Terry Sawchuk: A face only a hockey puck could love
Once upon a time, NHL goalies played without masks. Unsurprisingly, their faces frequently took beatings. In 1966, LIFE magazine published an article, “The Goalie Is the Goat,” that not only tried to put a human countenance on “hockey’s reviled and bludgeoned fall-guys,” but led off with the striking photo above: Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk, looking for all the world like a modern Frankenstein’s monster.
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They 1sst wore a "cup" to protect their groin in the late 1800s but the first helmet was used in the 1970s.Took them almost 100years to figure out that their brain was also important.
lucky to still have his eyes in place
Reminds me of Frankenstein.