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2009 IIHF World Junior Championship • Championnat mondial junior 2009 de l'IIHF
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illustration in the book and why the author chose the their eyes).
colors/images he did.
History
The first mask was a crude leather model (actually a football "nose-guard") worn by Clint
Benedict in the 1920s to protect his broken nose.[1] After recovering from the injury, he never
used it again. Jacques Plante was the first to wear a mask full-time after being struck in the face
with a puck during a game in 1959.[2] Although Plante faced some derision, the fiberglass goalie
mask soon became the standard and a symbol of the game as typified by the famous painting,
"At The Crease," by Ken Danby. This style of mask is no longer used by hockey leagues; yet its
fame continues because of its continued use by horror icon Jason Voorhees of the Friday the
13th movie series.[3] Since the invention of the fiberglass hockey mask, professional goalies no
longer play without a mask. The last goalie not to wear a mask was Andy Brown, who last played
in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1973-74 season.[4]
The advent of the goalie mask changed the way goaltenders play, allowing them to make more
saves on their knees without fear of serious head or facial injuries. Before the advent of the mask,
most goaltenders stayed standing as much as possible. In the modern era, a goaltender is likely
to make the majority of saves when he has one or both knees on the ice.
Group Activity:
After the piece has been read to the students, ask them to Use sentence
strips or strips of
discuss in their pairs/groups what is the most important piece of paper for groups
information in the paragraph. Tell me them to be prepared to to share.
share. Have student write one sentence on a sentence strip and
tape their response on the board or chart paper for others to see.
Art: Paper Mache Goalie Masks (make sure the students are This activity
frontloaded with some images of NHL masks and the symmetry extension should
be started on the
that goes into creating the images. This is a fantastic opportunity first day in order
to extend symmetry from the Math curriculum. to allow time for
the layers to dry.
One paper mache website link to explain “how to” :
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/makingmasks/l/blpmchface.htm Rubric attached
2009 IIHF World Junior Championship • Championnat mondial junior 2009 de l'IIHF
801 King Edward Avenue, Suite N204, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 (T) 613.562.5677 (F) 613.562.5676
www.hockeycanada.ca/ottawa2009