Michel Plasse

Michel Plasse
Born	June 1, 1948 Montreal, QC, CAN
Died	December 30, 2006 (aged 58) La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
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	1968–1982

Michel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948 – December 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, 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 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Quebec of a heart attack on December 30, 2006.

Career statistics

Season	Team	Lge	GP	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct
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 statistics at The Internet Hockey Database