Gerry Cheevers

Gerry Cheevers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, born on December 7, 1940. He played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980 and won more than 300 games across the two leagues. He is best known for two stints with the Boston Bruins, with whom he helped win the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972, and for being the first goaltender to decorate his mask with stitch markings where a puck had struck, which began the modern tradition of painted goalie masks. After retiring he coached the Bruins from 1980 to 1985 and then worked as a commentator for the Hartford Whalers and the Bruins. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.