Joseph Jacques Plante Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 1947–1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times, including five consecutive wins.Plante retired in 1965 but was persuaded to return to the National Hockey League to play for the expansion St. Louis Blues in 1968. He was later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970 and to the Boston Bruins in 1973. He joined the World Hockey Association as coach and general manager for the Quebec Nordiques in 1973–74. He then played goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 1974–75, ending his professional career with that team.Plante was the first NHL goaltender to wear a goaltender mask in regulation play on a regular basis. He developed and tested many versions of the mask (including the forerunner of today's mask/helmet combination) with the assistance of other experts. Plante was the first NHL goaltender to regularly play the puck outside his crease in support of his team's defencemen, and he often instructed his teammates from behind the play. Plante was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978, was chosen as the goaltender of the Canadiens' "dream team" in 1985, and was inducted into the Quebec Sports Pantheon in 1994. The Montreal Canadiens retired Plante's jersey, #1, the following year.
Played for the Montreal Canadians (1952-1963), New York Rangers (1963-1965), St. Louis Blues (1968-1970), Toronto Maple Leafs (1970-1973), Boston Bruins (1973), Quebec Nordiques (WHA) (1973-1974) and Edmonton Oilers (WHA) (1974-1975).
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In 1962 he was the last goalie to win the Hart Trophy before Dominik Hasek in 1997.
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First All-Star Team Goalie (1956, 1959, 1962). Hart Memorial Trophy (1962). Second All-Star Team Goalie (1957, 1958, 1960, 1971). Vezina Trophy (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1969).
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During a game versus the New York Rangers, Plante was hit in the face by a shot. He went off to the dressing room for stitches and when he returned he was wearing a mask. His coach, Toe Blake was livid, but he had no other goalie to call upon and Plante refused to return to the goal unless he kept the mask. Blake agreed on condition that Plante discard the mask when the cut had healed. In the ensuing days Plante refused, and as his team, the Montreal Canadiens, continued to win, Blake became less obstinate. The Montreal record stretched into an 18-game unbeaten streak with Plante protected and the mask was in the NHL for good. Plante didn't wear the mask, at Blake's request, against Detroit on 8 March 1960. The Canadiens lost 3-0, and the mask returned for good the next night. Plante designed his own mask and masks for other goalies. Hall of Famer Bernie Parent was among those who wore Plante's masks. [November 1959]
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Each year, the top goaltender in the Quebec Major Hockey League receives the Jacques Plante Trophy.
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Plante played all 70 games in 1961-1962, the last Montreal goaltender to play every game in a season.
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Was an all-star in his rookie year in the Quebec Junior A League, allowing just 101 goals in 48 games.
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Plante's NHL record was 434-247-146 in the regular season and 71-37 in the playoffs.
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After 11 years with Montreal, the Canadiens in June 1963 traded Plante, Don Marshall and Phil Goyette to the New York Rangers for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson.
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Plante won the starting goalie job with the NHL expansion Oakland Seals in 1967, but became involved in a contract dispute and left the team before the season opener.
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Plante was the first goalie to skate in behind the net to stop the puck for his defensemen. He also was the first to raise his arm on an icing call to let his defensemen know what was happening on the ice, and he perfected a stand-up style of goaltending that emphasized positional play, cutting down the angles and staying square to the shooter.
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