Plante didn't wear the mask, at Blake's request, against Detroit on 8 March 1960. He was married to Jacqueline Gagne. In 1962 he was the last goalie to win the Hart Trophy before Dominik Hasek in 1997. He died on …
He wrote hockey columns starting early in his career and was published in Starting in 1967, Plante was one of the instructors at Plante finally retired from hockey in 1975, after the death of his youngest son.Plante was one of the first goaltenders to skate behind the net to stop the puck.His injury and subsequent donning of a mask was depicted in an installment of Canada's Was an all-star in his rookie year in the Quebec Junior A League, allowing just 101 goals in 48 games.
During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. 19665, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, who reports a ashes with second wife. [November 1959] Blake agreed on condition that Plante discard the mask when the cut had healed.
The Canadiens lost 3-0, and the mask returned for good the next night.
His father carved a hockey stick from a tree, and he, as a young man, improvised a tennis ball for a puck. Following his retirement, Jacques and his family moved to Switzerland, his wife's homeland, but he returned to the NHL as a goaltending coach first with the Philadelphia Flyers, followed by stints with the St. Louis Blues and the Montreal Canadiens. Plante designed his own mask and masks for other goalies. Jacques Plante was born on January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Québec, Canada as Joseph Jacques Plante.
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. Jacques Plante in MyHeritage family trees (Mullen … At the beginning of 1953, McNeil was still the starting goaltender for the Canadiens.On February 12, 1954, Plante was called up to the Canadiens and established himself as their starting goaltender – he did not return to the minor leagues for many years.Plante subsequently designed his own and other goaltenders' masks.After the Canadiens were eliminated for the third straight year in the first playoff round during the spring of 1963, there was mounting pressure for change from their fans and media.In June 1968, Plante was selected in an intraleague draft by the Plante accepted a $1 million, 10-year contract to become coach and general manager of the Plante had a well-earned reputation for his ability to analyse the game of hockey.
Plante played all 70 games in 1961-1962, the last Montreal goaltender to play every game in a season.
He went off to the dressing room for stitches and when he returned he was wearing a mask. People Projects Discussions Surnames The coach permitted him to play, since there was no other available goaltender; it was quickly apparent that Plante could hold his own, despite the other players being many years older than he was.Two years later, Plante was playing for five different teams — the local factory team, and teams in the midget, juvenile, junior and intermediate categories.In 1949, he married Jacqueline Gagné; they had two sons, Michel and Richard. 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). He began shouting directions to his teammates during games in his first stint in the minor leagues (the goaltender usually has the best view of the game).
Birth: Mar 24 1740 - Saint-François, L'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
He was married to Jacqueline Gagne. Jacques married Jacqueline Plante (born Gagne) on month day 1949, at age 20 at marriage place. In 1932, Plante began to play hockey, skateless and with a tennis ball, using a goaltender's hockey stick his father had carved from a tree root.
On the day he died, February 27, 1986, every flag in the City of Montreal flew at half staff. Plante's NHL record was 434-247-146 in the regular season and 71-37 in the playoffs. Plante was born on a farm near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, in Mauricie, Quebec, the first of 11 children born to Palma and Xavier Plante.
Jacques Plante was born on month day 1929, at birth place, to Xavier Plante and Palma Plante (born Briere).
The fracture failed to heal properly and affected his playing style durin… The Montreal record stretched into an 18-game unbeaten streak with Plante protected and the mask was in the NHL for good. 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. Plante was the first goalie to skate in behind the net to stop the puck for his defensemen.
Plante retired in 1965 but was persuaded to return to the Plante's first foray into organized hockey came at age 12. 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. Family Life. 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. Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Jacques Plante (17 Jan 1929–26 Feb 1986), Find a Grave Memorial no. Second All-Star Team Goalie (1957, 1958, 1960, 1971). In 1978, Jacques Plante was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. During a game versus the New York Rangers, Plante was hit in the face by a shot.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1978. Vezina Trophy (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1969).
He was a longtime teammate of the legendary Maurice Richard. In the ensuing days Plante refused, and as his team, the Montreal Canadiens, continued to win, Blake became less obstinate. The family moved to Shawinigan Falls, where his father worked in one of the local factories. Associated With. Parents: Pierre Plante, Marguerite Plante (born Laverdière) Siblings: Marie Claire L'heureux (born Plante), Geneviève Roy (born Plante) View the Record. When he was five years old, Plante fell off a ladder and broke his hand.