Jacques

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Jacques Plante
By Rodmond Rm. 8-17
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Why is Jacques Plante Famous?

• First man to use a hockey mask for protection
• Changed the way goalies played because they were
  safer

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Early Life

• Oldest of 11 siblings of which he was the only
  one to play hockey
• Started playing when he was only 9 years old

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Accomplishments

• 82 shutouts in his career
• Average of 2.34 goals-against in 837 games
• Played on 6 Montreal Stanley Cup championship
  teams
• Played on the National Hockey league All-Star
  Team 8 times

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Personal

• Joseph Jacques Omer Plante
• Nickname Jake the Snake
• Born Mont Carmel, Quebec January 17, 1929
• Died- Sierre, Switzerland February 27,1986

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Main Accomplishments
emphasized use of the goalie mask
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Awards

• 6 Stanley Cup Trophies
• MVP in 1962
• Winner of Vezina Trophy 8 times
• Harry Holmes Memorial Trophy
• Hart Memorial Trophy
• Hockey Hall of Fame

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Interesting Fact

• Paid 50 cents a game when he was 15
• Jersey number 1

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Quote

• How would you like it if you were a business
  executive and when you made a mistake, a red
  light went on and 18,000 people started
  screaming
• Jacques Plante
• http//msu.edu/user/baujason/quote.html

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Conclusion

• In conclusion in writing this report I have
  found out that Jacques Plante was the first
  person to emphasize the use of the goalie mask to
  prevent injury to their face.

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Bibliography
http//momentsintime.ca./jacques_plante.html
http//sportsjunkie.info/jacques
http//web.rbc.sk.ca/cyber2002.b/power
http//factmonster.com/ipka http//hths.KIZ.nf.c
a/gr_projects/inventors/plante http//msu.edu/user
/baujason/quote.html