See Also: Plante, (Joseph) Jacques (Omer)(encyclopedia)
Joseph, Jacques(medicine)
Chretien, (Joseph-Jacques) Jean(encyclopedia)
Joffre, Joseph (-Jacques-Cesaire)(encyclopedia)
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel; and Montgolfier, Jacques-etienne(encyclopedia)
Plante(dictionary)
omer(dictionary)
Lag b'Omer(dictionary)
Woodward, C(omer) Vann(encyclopedia)
Marquette, Jacques(encyclopedia)

Plante, (Joseph) Jacques (Omer) (sh)




born Jan. 17, 1929, Shawinigan Falls, Que., Can.
died Feb. 26, 1986, Geneva, Switz.

Canadian ice-hockey player.

A goalie, he recorded a shutout in his first NHL game. He was an integral member of the powerful Montreal Canadiens team that won a record five successive Stanley Cups (1956-60). He was the first goalie to wear a protective face mask (1959). Honoured throughout his 18-year NHL career, he was one of the most successful of all NHL goaltenders.