Jacques, other sports of
Montreal, Quebec, 19, 36, 49, 54,
56, 59, 66, 92, 123-24, 133, 147,
154, 159, 179
Montreal Royals (QSL), 26, 31, 32-33,
34, 36, 37, 39, 61, 62, 100-01,
179, 203, 207
Moore, Dickie “Digger†(forward),
8, 28, 36, 60, 63, 70-71, 78, 84,
85, 98, 111, 133, 191
Morenz, Howie, 13, 199
Mosdell, Ken (forward), 9, 42, 60
National Hockey League (NHL),
6, 13, 15, 20, 28, 33, 34, 36, 38,
39, 42, 47, 48, 50, 51, 57, 64, 63,
67, 78, 80, 89, 93, 95, 103, 111,
119-20, 124, 157, 173-75, 197
all-star teams of, 62, 74, 75, 115,
116, 163, 168
draft, 123, 140, 151, 159, 166
and league expansion, 144, 151,
153-56, 164, 171, 172-73, 210,
Nets, 118-20, 128
Newspapers, 32, 93, 98, 99, 112-13,
125-29, 176
See also La Patrie; La Presse;
La Soleil; Montréal Matin
New York Islanders (NHL), 172,
213
New York Rangers (NHL), 26, 55,
62, 71, 77-78, 79, 82, 83, 99,
108, 111, 116, 117, 146, 156,
161, 162, 207
and Plante trade, 120, 124, 126,
127, 129, 132, 208
See also Plante, Jacques, as a
New York Ranger
Norris Trophy, 62, 71, 103, 165
Oakland Seals (NHL), 153, 154-55,
210
O’Brien, Andy (sportswriter), 168,
212
Olmstead, Bert (forward and
coach), 9, 52, 60, 63, 81, 155,
210
Orr, Bobby (defenceman), 165,
211
Parent, Bernie (goalie), 154, 167-68,
173, 187
Patrick, Murray “Muzzâ€
(manager), 79, 82-83, 119, 120,
138
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), 153,
154, 163, 167, 186-87, 210, 214
Picard, Noël, 146, 148, 149, 160
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), 153,
210
Plante, Jacqueline Gagné (first
wife), 28, 40, 68, 105, 116, 131,
140, 157, 161, 167, 192, 203, 209
Plante, Jacques
ambitions and dreams of, 8, 13,
17
apprenticeship of, 2, 9, 12, 13,
14-16, 17-20, 32-33, 37, 200-03
awards and honours won by, 26,
27, 33, 62, 74, 75, 88, 115-17,
152, 158, 159, 163, 164, 190,
192, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207,
208, 211, 215, 216
and his “big mouth,†91-92, 118,
132-33, 168
character of, 15-16, 18, 34, 35,
36, 47, 48, 49, 69, 87, 91-94,
106, 125, 127-30
childhood of, 11, 13, 143, 198-200
comebacks of, 158-60, 186
as a coach and consultant, 168-72,
176,181-87, 188,191,210,
213, 214
criticism of, 67, 80, 82, 88, 91,
112-14, 120, 126-27, 130
death and funeral of, 192-93,
216,
education of, 14, 19, 69, 199,
202
equipment of, 3, 7, 8, 13, 109,
190
See also sticks of
and his family, 28, 105, 131, 134-35,
140-41, 161, 179, 203, 208
and fans, 18, 19, 23-24, 25, 35-36,
43, 55, 90, 96-97, 131-32,
134, 147
and fitness, 107, 140, 156, 162,
166, 207
as a general manager, 181-87,
213
hobbies of, 141, 161
as a hockey analyst, 92-93, 130,
135, 159, 174-75, 178, 180-81,
185, 185, 189-90, 209, 213, 215
homes of, 107, 131, 134, 141,
166, 188, 189-90, 92, 207, 214,
215
illnesses and injuries of, 4, 14,
48-49, 64, 67, 69, 71-73, 76, 78-80,
81, 85, 96-107, 109, 111,
117-18, 120, 126-27, 128, 133,
140, 165, 167, 182, 192, 198,
205, 207, 209, 216
income of, 18, 19-20, 31, 108,
132, 138, 139, 141, 201, 213
as an innovator, 82, 91, 93, 130,
131, 140, 183, 193
other jobs of, 19, 141, 143-45,
150, 156, 157, 159, 202, 209
as a knitter and an embroiderer,
13-14, 36-37, 199
and-life on the road, 69, 72, 92,
118, 162, 179-80, 187, 189
languages spoken by, 28, 189-90
and his masks, 76, 79-88, 97-98,
109, 110, 142, 113, 128, 149,
165, 166, 189, 190,206, 207, 212
and the New York Rangers, 122,
133-37; 139-41, 157, 208-09
playing style of, 17, 23-25, 31,
35, 43, 47-48, 50, 61-62, 67-68,
90-92, 101-02, 113-14, 147-48,
150, 157-58, 164, 170-72, 198,
202
other sports of, 22, 27, 69, 107,
123-24, 131, 137-39, 145, 166,
190, 207, 209
reflexes of, 4, 96, 101
and retirement, 141, 145, 147,
154, 162, 186, 214
shutouts of, 7, 56, 62, 64-66, 87-88,
134, 136, 163, 164, 176, 195
and the St. Louis Blues, 159-65
sticks of, 13, 34, 190, 198, 199
and tension, 3, 4-8, 67, 108
and the Toronto Maple Leafs,
166-68
and trades, 99, 120, 124-31, 208,
212, 213
and his tuque, 10, 14, 23, 33, 36,
37, 38-39, 61, 64, 127, 204
as a writer, 93, 132, 161, 178,
179-80, 184, 187-89, 206, 209,
213
Plante, Michel (son), 40, 131, 140,
166, 192, 194, 203, 212
Plante, Richard (son), 140, 186,
205, 214
Plante siblings, 9, 11, 12, 13-14
Plante, Palma Briere (mother), 13-14,
19, 37, 198
Plante, Xavier (father), 11, 13, 19,
198
Playoffs, 62, 64, 87, 103, 114, 120,
132, 157, 159, 163-64, 176, 209
1953, 3-10, 20-21, 28, 42-43, 204
1955, 53, 55-56
1958, 71-73, 74, 85
See also Conn Smythe Trophy
Pleau, Larry (forward), 146, 148
Pollock, Sam (manager), 26, 120,
146, 209
Pronovost, André (defenceman),
60, 84
Provost, Claude (defenceman), 60,
62
Providence Reds (AHL), 19, 202
Quebec Citadels, 19-20, 23, 25-26,
27, 32, 202
Quebec City Aces (AHL), 36, 136,
141, 146, 184
Quebec City Nordiques (WHA),
175, 176, 181-82, 183-86, 188,
213, 214
Quebec Coliseum, 23, 24
Quebec Old Timers League, 145,
146
Quebec Senior Baseball League,
69, 206
Quebec Senior League (QSL),
31, 32, 33, 203, 207
Rayner, Chuck (goalie), 26, 117,
126
Reardon, Kenny (manager), 40, 53
Referees and linesmen, 104, 161
See also Storey, Red, Thompson,
Cliff; Udvari, Frank
Richard, Henri “The Pocketâ€
(forward), 60, 62, 133
Richard, Maurice “the Rockerâ€
(forward), 5, 7, 9, 10, 27,31, 34-35
36, 38, 39, 42, 46, 103, 1
44,
191, 192, 201, 203, 207
in the glory years, 60, 62, 63, 70,
72, 78, 84, 94, 206
and the riot, 51-55, 205
Riot at the Forum. See Richard,
Maurice, and the riot
Rochefort, Léon (forward), 124,
129, 146
Rollins, AI (goalie), 28, 42, 117
Ronson, Len (forward), 124, 129
Rookie-of-the-year, 27, 34, 63, 74
Russian hockey. See Soviet hockey
team
Savard, Serge (defenceman), 146,
148, 149
Sawchuk, Terry (goalie), 27, 34, 40,
81, 89, 93-94, 154, 158
Selke, Frank (manager), 19, 26, 28,
29-32, 38, 39, 43, 99-100, 102,
106, 108, 113, 126-31, 135, 190-91,
201
Shawinigan Industrial Softball
League, 27, 202
Shawinigan, Quebec, 9, 20-21, 36,
37, 137, 198
Shawinigan hockey arena, 16, 17,
18, 19
Shutouts, 31, 34, 103, 197
See also Plante, Jacques,
shutouts of
Simmons, Don (goalie), 71, 73
Slapshot, 81, 84, 94-95, 207
Solomon, Syd, (owner), 162-63
Soviet hockey team, 145-50, 159,
173-75, 210, 213, 214, 215
Soviet National Team. See Soviet
hockey
Sportswriters, 5, 25, 26, 32, 39, 41-42,
67, 70, 74, 93-94, 99, 101,
112-14, 116, 118-19, 126, 127-28,
129, 132, 137-38, 140, 155,
174
See also Desjardins, Maurice;
Larochelle, Claude; O’Brien,
Andy; Plante, Jacques, as a
writer
Stanley Cup, 5-6, 9-10, 20, 26, 34,
42-43, 49, 55, 56, 59, 62, 70 ,73,
75, 87, 88, 89, 95, 114, 154, 155,
159, 165, 168, 175, 187, 204,
205-06, 207, 216
Sticks, 95
See also Plante, Jacques, sticks
of
St. Laurent, Dollard (defenceman),
8, 21, 36
St. Louis Blues (NHL), 152, 159-65, 166, 187, 191, 210, 211, 214
Storey, Red (referee), 20, 28
Swedish Hockey Federation, 170,
213
Talbot, Jean-Guy (defenceman),
60, 62, 160
Tarasov, Anatoly (Soviet coach),
149-50
Team Canada, 175, 189
Thompson, Cliff (linesman), 52-53
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), 26,
65, 103, 108, 114, 118, 120, 154,
158, 164, 166, 167-68, 176, 201,
212
Training camps, 154-55, 184-85
See also Montreal Canadiens,
training camps of
Tremblay, Jean-Claude
(defenceman), 173, 184, 192
Tuque. See Plante, Tacques, and
his tuque
Turner, Bob (defenceman), 60,
108
Udrisard, Raymonde (second
wife), 182, 187-90, 212
Udvari, Frank (referee), 52-53
Valleyfield Braves, 36, 61
Vancouver Canucks (NHL), 172,
212
Vézina, Georges (goalie), 33, 37,
39, 197
Vézina Trophy, 31, 34, 62, 64, 65-67,
74-75, 88, 89, 105-06, 115,
116, 119, 126, 152, 158, 159,
163, 164, 192, 198, 203, 206,
207, 208, 211
World Hockey Association (WHA),
173, 175, 212
Worsley, Lome “Cump†(goalie),
84, 120, 124, 128, 129, 146, 154,
171, 208
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