Jacques Plante
Ice Hockey, Ice hockey player
1929 – 1986
Who was Jacques Plante?
Joseph Jacques Omer Plante 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 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.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1929
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel - Also known as
- Плант, Жак
- 雅克·普兰特
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
- Died
- Feb 27, 1986
Geneva
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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