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Tim HortonNow here is the hard one, name 2 Canadian fast food chains named after famous people.
Mr. Sub
Glen Hall?On this day 52 years ago, Jacques Plante was the first in the NHL to wear a goalie mask on a regular basis.
Who was the second?
He painted marks where he would have had stitches if he hadn't been wearing the mask.Here is an easy one, what was notable about Gerry Cheever's face mask?
Nope, he didn't wear one until late in his career. Glenn Hall managed to play 502 consecutive complete games, which spanned eight seasons, an NHL record for goaltenders that will never be broken. He never wore a mask during the streak.Glen Hall?
He didn't look any worse even when he wore it.Here is an easy one, what was notable about Gerry Cheever's face mask?
Now here is the hard one, name 2 Canadian fast food chains named after famous people.
Tim Horton - Tim Hortons doughnuts
Harvey's - Doug Harvey, Montreal Candiens'
Harvey's isn't named for anyone. They used an sign from a used car lot that had closed down for their burger emporium.Tim Horton - Tim Hortons doughnuts
Harvey's - Doug Harvey, Montreal Candiens'
Quote Wikipedia.
In 1959, Sukornyk initially chose the name Humphrey's instead of Harvey's. In the process of ordering the first vertical sign from E.L. Rudy, however, he discovered that the cost was too much, and so decided to shorten the name. He chose the name Harvey's, after Doug Harvey, the Montreal Canadiens' defenceman. He thought that when locations were eventually opened and franchised in Quebec, the name would be well accepted.
In 1959, Sukornyk initially chose the name Humphrey's instead of Harvey's. In the process of ordering the first vertical sign from E.L. Rudy, however, he discovered that the cost was too much, and so decided to shorten the name. He chose the name Harvey's, after Doug Harvey, the Montreal Canadiens' defenceman. He thought that when locations were eventually opened and franchised in Quebec, the name would be well accepted.
Don Simmons?On this day 52 years ago, Jacques Plante was the first in the NHL to wear a goalie mask on a regular basis.
Who was the second?
Cesar Maniago?
Donald Duck was banned because he was deemed obscene, which country banned Donald Duck from being shown to children and why?
Don Simmons of the Boston Bruins is correct. He started wearing a mask a few months after Plante. Third was Terry Sawchuk.Don Simmons?
Cesar Maniago?
By coincidence, all three once played for the Leafs.
no pants?Donald Duck was banned because he was deemed obscene, which country banned Donald Duck from being shown to children and why?
