Jacques Plante (ice hockey player)

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1978
Jacques Plante (ice hockey player)
Date of birth January 17, 1929
place of birth Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel , Quebec , Canada
date of death February 27, 1986
Place of death Sierre , Switzerland
Nickname Jake the Snake
size 183 cm
Weight 79 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1947-1949 Québec Citadelles
1949-1952 Montreal Royals
1952-1963 Montréal Canadiens
1963-1965 New York Rangers
1968-1970 St. Louis Blues
1970-1973 Toronto Maple Leafs
1973 Boston Bruins
1974-1975 Edmonton Oilers

Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (born January 17, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel , Québec , † February 27, 1986 in Sierre , Switzerland ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who worked for the Montréal Canadiens , New York from 1953 to 1974 Rangers , St. Louis Blues , Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins played in the National Hockey League and the Edmonton Oilers played in the World Hockey Association .

Career

He was the first goalkeeper to go out of the gate to secure a puck. On the advice of his coach Toe Blake , he wore a face mask during training. After being hit in the face by Andy Bathgate in a game against the Rangers , he took out his training mask after a treatment break and ended the game. He was the first goalkeeper in the NHL to wear a plastic mask. Plante studied the technique of many other goalkeepers and learned what was best for him. After winning his first Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in his first season in 1953 , he led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup victories in a row from 1956 to 1960.

After falling out with his coach in 1963, he joined the New York Rangers with Phil Goyette . In return, Gump Worsley and three other players came to Montreal. With the Rangers, he ended his career after two disappointing years. When the league expanded from six to twelve teams, he returned and shared the goalkeeping position with Glenn Hall at the St. Louis Blues . An excellent season in Toronto and one in Boston followed.

He then moved to the WHA, first for a year as a coach of the Québec Nordiques and then again as a goalkeeper for the Edmonton Oilers . At the age of 46, he finally ended his career, still playing at the top level. In 1978 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

In 1986 Plante died of stomach cancer in Switzerland .

statistics

Seasons Games Victory cut Conceded goal Shutouts
NHL Regular Season 18th 837 0.519 2.38 92
NHL playoffs 16 112 0.634 2.16 12
WHA regular season 1 31 0.484 3.32 2
WHA playoffs - - - - -

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personal data
SURNAME Plante, Jacques
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Plante, Joseph Jacques Omer (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1986
Place of death Sierre , Switzerland