But there aren't many important goalies. And Jacques Plante was an important goalie," says Ken Dryden on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series." Teammates thought he was eccentric and aloof.

The Maven was there at The Old Garden on the night of November 1, 1959 when Montreal goalie Jacques Plante donned a mask for the first time. It happened in the first period of the Habs-Rangers ...