Jacques Plante

There are prolific goal scorers in the NHL, and then there are those who stop the puck from reaching the net. Ed Belfour-After helping the University of North Dakota win the NCAA championship in 1987, Ed Belfour went on to have a ...

Jacques Plante, in full Joseph Jacques Omer Plante, byname Jake The Snake (b. While an amateur, Plante developed his unorthodox goaltending style, roaming behind his net to clear pucks from opposing players. His first NHL game, during the 1952 play-offs, was a ...

Thursday was an unofficial day of worship for goaltenders: it marked 48 years since Jacques Plante donned his face mask. Plante was not the first goalie to cover up - an excellent photo gallery assembled by the Hockey Hall of Fame finds evidence ...

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