HOCKEY PLAYER

Jacques Plante

1929 - 1986

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Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk plɑ̃t]; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times, including five consecutive wins. In 2017 Plante was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Plante is the 24th most popular hockey player (down from 23rd in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 335th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jacques Plante ranks 24 out of 676. Before him are Henri Richard, Jari Kurri, Alexander Ovechkin, Bobby Orr, Karel Hartmann, and Valentin Loos. After him are René Fasel, Igor Larionov, Art Langley, Sergei Makarov, Teemu Selänne, and Vladimír Zábrodský.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jacques Plante ranks 313. Before him are Slavko Avsenik, Paul England, Burhan Sargun, Cordelia Edvardson, Horst Frank, and André Darrigade. After him are Walter Berry, Mikhail Simonov, Costa Pereira, Sunil Dutt, Petr Eben, and Eugène Parlier. Among people deceased in 1986, Jacques Plante ranks 172. Before him are Harald Reinl, Murray Hamilton, Francisco Mignone, Jaroslav Burgr, István Pelle, and Floyd Gottfredson. After him are Lars-Erik Larsson, Hal B. Wallis, Annemarie Selinko, Vicente Trueba, Kunio Maekawa, and Gerhard Rohlfs.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jacques Plante ranks 332 out of 1,622. Before him are Carlyle S. Beals (1899), Robert Joy (1951), Kate Nelligan (1950), Robert Borden (1854), William Kahan (1933), and Paul Bley (1932). After him are Alexander Knox (1907), Natasha Henstridge (1974), Kenneth E. Iverson (1920), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Percy Faith (1908), and Sunny Leone (1981).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Jacques Plante ranks 10. Before him are Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), Bobby Hull (1939), Ray Bourque (1960), Henri Richard (1936), and Bobby Orr (1948). After him are Georges Vézina (1887), Guy Lafleur (1951), Ernie Collett (1895), Marcel Dionne (1951), Frank Sullivan (1898), and Colin Carruthers (1890).

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