🏒 40 years ago, goaltender Jacques Plante passed away

🏒 Il y a 40 ans s'éteignait le gardien de but Jacques Plante
[Source: Republished from CBC Archives ] He changed the world of hockey by being the first goaltender to regularly wear a mask.

Over his long career, he won six Stanley Cups. He played for several teams, including the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963.

Archive footage, from 1955 to 2009


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