Sam St . Laurent Sam St . Laurent ( born February 16 , 1959 in Arvida , Quebec , Canada ) is a retired ice hockey goaltender that has played in the National Hockey League as well as on the Canadian national men ' s hockey team . St . Laurent serves the distinction of being the last NHL goaltender to wear a goalies mask made entirely out of fiberglass . Playing career . St . Laurent began his career playing for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL from the 1975 – 76 season until the 1978 – 79 season , playing in 70 games during his final season in the juniors . On 10 October 1979 , St . Laurent signed with the Philadelphia Flyers organization . From the 1979 – 80 seasons until the 1983 – 84 seasons , he would spend his time assigned to the minors . St . Laurent would play for both the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL and the Maine Mariners of the AHL , where he was part of the Calder Cup - winning team during the 1983 – 84 season . The Flyers traded St . Laurent to the New Jersey Devils on 27 September 1984 for future considerations . For the 1984 – 85 season , he remained with the Mariners of the AHL . < br > The 1985 – 86 season would be one of accomplishments for St . Laurent . His first taste of NHL action was on 4 January 1986 , where he replaced ( and was subsequently replaced by ) Glenn " Chico " Resch in a stunning 9 – 3 loss to the Washington Capitals . After a brief re - assignment to the minors , St . Laurent was called back up and started his first NHL game 27 March 1986 , making 24 saves to earn a 1 – 0 shutout victory . He would go on to post a 2 – 1 record with the Devils that season . On a minor league level , he would go on to win the Aldege " Baz " Bastien Memorial Award for the AHL ' s best goaltender and would share the Harry " Hap " Holmes Memorial Award with Karl Friesen for having the lowest team GAA in the AHL . The Detroit Red Wings would go on to acquire St . Laurent from New Jersey for Steve Richmond on 18 August 1986 . St . Laurent enjoyed a particular level of success with their minor league affiliate Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL , winning the Calder Cup with them during the 1988 – 89 season , as well as receiving the Jack A . Butterfield Trophy for the MVP during the Calder Cup playoffs that same year . From the 1986 – 87 season to the 1989 – 90 season , St . Laurent would post a cumulative 5 – 11 – 4 record with 3 . 42 GAA and a . 887 save percentage in 30 regular season appearances with the Detroit Red Wings . He would appear in a playoff game on 14 April 1988 , where he was pulled in favor of Greg Stefan after allowing one goal in what eventually became a 5 – 3 Red Wings victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs . With the emergence of Tim Cheveldae from the Red Wings ' depth chart , St . Laurent was traded to the New York Rangers for cash on 26 June , 1990 . For the 1990 – 91 season , St . Laurent would spend his time with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL . During the 1991 – 92 season , his last as a professional , he appeared in one game for the Binghamton Rangers , and one game for the Canadian National Team , during which time he switched from his mask made entirely of fiberglass to a modern - era goaltender ' s mask . He was the third - string goaltender on the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics , and then retired afterward . Coaching career . St . Laurent went on to become a goaltender coach / consultant for the Rangers organization from 1993 – 2004 , helping the organization develop such goalies as Mike Richter , Henrik Lundqvist , and Dan Cloutier . Jason Labarbera , who began his career as a member of the Rangers organization , credits St . Laurent for his development in the Rangers organization despite the presence of highly - regarded goaltender coach Benoit Allaire . He was also a consultant for the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2005 – 06 season . St . Laurent now offers his services privately via his website .