Posts About "Jacques Plante"
Top 5 Goaltenders of the 1960s
April 2nd, 2018 The last line of defence. In a nutshell, that is what a goaltender has, is and will always be. No matter the era they played in, the job has always remained the same. See shot, stop shot...rinse and repeat. Sounds simple enough, now if only it were that easy. Off we go to the 1960's and the days of when the 30-something netminder ruled...
Top 3 All-Time Canadiens Goalies
March 3rd, 2018 While the adage goes that defense wins championships, 16 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in NHL history compared to just 10 defensemen. Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won a league-high 24 Stanley Cups, that’s a lot of good goalies from which to choose when selecting the best in team history. Granted, championships...
Hockey Goalies - A Breed Apart
March 1st, 2018 The great Jacques Plante summed it up this way, “Imagine sitting at your desk. You make a mistake. A red light goes on behind you, a siren starts sounding and 18,000 people are yelling at you. That's what it's like to be a goaltender.” Hockey goalies are a different breed, especially those who played before 1959, when there...
Canadiens Goalie Price Ties Roy in Number Only
February 18th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens hit two milestones on Saturday, one of which wasn’t planned. In addition to the Habs playing their first game in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights, goalie Carey Price played his 551st game in relief of Antti Niemi, tying Patrick Roy for second (Jacques Plante) in the process. Price Takes the Loss The game...
A Brief History of Puck-Moving NHL Goalies
November 14th, 2017 There’s more to goaltending than stopping the puck. Like any other player on the ice, NHL goalies read the play in order to contribute to puck movement and defensive zone breakouts. Pioneering netminders like Jacques Plante added puck movement to the goaltending repertoire, while later goalies like Ron Hextall ventured out of the...
Jacques Plante: The Man in the Fiberglass Mask
October 9th, 2017 The month of November is perhaps the most important for any present-day goaltender guarding the crease in the National Hockey League – but most might not even know why. It was during that month back in 1959 that the position changed forever, thanks to a 6-foot, 175-pound man from Quebec. Advancement in Goalie Gear Was Slow...
