Michel Plasse

Michel Plasse
Born	June 1, 1948(1948-06-01) Montreal, QC, CAN
Died	December 30, 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 58) Île du Pas, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Kansas City Scouts Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Rockies Quebec Nordiques St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	1st overall, 1968 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1970–1982

Michel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec – December 30, 2006 in Île du Pas, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

Plasse played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1982 after being the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. During his NHL career, he played for the St. Louis Blues (1970–71), Montreal Canadiens (1973–74), Kansas City Scouts (1974–75), Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76), Colorado Rockies (1976–80), and Quebec Nordiques (1981–1982). Despite being a first draft pick, Plasse played just sixty minutes in goal for his first club, St. Louis, playing mainly as a goaltender for their affiliate, the Kansas City Blues of the Central Hockey League. On February 21, 1971, the Oklahoma City Blazers were trailing the Blues 2–1 and decided to pull their goaltender. Plasse scored on the open net and became the first professional goalie in the history of the game to score a goal.^[1]

In total, Plasse clocked up 16,760 regular season minutes on ice in 299 games, conceding 1,058 goals with an average of 3.79 goals per game. He earned 2 shutouts, both for Pittsburgh in 1975–76. He played 4 play-off games, conceding 9 goals in 195 minutes at a rate of 2.77 including 1 shutout. Plasse won one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1973.

Death

Plasse died of a heart attack on December 30, 2006.

Career statistics

Season   Team                        Lge    GP   Min   GA  EN SO   GAA   W   L   T   Svs    Pct
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1968-69  Cleveland Barons            AHL     7   320   27   0  0  5.40   0   0   0     0  0.000
1970-71  Kansas City Blues           CHL    16   960   42   1  0  2.63   0   0   0     0  0.000
1970-71  St. Louis Blues             NHL     1    60    3   0  0  3.00   1   0   0    33  0.917
1971-72  Nova-Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    36  2036   94   2  1  2.77   0   0   0     0  0.000
1972-73  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    17   932   40   1  0  2.58  11   2   3     0  0.000
1973-74  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    15   839   57   0  0  4.08   7   4   2     0  0.000
1974-75  Kansas City Scouts          NHL    24  1420   96   2  0  4.06   4  16   3     0  0.000
1974-75  Pittsburgh Penguins         NHL    20  1094   73   0  0  4.00   9   5   4     0  0.000
1975-76  Pittsburgh Penguins         NHL    55  3096  178   1  2  3.45  24  19  10  1480  0.893
1976-77  Colorado Rockies            NHL    54  2986  190   3  0  3.82  12  29  10     0  0.000
1977-78  Colorado Rockies            NHL    25  1383   90   2  0  3.90   3  12   8     0  0.000
1978-79  Colorado Rockies            NHL    41  2302  152   6  0  3.96   9  29   2     0  0.000
1979-80  Fort Worth Texans           CHL    32  1632  113   1  0  4.15   9  13   3   656  0.853
1979-80  Colorado Rockies            NHL     6   327   26   0  0  4.77   0   3   2     0  0.000
1980-81  Quebec Nordiques            NHL    33  1933  118   2  0  3.66  10  14   9     0  0.000
1981-82  Quebec Nordiques            NHL     8   388   35   0  0  5.41   2   3   1   181  0.838

See also

• Goaltender

References

1. ^ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.10, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

External links

• Michel Plasse's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Michel Plasse's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Rick Pagnutti	NHL first overall draft pick 1968	Succeeded by Réjean Houle
Preceded by Elgin McCann	Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1968	Succeeded by Réjean Houle

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Name	Plasse, Michel
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Date of birth	June 1, 1949
Place of birth	Montreal, QC, CAN
Date of death	December 30, 2006
Place of death	Île du Pas, QC, CAN