Awards and Accomplishments
| 1953 | Won his first Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens |
| 1956 | Won Vezina Trophy as best goalie in the NHL; All-Star (First Team); Won Stanley Cup |
| 1957-58, 1960 | Won Vezina Trophy; All-Star (Second Team); Won Stanley Cup |
| 1959 | Won Vezina Trophy; All-Star (First Team); Won Stanley Cup |
| 1962 | Won the Hart Trophy, as NHL MVP; Won Vezina Trophy; All-Star (First Team) |
| 1969 | Won Vezina Trophy (with Glenn Hall) |
| 1971 | All-Star (Second Team) |
| 1978 | Elected to the Hall of Fame |
Plante: Just Who Was That Masked Man?
In his time, Jacques Plante was called a lot of things, not all of them complimentary. Iconoclastic? Yes. Hypochondrical? At times. Idiosyncratic? Yes. Superstitious? Definitely. But, above all, Frere Jacques was a unique individual, a marvelous teacher, ahead of his time, and the man who quite literally changed the very face of hockey.
Source: Halligan, John. New York Times, March 16, 1986, section 5, p. 2.
Goaltending, New York: Collier, 1972.
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