Interview with jacques plante biographer todd denault. Playing goal when a team is leading is easy, but when it falls behind, the pressure mounts to the point where some. Jacques plante was one of the great innovators of the game. In 1978, jacques plante was elected to the hockey hall of fame. Montreal coach toe blake refused to allow plante to wear his mask in games. Goaltending is a critical element to any hockey team. Jake the snake was born in shawinigan falls, quebec, and from the time he started playing, his destiny was to play for the montreal. 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. Skating is simply the most important skill in ice hockey, so every player should work on skating more than any other skill.
He was born on january 17, 1929 in mauricie, quebec and died on february 27, 1986 in geneva, switzerland at the age 57 after he was born they moved to shawinigan where he started his hockey career when he was 15. Plante was the first nhl goaltender to wear a goaltender mask in regulation play on a regular basis. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Leave a comment and so it was spoken, in the book of goaltending, by the apostle jacques plante, on page 104, about quitting. Jacque plante pioneered the concept of the mobile goalie, much to the. When it came to goaltending and the game of hockey, plante demonstrated a seriousness about the game not found in many others his age. 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. Montreal coach toe blake refused to allow plante to wear his mask in. Dave balon, len ronson and leon rochefort, june 4, 1963. On goaltending by jacques plante, is a good read in my opinion.
Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on. Many will say that jacques plante was the greatest hockey goaltender ever to play the game. Im a goalie and obviously know a fair amount about jacques plante but there was many things i wasnt aware of. 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 one of the most influential goaltenders in nhl history. The man who changed the face of hockey absolutely deserves the teebzs book. This new edition provides to the current generation of hockey players and e. His legacy of surviving his book, on goaltending, broke his innovation in detail, leaving a lasting impact on the game jacques plante loved. Twentynine years later, jacques plante made the goalie mask a permanent fixture in hockey. Its hard to even speak on it scott horner and dakota crawford, indystar published 10. I have heard this from the time i started playing and im sure that it came from the famous jacques plante goaltending book and that was reiterated by bernie parent.
Joseph jacques omer plante, aka jacques plante 19291986 was a. Jacques plante the man who changed the face of hockey. He reinvented how a goalkeeper played the game with his unique style and the advent of the mask. I learned to incorporate the stand up style into my game and sort of formed a hybrid style between the two styles. After just a few pages into this book it was obvious todd denault had written an instant classic.
There are a lot of very good goalies, there are even a fair number of great goalies. 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. See more ideas about hockey goalie, goalie mask and hockey players. Boston bruins players boston bruins hockey ice hockey teams hockey goalie hockey stuff boston sports boston red sox satan old sports cars. Why does the offensive goal tending rule make sense. Why has the butterfly style replaced the stand up style of. 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. The man who changed the face of hockey, i thought i had a good grasp of mr.
Jacques plante biography, pictures and stats hockey fans. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist. I learned so much that i added to my game, i was basically a butterfly goaltender who stayed back in the net. I learned so much that i added to my game, i was basically a butterfly goaltender who stayed. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library. The book itself is 294 pages, but this book is essentially the only book one may ever need when searching for information on jacques plante. Nba expected to make changes to goaltending rules the nba is considering rule changes to its goaltending guidelines with regards to instant replay. The following is an excerpt from todd denaults new book jacques plante. Many of todays goaltending techniques are attributable directly to plante. During the teams inaugural season of 197273 the team was known as the alberta oilers and to drive home the point, all the jerseys had alberta on the back where the players name would customarily have. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Ken dryden on and off the ice jacques plante was a true original.
The first fullscale biography of a legendary and awardwinning nhl goalie who transformed the game. Through this he became one of the first goaltenders to write a how to book. Joseph jacques omer plante was a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. History of the national hockey league19421967rules and. Coverage of mental and physical form along with equiptment and coaching of goalies is achieved gracefully. As a goalie and as an avid reader, i can recommend this excellent biography of one of the games greats. Jacques plante boston boston bruins, bruins hockey. While many books break positions down to minute strategies,this one stays more fundamental. You may order an 8x10 copy of this photo from hockey snap shots inc. The poke check diaries goaltending is for people with a. Jacques plante is my hero because he invented the goaltending mask. Plante joined the blues for two seasons, sharing a vezina trophy with fellow goaltending great glenn hall. Certainly it is a must have for anyone who wants to find out more about a man who is described by ken dryden.
Reaching through the basket to play the ball is also a violation. Most hockey fans know the story, but it bears repeating. Goalies rule marries some great goalie mask images with some great products ranging from tshirts and cell phone cases to pillows and stretched canvas prints. How jacques plante revolutionized the future of ice hockey. Todays featured jersey is a 197475 edmonton oilers jacques plante jersey from his final season of play, his only one as a member of the wha. My coach give me this book on goaltending by jacque plante. Legends of hockey spotlight one on one with jacques plante.
I learned about cutting down the angels, stick handling. This is an excellent book about one of hockeys greatest netminders jacques plante. One of the legend in hockey sport jacques plante bryo. And jacques plante was an important goalie, says ken dryden on espn classics.
Goalies rule is a celebration of great goalie masks from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Following his retirement, jacques and his family moved to switzerland, his wifes homeland, but he returned to the nhl as a goaltending coach first with the philadelphia flyers, followed by stints with the st. These products will make fantastic gifts for the hockey fan goalie fan in your family. Goaltendings greatest generation is told with the fervor of remembered youth because as a young man growing up in chicago adrahtas was a living eye witness to the feats of these great men and also an avid devourer of all hockey magazines and digests images of which are reproduced in the book from that era. While many books break positions down to minute strategies, this. 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. Plante began wearing a mask in practice in 1956 after twice suffering broken cheekbones on shots from his teammates during workouts. Allstar jacques plante, in goal for the canadiens, was struck in the face with a shot by rangers forward andy bathgate at 3.
After winning starting job with seals, left team after it was found that his rights were still the property of the new york rangers, september 1967 signed to training camp tryout with california golden seals, september 1967 claimed from rangers by st. In ncaa, nba and wnba basketball, goaltending is also called if the ball has already touched the backboard while being above the height of the rim in its. All rules prevent players from touching the ball on its downward flight toward the basket if it still has a chance to enter the basket. Oldtimers like sawchuk, hall, plante, bower and the gumper are legendary. Because it makes it really easy to cover shots low on the ice, where most shots naturally are unless the players are actively trying. For plante, the son of montreal goaltending royalty, the tumbling of his fathers record couldnt have come at the hands of a better person. Plante not only designed his own masks, but made them for other goaltenders as well. In the book forever rivals, plante is described as a poet at his position, and. He was a man well ahead of his time with respect to both innovation and preparation. In 1972, jacques plante published a book titled on goaltending, which was the first book of its kind and outlined a program of goaltender development that included office exercises, choice of equipment, styles of play, and gameday preparation. Jacques plante was called from small tournaments to montreal canadiens on this day in 1954, plante soon became the starting goalkeeper, helping canadiens achieve one of the most outstanding run in the history of the sport. The new guard of roy, hasek and joseph are legends in the.
For me to be the best possible goalie, i had to learn as much about the game as i could, plante later explained. In ice hockey, the goaltender or goalie is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their teams net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. Jacques plante was born january 17, 1929 and passed away february 27, 1986. Plantes life, and, because of this fact, jacques plante. The goaltender usually plays in or near the area in front of the net called the goal crease often referred to simply as the crease or the net. Although jacques plante has passed on,this book serves as a reminder of his great work ethic. However, while i had a decent amount of knowledge about jacques plante before diving into this book, when i completed this book, i came out with more knowledge than i had before. Because you can do it without getting your face smashed in now. Jacques plante poses for a photo with vladislav tretiak of the soviet union prior to the start of the summit series circa the 1972 in montreal, quebec, canada. In his book, plante outlined a program of goaltender development that included office exercises, choice of equipment, styles. Born in shawinigan falls, quebec, jacques plante, or jake jake, snake is a frenchcanadian hockey player who loved hockey very early on. In basketball, goaltending is the violation of interfering with the ball while it is on its way to the basket and it is a in a downward flight, b above the basket ring and within the imaginary cylinder, and c not touching the rim. I cant stress how good this book is when it comes to chronicling mr. On goaltending by jacques plante is a historical document in goaltending instruction and proof of how progressive and professional plante was in his approach to goaltending.
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