jacques plante may have been the first NHL goaltender to Don the mask however
NHL goaltender to Don the mask however
NHL goaltender to Don the mask however that wasn’t the only way he changed the
that wasn’t the only way he changed the
that wasn’t the only way he changed the game of hockey hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
game of hockey hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
game of hockey hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with biographer Todd to
we’re speaking with biographer Todd to
we’re speaking with biographer Todd to know about plants stellar career you
know about plants stellar career you
know about plants stellar career you call Jacques Plante the man who changed
call Jacques Plante the man who changed
call Jacques Plante the man who changed the face of hockey
the face of hockey
the face of hockey why was he such an important figure what
why was he such an important figure what
why was he such an important figure what makes aa different was he was the first
makes aa different was he was the first
makes aa different was he was the first in a lot of things there’s a lot of
in a lot of things there’s a lot of
in a lot of things there’s a lot of players who win Stanley Cups there’s a
players who win Stanley Cups there’s a
players who win Stanley Cups there’s a lot of players who are named all-star
lot of players who are named all-star
lot of players who are named all-star teams but there’s the rarest type of
teams but there’s the rarest type of
teams but there’s the rarest type of player is the player who can claim to
player is the player who can claim to
player is the player who can claim to have changed their game plot is that
have changed their game plot is that
have changed their game plot is that player not Patil heap came along most
player not Patil heap came along most
player not Patil heap came along most bullies were reactive in that they
bullies were reactive in that they
bullies were reactive in that they stayed anchored to their nets and waited
stayed anchored to their nets and waited
stayed anchored to their nets and waited for the puck to come to them Plante
for the puck to come to them Plante
for the puck to come to them Plante always went to the puck whether it was
always went to the puck whether it was
always went to the puck whether it was coming out on an angle to challenge a
coming out on an angle to challenge a
coming out on an angle to challenge a shooter or going behind his neck to play
shooter or going behind his neck to play
shooter or going behind his neck to play the puck or passing it to a defenseman
the puck or passing it to a defenseman
the puck or passing it to a defenseman Plante was the first goalie to take it
Plante was the first goalie to take it
Plante was the first goalie to take it beyond stopping the puck Jacques was
beyond stopping the puck Jacques was
beyond stopping the puck Jacques was never a follower he was the innovator
never a follower he was the innovator
never a follower he was the innovator how did plant first start playing hockey
how did plant first start playing hockey
how did plant first start playing hockey I like most children of his age he grew
I like most children of his age he grew
I like most children of his age he grew up in the depression a very poor and
up in the depression a very poor and
up in the depression a very poor and sports really represented kind of
sports really represented kind of
sports really represented kind of inequality when Jacques first started
inequality when Jacques first started
inequality when Jacques first started playing hockey like most goaltending was
playing hockey like most goaltending was
playing hockey like most goaltending was not his first spot he played defense and
not his first spot he played defense and
not his first spot he played defense and we quickly found out though that he
we quickly found out though that he
we quickly found out though that he would have trouble breathing when he
would have trouble breathing when he
would have trouble breathing when he skated hard and really it was his asthma
skated hard and really it was his asthma
skated hard and really it was his asthma that put him into the goal the rest is
that put him into the goal the rest is
that put him into the goal the rest is history as plom would say if I were
history as plom would say if I were
history as plom would say if I were stayed on defense he probably never
stayed on defense he probably never
stayed on defense he probably never would have heard of me I think
would have heard of me I think
would have heard of me I think goaltending was a way out for him
goaltending was a way out for him
goaltending was a way out for him from his poor beginnings and a way to
from his poor beginnings and a way to
from his poor beginnings and a way to make something of himself what were some
make something of himself what were some
make something of himself what were some other notable accomplishments in his
other notable accomplishments in his
other notable accomplishments in his career that we might not know about
career that we might not know about
career that we might not know about people focus and they says they on
people focus and they says they on
people focus and they says they on his Montreal career but I think people
his Montreal career but I think people
his Montreal career but I think people have really overlooked the fact that he
have really overlooked the fact that he
have really overlooked the fact that he joins the Leafs in 1971 and he hosts a
joins the Leafs in 1971 and he hosts a
joins the Leafs in 1971 and he hosts a save percentage of 942 at the age of 42
save percentage of 942 at the age of 42
save percentage of 942 at the age of 42 which is better than any goalie in NHL
which is better than any goalie in NHL
which is better than any goalie in NHL history we’ve talked about his career
history we’ve talked about his career
history we’ve talked about his career but let’s talk about the man he had what
but let’s talk about the man he had what
but let’s talk about the man he had what you could say is an idiosyncratic
you could say is an idiosyncratic
you could say is an idiosyncratic personality can you
personality can you
personality can you he was always searching for ways to make
he was always searching for ways to make
he was always searching for ways to make himself better both on and off the ice
himself better both on and off the ice
himself better both on and off the ice in hockey cents that included like
in hockey cents that included like
in hockey cents that included like studying obsessively other goalies he
studying obsessively other goalies he
studying obsessively other goalies he had a schedule if you can believe it or
had a schedule if you can believe it or
had a schedule if you can believe it or not to cut his fingernails of toenails
not to cut his fingernails of toenails
not to cut his fingernails of toenails at a certain time he was always looking
at a certain time he was always looking
at a certain time he was always looking for that little edge that little way to
for that little edge that little way to
for that little edge that little way to be better he was proud to be jock
be better he was proud to be jock
be better he was proud to be jock clonked maybe it was cocky to some maybe
clonked maybe it was cocky to some maybe
clonked maybe it was cocky to some maybe it was overconfident to others but he
it was overconfident to others but he
it was overconfident to others but he was so comfortable being himself that
was so comfortable being himself that
was so comfortable being himself that what other people thought or what other
what other people thought or what other
what other people thought or what other feel perceived really didn’t come into
feel perceived really didn’t come into
feel perceived really didn’t come into the equation for him he was so impatient
the equation for him he was so impatient
the equation for him he was so impatient I I can’t imagine him being anything
I I can’t imagine him being anything
I I can’t imagine him being anything other than a professional bully it seems
other than a professional bully it seems
other than a professional bully it seems so suited to him and he made it his life
so suited to him and he made it his life
so suited to him and he made it his life to be a goal some people have a career
to be a goal some people have a career
to be a goal some people have a career and they play for 10 or 15 years they
and they play for 10 or 15 years they
and they play for 10 or 15 years they make money and that’s great
make money and that’s great
make money and that’s great his life was being a gold
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