Am

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On This Date in Sports February 20, 1930: Masking the Goalie

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