Rookie leads Colony to win Nov 13, 2009
He would have had to been Jacques Plante to save that one, McKenney said, making a reference to the National Hockey League legend who back-stopped the Montreal Canadians to six Stanley Cups. (Forrest) did a great job. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
UAA hockey to meet winless Minnesota Oct 30, 2009
That marked the first time the program has been shut out in consecutive games since, oh, about three decades before Jacques Plante began wearing a goalie mask -- the wayback machine rewinds to 1930 to find previous back-to-back bagels for the Gophers. Minnesota also lost 4-0 at North Dakota in its season opener, though it managed a 3-3 tie in the rematch. (Anchorage Daily News)
Never forget who that masked man was Oct 25, 2009
It was that Bathgate shot, taken 50 years prior to next Sunday s game, that opened up a seven-stitch gash on the nose and upper lip of storied Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante. Whisked to the dressing room for a 20-minute suture job, Jake the Snake refused to reenter the action unless Habs coach Toe Blake permitted him to wear the plastic facemask that Plante had been experimenting with since training camp. (Boston Globe)
Penguins' draft pick will be playing in gramp's shadow (Yesterday) Jul 6, 2009
" There aren't many people in this or any draft who are going to be Bathgate the Elder, and the very notion of blessings could find far more inadequate illustrations than what Bathgate brought to the National Hockey League in the '50s and '60s. It was Bathgate who buried a slapshot in one of the nostrils of legendary Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante 50 years ago this fall, leaving most of Plante's nose closer to his left ear, a stroke of primitive cosmetic surgery that almost immediately... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Ovechkin collects second straight MVP award Jun 19, 2009
2009 -- , Washington 2008 -- Alexander Ovechkin, Washington 2007 -- , Pittsburgh 2006 -- , San Jose 2005 -- Lockout 2004 -- Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay 2003 -- , Colorado 2002 -- , Montreal 2001 -- , Colorado 2000 -- , St. Louis 1999 -- , Pittsburgh 1998 -- Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1997 -- Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1996 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1995 -- Eric Lindros, Philadelphia 1994 -- , Detroit 1993 -- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1992 -- Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers 1991 -- Brett Hull, St. Louis... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Red Wings' Locker Room: Osgood is 10-2 in the final Jun 2, 2009
" The Red Wings responded by giving Osgood a 10-day break after he gave up 12 goals in three games in December. He practiced but sat out eight games. He returned Jan. 3 and got a 3-2 shootout win against Minnesota -- on a Saturday, not a Tuesday or Thursday. He was 14-7-4 after his break. "I thought when we had about 10 games left [in the regular season], might have been before that, the results started to show, and he's carried that on through the playoffs," Babcock said. Osgood has been steady... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Ovechkin remains silent as Capitals falter again Apr 19, 2009
Osgood stopped 25 shots and moved into a fourth-place tie on the NHL's career postseason shutout list with former teammate Dominik Hasek, Ed Belfour, and Jacques Plante. Blackhawks 3, Flames 2 - Jonathan Toews scored two of host Chicago's three second-period goals as the Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference series. (Boston Globe)
Wings shut out Jackets Apr 19, 2009
Osgood stopped 25 shots and moved into a fourth-place tie on the NHLs career postseason shutout list with former teammate Dominik Hasek, Ed Belfour and Jacques Plante. Ozzie has played real well, making some big saves, Babcock said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Red Wings stay steady, shut out Blue Jackets Apr 19, 2009
Ed Belfour, Jacques Plante and Dominik Hasek also have 14. After posting an. (USA Today -- Sports)
Red Wings' Osgood is reluctantly in the spotlight Apr 16, 2009
Osgood will likely pass Grant Fuhr and Glenn Hall next season on the all-time list, and he might have a shot at surpassing Tony Esposito, Jacques Plante and Terry Sawchuk before his current contract expires in two years. He's won two Stanley Cups in Detroit as a starting goaltender in 1998 and 2008, and was a backup when the storied franchise won a championship in 1997. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Sarah KwakINSIDE THE NHL Mar 19, 2009
On this point, New Jersey head coach Brent Sutter was reminded of the careers of Jacques Plante and Gump Worsley. Plante had a remarkable career with the Canadiens, winning six Stanley Cups and six Vezina Trophies over 10 years in Montreal. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Expert: Brodeur top goalie of all Mar 18, 2009
Others include the likes of Dominik Hasek (two Hart Trophies/five Vezinas), Ken Dryden (a half-dozen Cups in the '70s), Tony Esposito, Glenn Hall, Terry Sawchuk, Jacques Plante, Johnny Bower, Bill Durnan, Turk Broda, Tiny Thompson and George Hainsworth. Have I missed anyone. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Morning Tipoff Mar 1, 2009
They are Terry Sawchuk (103), Martin Brodeur (99), George Hainesworth (94), Glenn Hall (84), Jacques Plante (82), Alex Connell (81), Tiny Thompson (81) and Dominik Hasek (81). Playback. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Rangers honor Howell, Bathgate at the Garden Feb 23, 2009
Bathgate, who fired the shot that struck Montreal's Jacques Plante in the face and forced him to introduce the goalie mask into the NHL, netted 272 goals and 457 assists with the Rangers in 12 seasons. Both Howell and Bathgate were presented with watches by their former teammates, and given train trips across Canada that will take them to an Alaskan cruise. (ESPN -- NHL)
Price grabs Vancouver spotlight Feb 16, 2009
In Montreal, Price has stepped into a legendary crease one once inhabited by the likes of Patrick Roy, Ken Dryden, and Jacques Plante where there is immense pressure. Price has lost his mojo of late. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
HABS CENTENNIAL: Their all-era teams Feb 8, 2009
When Jacques Plante donned a mask in a game on Nov. 1, 1959, he paved the way for his goaltending progeny to protect themselves -- and truly changed the faces of hockey. Plante didn't invent the mask, just as Roy didn't invent the butterfly technique when he broke into the league in the mid 1980s. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
