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Vaughn Hockey (also known as Vaughn Custom Sports [1]) is a manufacturing company [2] of ice hockey equipment founded in 1982 [3] by company President Mike Vaughn. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Based out of Oxford, Michigan and London, Ontario , [ 1 ] Vaughn became one of the first major hockey production companies to use multiple foam layers in equipment.
The special hockey stick goaltenders use has a blade that is approximately 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (8.9 cm) wide. The lower 25 to 28 inches (64 to 71 centimetres) of the shaft is widened to provide more blocking surface. This area is called the paddle. Although traditional goaltender sticks were usually made completely of wood, most modern sticks ...
Jacques Plante was the first ice hockey goaltender to create and use a practical mask in 1959. [1] Plante's mask was a piece of fiberglass that was contoured to his face. This mask later evolved into a helmet-cage combination, and single piece full fiberglass mask. Today, the full fiberglass mask with the birdcage facial protector (known as a ...
Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk plɑ̃t]; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey.
Goaltender Tyler Weiman makes a save with his stick.In casual hockey terms, it may simply be referred to as a "stick save". In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. [1]
The first time came on December 31 after he recorded a perfect 3-0-0 record, with a 1.67 goals-against average, .952 save percentage and one shutout over three games. [36] His second Star of the Week honor came on January 22 after he stopped 59 of 60 shots against over two games. [ 37 ]
Jordan Spieth returns to the John Deere Classic for the first time since he won a playoff in 2015. Spieth started the year guaranteed starts in all eight of the PGA Tour's signature events and ...
Jofa is a Swedish brand of ice hockey equipment owned by Birch Hill Equity Partners through its portfolio company Sport Maska Inc. The brand originated in the company Jonssons Fabriker AB, later renamed Jofa AB, which was founded in Malung, Sweden in 1926 by Niss Oskar Jonsson (1909–2002).