Leonetti, Mike. The Goalie Mask.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)

LEONETTI, Mike. The Goalie Mask. illus. by Shayne Letain. unpaged. CIP. Raincoast, dist. by PGW. 2004. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-55192-703-9. LC 2004092416.

Gr 2-4--A young goalie learns about the origins of wearing a face mask while playing hockey and gains confidence in his own skills in the process. After the coach tells Marc to stay in the net during games instead of attempting to handle the puck outside of the crease, Marc's grandfather gives him playing tips and encouragement. He also tells the boy and his friends about a game played at Madison Square Garden in 1959, when Jacques Plante, a famous goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, was hit in the face with a puck and …