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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Jacques Plante, Emile Bouchard, Gilbert Perreault, Jacques Lemaire, Guy Charron, Craig Patrick, Henri Richard, Charlie Hodge, Rogatien Vachon, Rick Martin, Yvan Cournoyer, Ian Turnbull, Eddie Johnston, Serge Savard, Marc Tardif, Andre Lacroix, Jocelyn Guevremont, Andre Dupont, Dickie Moore, Rejean Houle, Pierre Bouchard, Guy Lapointe, Reg Fleming, Jacques Laperriere, Ted Tucker, Ralph Backstrom, Claude Provost, Serge Lajeunesse, Norm Ferguson, Bob Lemieux, Michel Dion, Bill Inglis, Francois Lacombe, Carol Vadnais, Doug Carpenter, Paulin Bordeleau, Robin Burns, Phil Goyette, Mike Hyndman, Ted Ouimet, J. P. Bordeleau, Norm Gratton, Bobby Lalonde, Blair MacKasey, Al Millar, Don Marshall, Dave Logan, Tom Brennan, Claude LaForge, Johnny Peirson, Andre St. Laurent, Rene Drolet, Rocky Farr, Fern Rivard, Terry Clancy, Guy Dufour, Wayne Wood, Ernie Roche. Excerpt: Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (January 17, 1929 - February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947-1975, 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. Plante retired in 1965 but was persuaded to return to the National Hockey League to play for the expansion St. Louis Blues in 1968. He was later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970 and to the Boston Bruins in 1973. He joined the World Hockey Association as coach and general manager for the Quebec Nordiques in 1973-74. He then played goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 1974-75, ending his professional career with that team. Plante was the first NHL goaltender to wear a goaltender mask in regulation play on a regular basis. He developed and tested many versions of the mask (including the forerun...