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Originally Posted by puckluck2

Best goalie of all time.

Nice try.......

Career Regular Season Stats: 437-246-145, 82 SO, 2.38 GAA

Career Playoff Stats: 71-36, 14 SO, 2.14 GAA

Teams: Montreal Canadiens (1952-1963), New York Rangers (1963-1965), St. Louis Blues (1968-1970), Toronto Maple Leafs (1970-1972), Boston Bruins (1972-1973)

Accolades: First Team All-Star (1956, 1959, 1962), Second Team All-Star (1957, 1958, 1960, 1971), Hart Memorial Trophy (1962), Vezina Trophy (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1969)

Plante is well known for his role on the late 1950's Montreal Canadiens dynasty and for popularizing the wearing of a goalie mask. Plante was the first goalie to regularly come out his crease to play the puck and stop it behind the net for his defensemen.

Plante's stand up style emphasized positional play and cutting down the angle, he was a pioneer in regards to how the goalies played the game. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978.