![]() ![]() In fact, I avoided wearing a mask as long as I could. Well, that may be true, but I certainly didn’t set out to be. If you believe the people who care about these things, it seems that I am regarded as some sort of goalie mask pioneer. Judy Coffin, Senior Designer/Project CoordinatorĬover photos ( see Picture Credits, page 173)Īcknowledgments Foreword HOW I SAVED MY OWN FACE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.Ĭoncept and Design: Griffintown Media ( Jim McRae, President Visit our website at 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Sports Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or Publishing® is a registered trademark of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.®, a Delaware corporation. Special editions can also be created to specifications. Sports Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. ![]() ![]() All inquiries should be addressed to Sports Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. This book is dedicated to my children Julie, Sean and Ryan, who have grown up surrounded by goalie masks, but who have never once expressed an interest in standing in front of a slapshot.Ĭopyright © 2015 by Griffintown Media, Inc.Īll rights reserved. and for Jason and Sam, the next generation of Hynes hockey fanatics. Read moreĬover Page of Saving Face Half Title of Saving Faceįor my brother Mike, who brought me to hockey games back when masks had eyeholes. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings we have a book for you. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. For the mask today has gone far beyond its original functionsaving faceto become the most intriguing piece of equipment in sports. While goaltenders the world over owe a debt of thanks to those who created, developed, championed, and continuously improved the mask, hockey fans everywhere are thankful, too. This updated edition includes masks worn by some of the most exciting stars in the game today. It also looks at the talented mask makers, artisans, and artists behind hockey’s modern masterpieces. More than 150 historic and modern photos, including thirty-plus full-page shots of some of the most famous masks ever created, support a text that weaves the tale of the mask’s development.īased on extensive archival research and exclusive interviews, Saving Face tells the story of the goalies behind the mask and their fight for the right to wear one. Saving Face looks at the development of the mask from its earliest days as a rudimentary face-saving device to its current high-tech design, bullet-proof construction, and cutting-edge artwork. These are just a few of the questions that are answered in this definitive book on goalie masks. © 2022 Cleveland Browns.Who was the first goaltender to wear a mask in a game? Who was the last to go without one? When did goalies start painting their masks? ![]()
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