Like goaltending, basket interference when committed by the defending team results. Jacques plante a face only a mother could love montreal. Dryden, cheevers, vachon, giacomin, gilbert, esposito, plante, rutherford and others. That was probably because blake, like many of the media, fans and hockey people of the day, was a traditionalist, and jacques was revolutionizing the game. Plante made an official statement jointly with edmonton oilers gm bill hunter, saying that after a long and serious study of my personal position as a player, i decided that i wanted to retire while i was still on top. Sep 05, 20 jacques plante s 19241986 pretzel fiberglass goalie mask, designed by plante and custommade by bill burchwood of fibreglass canada ltd and his brotherinlaw earl thomas patrick greenland. He reinvented how a goalkeeper played the game with his unique style and the advent of the mask. Allstar jacques plante, in goal for the canadiens, was struck in the face with a shot by rangers forward andy bathgate at 3. It helps you stick with the fundamentals and ive read it often unfortunately, i lost my original copy and had to replace it. Jacques plante was inducted into the canada sports hall of fame in 1981. Jacques plante was one of the most influential goaltenders in nhl history. Jacques plante was born january 17, 1929 and passed away february 27, 1986.
Hi hockey fans here is a beautiful reproduction goalie mask ken dryden nhl montreal canadiens fiberglass masks replicas of your heroes of the years 1960s to the early 80s in the nhl and wha. It requires speed, precision, and strength like other sports, but it also demands an extraordinary intelligence to develop a logical sequence of movements, a technique which is smooth, graceful and in rhythm with the rest of the game. This new edition provides to the current generation of hockey players and e. In the book forever rivals, plante is described as a poet at his position. It was 1974 and i was a back up goaltender on a midget a team, i have really good reflexes and relied on those alone. Jacques plantes play in goal helped the montreal canadiens build hockeys most.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. In ice hockey, the goaltender wears specialized goaltending equipment to protect himself from the impact of the puck and to assist himself in making saves most modern goaltending equipment is made from hydrophobic synthetic leather and nylon on the outside and dense closedcell foams and plastics inside. Jacques plante was one of the great innovators of the game. As a goalie and as an avid reader, i can recommend this excellent biography of one of the games greats.
Jacques plante was inducted to the hockey hall of fame in 1978, the first year he was eligible for the honor. Many of todays goaltending techniques are attributable directly to plante. This new edition provides to the current generation of hockey. The book shares a portrait of the man behind the mask and it reflects his devotion to the game through his continuous study on how other goalkeepers played the game.
Jacques plante was inducted into the world hockey association hall of fame in 2010. On goaltending by jacques plante goodreads share book. Plante was a pioneer of the style of play for goaltenders. Joseph jacques omer plante january 17, 1929 february 27, 1986 was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He would go on to make stops in toronto and boston with the maple leafs and bruins, before playing for the edmonton oilers of the world hockey association. Oct 26, 2010 this is an excellent book about one of hockeys greatest netminders jacques plante. He was the first to skate in behind the net to stop the puck for his defensemen and he perfected a standup style of goaltending that emphasized positional play and staying square to the shooter. The 50 best goalie mask designs in nhl history bleacher report.
The book contains many bits of information that one. Goaltending definition of goaltending by merriamwebster. Born in shawinigan falls, quebec, jacques plante, aka jake the snake. Jacques plante was inducted into the quebec sports pantheon in 1994. Apr 17, 2006 jacques and toe never really saw eye to eye. See more ideas about hockey, hockey goalie and ice hockey. On october 7, 1995, his number 1 was retired and raised to the rafters of the forum. My coach give me this book on goaltending by jacque plante. During the nhls hiatus, we at the last word on hockey are going to look back at each dates historical significance to the game. After getting hit in the face with a puck three minutes into a game, plante went for repairs and later returned in the same game wearing a mask, becoming the first nhl goalie to do so. The book contains many bits of information that one would take for granted today, but which most certainly would have been of great value and insight many years ago when initially published.
This is the 6th book by tom adrahtas, the second tackling hockey history. The art and history of the goalie mask jim hynes, gary smith, gerry. Traded to the new york rangers with don marshall and phil goyette for gump worsley, len ronson, dave balon and leon rochefort. Is becoming a lot an important display room with the form of a digital age group, shares knowledge nathan heller with the brandnew yorker, folks who know ted today regularly understand it most from echoes, a few the web address video clips containing been given much more than 400 thousand opinions to this point that almost 2 3 the quantity of. During a career lasting from 19471975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you. Joseph jacques omer plante was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Nhl hall of fame goalie jacques plante once replied to a reporter about goaltending being an easy job. Goaltending definition is the act of guarding a goal as in hockey. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
Certainly it is a must have for anyone who wants to find out more. The complete illustrated guide step by step sports jacques plante on. Hockey is an art, explained hall of fame netminder jacques plante. Ken dryden on and off the ice jacques plante was a true original. And 194 years after that, on the west side of manhattan, a montreal canadiens goaltender named jacques plante took a wicked shot just beneath his nose in the opening minutes of a game against the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
His legacy lives on through his book, on goaltending, which broke. Announced retirement from professional hockey, october 22, 1975. In the book forever rivals, plante is described as a poet at his position, and. A collection of hockey goalie comics book pads glove save blackhawks. On goaltending by jacques plante, is a good read in my opinion. The jacques plante memorial trophy was established in his honour as an award to the top goaltender in the quebec major junior hockey league. My reward is seeing a big smile on their young netminders faces when they see me. At one point he even had the mouth shaped in a smile, seemingly mocking. Throughout his tumultuous career as a goalie, he played for montreal, new york, st. Goaltending jacques plante profoundly changed our sport first goaltender to. In his book, plante outlined a program of goaltender development that included office exercises, choice of equipment, styles of play, and. If not the best goalie of all time, jacques plante was certainly the most important the man who introduced the art of modern goaltending to the nhl and whose influence is seen every night a game is played. The following is an excerpt from todd denaults new book jacques plante. Jacques plantes goalkeeper mask canadian museum of.
Acquired from the toronto maple leafs with torontos 3rd round choice in 1973 amateur draft doug gibson for bostons 1st round choice in 1973 amateur draft ian turnbull and future considerations ed johnston. Plante, jacques biography honoured player legends of. Goaltending is commonly confused with the related violation of basket interference also called offensive goaltending which occurs during an attempted field goal when a player touches the basket, the rim, or the ball when it is on the rim or directly above it. The jacques plante trophy was established in switzerland after plante s death.
Jacques plante biography, pictures and stats hockey fans. Plante joined the blues for two seasons, sharing a vezina trophy with fellow goaltending great glenn hall. This is a great book for the beginning goaltender, as well as someone like myself whos been playing ice and roller hockey for three decades. The evolution of the goalie mask, from jacques plante on. Legends of hockey spotlight one on one with jacques plante. And jacques plante was an important goalie, says ken dryden on espn classics. The goalie was having trouble and the coach accused him of not doing his best. I learned so much that i added to my game, i was basically a butterfly goaltender who stayed back in the net. I chose to read this book because i remember jacques plante as being the first goalie to wear a mask in the national hockey league in the late 1950s. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
John grahame used the oldest trick in the book when it comes to distracting the. Jacques plante is a legend and his advice never gets old. Quotes by jacques plante goaltending is a normal job, sure. Jacques plante bio, pictures, stats and more historical.
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