Jacques Plante
Chronology
| 1929 | Born on January 17, in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada |
| c. 1931 | Begins skating |
| 1944 | Plays goal on a factory team for money |
| 1949-53 | Plays goal for the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior League |
| 1952-54 | Plays minor hockey league hockey with the American Hockey League's Buffalo Bison |
| 1953 | Called up by the Montreal Canadiens; wins his first Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens |
| 1954 | Becomes the first-string goalie with the Canadiens |
| 1959 | Becomes first goalie to regularly wear face mask in games |
| 1963 | Traded to the New York Rangers |
| 1965 | Retires from hockey for two years |
| 1967 | Returns to hockey, playing in goal for the St. Louis Blues, an expansion team |
| 1970 | Traded from the Blues to the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1972 | Plays for the Boston Bruins |
| 1973 | Retires from the National Hockey League |
| 1974 | Plays in a few games for the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association |
| 1975-86 | Works as part-time goaltending coach |
| 1986 | Dies on February 26 of stomach cancer in Geneva, Switzerland |
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