Goalie masks have been around since 1959, when Jaques Plante famously returned to action wearing one after taking a puck to the face. More than 100 goalies have suited up as a Toronto Maple Leafs goalie throughout their over 100-year history, leaving no lack of painted protection to look back on.
As an original six franchise their logo will forever be immortalized, but it’s also undeniable simplistic.
Many of the team’s past goalies have relied so heavily on stamping the Maple Leaf all over their fibreglass face as its main focus, that they ultimately failed to express anything about who they were behind the cage.