Jacques Plante
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About
Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famer considered one of the NHL's all-time greatest goaltenders. He won 6 Stanley Cup Championships and 7 Vezina Trophies. He passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 57, 7 years after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Before fame
He started wearing a mask after an operation left him with a sore nose.
Trivia
He was one of the first goaltenders to face shooters standing and squared up. He was also the first to skate behind the net to drop the puck off for his defensemen.
Family life
His father carved a hockey stick from a tree, and he, as a young man, improvised a tennis ball for a puck.
Associated with
He was a longtime teammate of the legendary Maurice Richard.
