Jacques Plante
Joseph Jacques Omer Plante "Jake the Snake"
Born: January 17, 1929
Shawinigan Falls, QC Canada
Deceased: February 27, 1986
Geneva, Switzerland
Position: G
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1952-1974
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
Minor league statistics
Jacques Plante compiled a career record of 452 wins, 260 losses and 146 ties with a goals against average of 2.41 in his career with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the ice during the 1974 campaign. Plante was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
 Montreal Canadiens |
 New York Rangers |
 St. Louis Blues |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Boston Bruins |
 Edmonton Oilers |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958-59 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959-60 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960-61 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961-62 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962-63 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963-64 | NHL | New York Rangers | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964-65 | NHL | New York Rangers | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969-70 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970-71 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971-72 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972-73 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972-73 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974-75 | WHA | Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 868 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 1020 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1.59 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 52 | 3040 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 2.17 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 64 | 3840 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 1.86 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 61 | 3660 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 123 | 2.02 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 57 | 3386 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 119 | 2.11 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 4000 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 144 | 2.16 | 0 | ||
| 1959-60 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 69 | 4140 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 2.54 | 0 | ||
| 1960-61 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 40 | 2400 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 2.80 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 4200 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 2.37 | 0 | ||
| 1962-63 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 56 | 3320 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 138 | 2.49 | 0 | ||
| 1963-64 | NHL | New York Rangers | 65 | 3900 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 220 | 3.38 | 0 | ||
| 1964-65 | NHL | New York Rangers | 33 | 1938 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 3.37 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 37 | 2139 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 1.96 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 32 | 1839 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 2.19 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 | 2329 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 1.88 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 34 | 1965 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 2.63 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 1717 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 3.04 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 8 | 480 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | ||
| 1974-75 | WHA | Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 1592 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 3.32 | 891 | 803 | .901 |
| Totals | 868 | 51085 | 452 | 260 | 146 | 15 | 83 | 2053 | 2.41 | 2856 | 803 | .281 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957-58 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958-59 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959-60 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960-61 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961-62 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962-63 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968-69 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969-70 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970-71 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971-72 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972-73 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 112 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 480 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 640 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.81 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 600 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 615 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.76 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 618 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.94 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 11 | 670 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.51 | 0 | ||
| 1959-60 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 489 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.35 | 0 | ||
| 1960-61 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 412 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | ||
| 1962-63 | NHL | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 10 | 589 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1.43 | 0 | ||
| 1969-70 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 6 | 324 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.48 | 0 | ||
| 1970-71 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.13 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 112 | 6651 | 71 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 240 | 2.17 | 240 | 0 | .000 |
Awards
1955 - NHL Vezina
1955 - NHL First Team All-Star
1956 - NHL Vezina
1956 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1957 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1957 - NHL Vezina
1958 - NHL Vezina
1958 - NHL First Team All-Star
1959 - NHL Vezina
1959 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1961 - NHL First Team All-Star
1961 - NHL Vezina
1961 - NHL Hart
1968 - NHL Vezina shared
1970 - NHL Second Team All-Star
