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Encyclopedia > Bob Mason

Bob T. Mason (born April 22, 1961 in International Falls, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... International Falls is a city located in Koochiching County, Minnesota. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Patrick Roy, a retired ice hockey goaltender The goaltender (also known colloquially as goalie or netminder) in ice hockey is the player who defends his teams goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his teams net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. ...


A member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, Mason's professional career began when he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals. He had two stints with the Capitals (1984-87 and 1989-90). During his first stint, he would be involved in one of the longest playoff games in NHL history against the New York Islanders in 1987, which took four overtimes to decide the outcome. The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Mason would also play for the Chicago Blackhawks, Quebec Nordiques, and Vancouver Canucks. The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...


Today, Mason is the goaltending coach for the Minnesota Wild. Previously, he was the goaltending coach for the Atlanta Thrashers during the first two years of the franchise's existence. The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...


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Oregon State University, College of Science, Science Record, Spring 1999, Snake Scientist (701 words)
It focuses on Mason's annual pilgrimage to one of the marvels of the natural world, seething dens of thousands of garter snakes that emerge each spring north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Of the book, Mason says it will be well worth his cooperation if it helps encourage a couple kids to become interested in and pursue careers in science.
Mason said as a child he gained some of that excitement from television nature shows and soon was collecting reptiles.
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