1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 94.
2. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 94.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 94.
4. “Tape Measure Gives Plante Last Laugh,” Toronto Star, January 29, 1963, p. 9.
1. Ben Olan, “The Jacques Plante Story,” Hockey Illustrated, November 1962, p. 32.
2. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 3, 26.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 27.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 27.
5. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Frank Orr, November 8, 2000.
6. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
7. Frank Orr, interview by the author, January 9, 2009.
8. Marcel Pronovost, interview by the author, November 29, 2008.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 27.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 110.
11. Frank Orr, Great Goalies of Pro Hockey, p. 128.
12. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 28.
13. Mike Leonetti, Canadiens Legends, p. 6.
14. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 3–4.
15. Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, pp. 16–17.
16. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 29.
17. Chrys Goyens and Allan Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 160.
1. Chrys Goyens and Allan Turowetz, Lions in Winter, pp. 106–7.
2. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 102.
3. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 109.
4. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 105.
5. Frank Selke with H. Gordon Green, Behind the Cheering, p. 134.
6. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 120.
7. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 105.
8. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 108.
9. Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 118.
10. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 109.
11. Goyens and Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 111.
1. Frank J. Selke to Clarence Campbell, December 15, 1947. Allan Stitt collection.
2. Selke to Campbell, December 15, 1947.
3. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 19.
4. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 30.
5. “Quebec Citadels Win Over JAHA Royals,” Montreal Gazette, November 7, 1947.
6. Conn Smythe to D. Pinard, December 12, 1947. Allan Stitt collection.
7. Selke to Campbell, December 15, 1947.
8. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 32.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 32.
11. Frank Orr, Great Goalies of Pro Hockey, p. 24.
12. Frank Orr and George Tracz, The Dominators, n.p.
13. Orr and Tracz, The Dominators.
14. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 41.
15. Lorne Worsley and Tim Moriarty, They Call Me Gump, pp. 11–12.
16. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 32.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 33.
2. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Michel Plante, December 8, 2000.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 33.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 33.
5. Douglas Hunter, A Breed Apart, p. 85.
6. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep196402.htm.
7. Elmer Lach, interview by the author, January 15, 2009.
8. “Plante Risked Wrist Operation in Effort to Gain Greatness,” Hockey News, April 10, 1954, p. 3.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 34.
10. Dick Irvin, In the Crease, p. 11.
11. “Plante Risked Wrist Operation,” p. 3.
12. “Plante Risked Wrist Operation,” p. 3.
13. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 34.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 35.
2. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 35.
3. “McNeil Out Indefinitely; Plante Takes Over,” Montreal Gazette, October 31, 1952, p. 29.
4. Dick Irvin Jr., interview by the author, September 29, 2008.
5. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 37.
6. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 38.
7. Elmer Ferguson, Montreal Herald, November 1, 1952, quoted in O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 38–39.
8. Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, p. 39.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 39–40.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 40.
11. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 40.
12. Dink Carroll, “Richard Fails to Break Record as Habs Win,” Montreal Gazette, November 3, 1952, p. 22.
13. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 40, 41.
14. Baz O’Meara, Montreal Star, November 3, 1952, quoted in O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 41.
1. TSN Profile, interview with Ken Reardon, 2001.
2. Jack Horrigan, “‘Jake the Snake’ Plante Big Boon to Buffalo Bisons,” Hockey News, February 7, 1953, p. 12.
3. Horrigan, “Jake the Snake,” p. 12.
4. Larry Bortstein, My Greatest Day in Hockey, p. 126.
5. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 45.
6. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 45.
7. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 46.
8. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 46.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 44–45.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 46.
11. Bud Booth, “Playoff Madness Grips Chicago, Frenzied Fans Envision Stanley Cup,” Hockey News, April 11, 1953, p. 2.
12. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 47.
13. Dick Irvin, Now Back to You, Dick, p. 59.
14. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 47.
15. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 47.
16. Don Cherry’s Grapevine, interview with Danny Gallivan, 2001.
17. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 48.
18. Bortstein, My Greatest Day, pp. 126, 128.
19. Baz O’Meara, Montreal Star, April 5, 1953, quoted in O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 48.
20. Dink Carroll, “Canadiens Rout Hawks 4–1 to Reach Stanley Cup Final,” Montreal Gazette, April 8, 1953, p. 21.
21. Douglas Hunter, A Breed Apart, p. 119.
22. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 51.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 52.
2. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 52.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 52–53.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 53.
5. Vince Lunny, “Plante Gains Big League Rating, Has Phenomenal 1.58 GA Average,” Hockey News, April 10, 1954, p. 2.
6. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 140.
7. Jack Horrigan, “When Plante Left Buffalo for Montreal He Expected to Be Back in a Few Days,” Hockey News, April 17, 1954, p. 8.
8. Lunny, “Plante Gains Big League Rating,” p. 2.
9. Lunny, “Plante Gains Big League Rating,” p. 2.
10. Lunny, “Plante Gains Big League Rating,” p. 2.
11. Pat Curran, “Bewildered Hero Says ‘Thanks’ as Pals Roar,” Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1954, p. 23.
12. Dick Irvin, The Habs, p. 105.
13. Irvin, The Habs, p. 107.
14. Irvin, The Habs, p. 111.
15. Irvin, The Habs, pp. 108–9.
16. “Plante Uncertain Starter in Cup Series Opener in Detroit,” Montreal Gazette, April 3, 1954, p. 23.
17. Dink Carroll, “Wings Strike Early, Jolt Habs 5–2, Lead Series,” Montreal Gazette, April 9, 1954, p. 22.
18. Baz O’Meara, Montreal Star, April 11, 1954, quoted in Brian Kendall, Shutout, p. 107.
19. “Irvin Undecided About Goalie? The Gloomy Dean Is Only Kidding,” Toronto Star, April 15, 1954, p. 20.
20. Irvin, The Habs, p. 111.
21. Pierre Proulx, La Presse, April 17, 1954, quoted in Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 141.
22. Dick Irvin, My 26 Stanley Cups, p. 63.
1. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
2. Douglas Hunter, A Breed Apart, p. 119.
3. Hunter, A Breed Apart, p. 119.
4. Pat Curran, “Habs Goalie Gerry McNeil Decides to Retire From Hockey,” Montreal Gazette, September 27, 1954, p. 27.
5. Curran, “Habs Goalie Gerry McNeil,” p. 27.
6. Vince Lunny, “History Repeats – McNeil Quits as Nerves Give Out!” Hockey News, October 9, 1954, p. 3.
7. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 54.
8. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 54.
9. “Dial ‘M’ for Montreal Misfortune!!!,” Toronto Star, September 28, 1954, p. 20.
10. “Plante, Defence Shine for High-Flying Habs,” Toronto Star, November 1, 1954, p. 18.
11. Chrys Goyens and Allan Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 94.
12. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 94.
13. Dick Irvin, The Habs, p. 116.
14. Béliveau, Goyens, and Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 100.
15. “Tears, Threats Flow Over Rocket,” Montreal Star, March 17, 1955, p. 50.
16. Irvin, The Habs, p. 122.
17. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 58.
18. Marcel Pronovost, interview by the author, November 29, 2008.
19. Dick Irvin, My 26 Stanley Cups, p. 71.
20. http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/hockey.
21. Frank Selke with H. Gordon Green, Behind the Cheering, p. 142.
22. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 65.
23. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 79.
24. Marcel Pronovost interview.
25. Selke and Green, Behind the Cheering, p. 144.
1. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, pp. 151–52.
2. Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 152.
3. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
4. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 68.
5. Eric Duhatschek, “Canadien Dream Team,” Hockey News, December 17, 1999, p. 14.
6. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 68.
7. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 69.
8. Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 153.
9. Dickie Moore interview.
10. Dickie Moore interview.
11. Andy O’Brien, “Andy O’Brien Says …,” Montreal Star, December 3, 1955, p. 55.
12. Duhatschek, “Canadien Dream Team,” p. 15.
13. “All Eyes on the Ice,” Sports Illustrated, January 23, 1956, p. 13.
14. Jacques Plante and Len Bramson, “Jacques Plante on Goaltending: It’s an Unpredictable Business,” Hockey Pictorial, February 1956, p. 33.
15. Plante and Bramson, “Jacques Plante on Goaltending,” p. 33.
16. Baz O’Meara, “Habs See Early Rout of Rangers After Sweep,” Montreal Star, March 26, 1956, p. 28.
17. Baz O’Meara, “‘Rocket’ Equals Assists Mark as Canucks Eliminate Blues,” Montreal Star, March 28, 1956, p. 62.
18. Ken Campbell, Habs Heroes, p. 40.
19. Brian Kendall, Shutout, pp. 135–36.
20. Baz O’Meara, “Habs Trounce Wings, Eye Stanley Cup Sweep,” Montreal Star, April 4, 1956, p. 63.
21. “Blake Praises Plante for Puck-Stopping Job,” Montreal Star, April 9, 1956, p. 18.
22. Baz O’Meara, “The Passing Sport Show,” Montreal Star, April 10, 1956, p. 28.
23. Baz O’Meara, “Habs Seen Heavy Favourites to End Wings’ Cup Domination,” Montreal Star, April 10, 1956, p. 28.
24. Baz O’Meara, “The Passing Sport Show,” Montreal Star, April 11, 1956, p. 54.
25. Baz O’Meara, “Canadiens Clip Red Wings to Grab Stanley Cup,” Montreal Star, April 11, 1956, p. 54.
26. Baz O’Meara, “The Passing Sport Show,” Montreal Star, April 11, 1956, p. 54.
27. Duhatschek, “Canadien Dream Team,” p. 15.
1. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 100.
2. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 119.
3. William Brown, Doug, p. 154.
4. Brown, Doug, p. 154.
5. Brown, Doug, p. 154.
6. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Scotty Bowman, December 8, 2000.
7. Ben Olan, “The Jacques Plante Story,” Hockey Illustrated, November 1962, p. 73.
8. “Habs Play, Think as Team – Blake,” Toronto Star, October 12, 1956, p. 26.
9. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 155.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 74.
11. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 74.
12. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 74.
13. Vince Lunny, “Acrobatic Jacques Plante Has Unique Style,” Hockey News, February 9, 1957, p. 3.
14. Baz O’Meara, “Four-goal Eruption by ‘Rocket’ Sinks Hub in Playoff Opener,” Montreal Star, April 8, 1957, p. 32.
15. John Devaney and Burt Goldblatt, The Stanley Cup, p. 165.
16. “Canadiens Set Sights on Stanley Cup Clincher,” Montreal Star, April 16, 1957, p. 52.
17. Milt Dunnell, “The Secret of Jake the Snake,” Toronto Star, April 12, 1957, p. 20.
1. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Jack Falla, December 8, 2000.
2. Milt Dunnell, “Jacques Sleeps Well, Eats Often,” Toronto Star, December 6, 1957, p. 28.
3. Red Fisher, “‘Boom Boom’ to Leave Hospital Within Two Weeks, Says Doctor,” Montreal Star, January 29, 1958, p. 36.
4. “Moore Suffers Broken Wrist, Tries Cast Against Rangers,” Montreal Star, February 21, 1958, p. 28.
5. Red Fisher, “Hodge Called to Replace Injured Jacques Plante,” Montreal Star, March 14, 1958, p. 54.
6. “Plante Says He Didn’t See Play Which Put Him on Injury List,” Montreal Star, March 15, 1958, p. 55.
7. Fisher, “Hodge Called,” p. 54.
8. Red Fisher, “Goyette, ‘Rocket’ Blast Playoff Lead for Habs,” Montreal Star, March 26, 1958, p. 52.
9. Red Fisher, “Wings Cup Hopes Fade After Habs’ Great Victory,” Montreal Star, March 31, 1958, p. 16.
10. Fisher, “Wings Cup Hopes Fade,” p. 16.
11. Red Fisher, “Playoff Pressure Performance Old ‘Hat’ to Fabulous Rocket,” Montreal Star, April 2, 1958, p. 56.
12. Red Fisher, “Quick Move by Béliveau Aids Habs’ First Cup Win,” Montreal Star, April 9, 1958, p. 54.
13. Red Burnett, “It Makes Me Feel Young: Rocket,” Toronto Star, April 18, 1958, p. 18.
14. Dick Irvin, My 26 Stanley Cups, p. 80.
15. Burnett, “It Makes Me Feel Young,” p. 18.
16. “Plante Breaks Down, Cries,” Toronto Star, April 21, 1958, p. 22.
1. Henri Richard, interview by the author, December 2, 2008.
2. Phil Goyette, interview by the author, October 5, 2008.
3. Ben Olan, “The Jacques Plante Story,” Hockey Illustrated, October 1962, p. 74.
4. Jean Béliveau, interview by the author, October 6, 2008.
5. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 135.
6. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
7. Jacques Plante, On Goaltending, p. i.
8. Henri Richard interview.
9. Phil Goyette interview.
10. Bob Duff, Without Fear, p. 33.
11. “Smythe May Gamble on Veteran Rollins, Hawk Deal Pending,” Toronto Star, June 3, 1958, p. 17.
12. “Report NHL May Keep Goalie in Net,” Toronto Star, June 2, 1958, p. 22.
13. Jean Béliveau interview.
14. Kenneth Rudeen, “The Habs Have Put It On Ice,” Sports Illustrated, February 17, 1958, p. 32.
15. Red Fisher, “Plante Rises to Heights,” Montreal Star, October 27, 1958, p. 21.
16. Red Fisher, “‘Long Walk’ for Goalie,” Montreal Star, November 3, 1958, p. 27.
17. Fisher, “‘Long Walk,’” p. 27.
18. Jim Proudfoot, “Jacques’ Jitters Woe for Toe,” Toronto Star, November 12, 1958, p. 24.
19. “Canadiens Watch Last Season’s Film to Get in ‘Winning’ Mood for Playoffs,” Montreal Star, March 24, 1959, p. 32.
20. Chrys Goyens and Allan Turowetz, Lions in Winter, p. 118.
21. “Pilous Praises Effort by Skov,” Montreal Star, March 30, 1959, p. 31.
22. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 34.
23. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes and Me, p. 146.
24. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 135.
25. Dick Irvin, The Habs, p. 167.
26. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 136.
27. “Selke Hopes Rivalry Won’t Cause Flareup,” Montreal Star, April 9, 1959, p. 48.
28. Dick Irvin, My 26 Stanley Cups, p. 80.
1. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 17.
2. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 72.
3. “Masked Marvel,” Time, November 23, 1959.
4. Glen Liebman, Hockey Shorts, p. 147.
5. Kenneth Rudeen, “A Long, Cold Road to Fame,” Sports Illustrated, January 12, 1959, p. 32.
6. Rudeen, “A Long, Cold Road,” p. 32.
7. Andy Bathgate, interview by the author, September 16, 2008.
8. Red Fisher, “The Night Jacques Plante Made Goaltending History,” www.NHL.com, November 1, 2007.
9. Andy Bathgate interview.
10. Fisher, “The Night Jacques Plante Made Goaltending History.”
11. Red Fisher, Hockey Heroes, and Me, p. 165.
12. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 14.
13. Bob Carter, “Plante Changed Goaltending,” www.espn.com, 2007.
14. Hockey News, October 3, 1959, p. 8.
15. Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 166.
16. Hockey News, October 10, 1959, pp. 6, 12.
17. Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 166.
18. “Plante Plumps for Face Masks for All Goalies,” Hockey Pictorial, October 1959, p. 29.
19. Charlie Halpin, “Jacques Plante Wants to Be the Man in the Mask,” Hockey Pictorial, November 1959, p. 10.
20. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 15.
21. Dick Irvin, In the Crease, p. 12.
22. Roch Carrier, Our Life with the Rocket, p. 284.
23. Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 165.
1. Jean Béliveau, interview by the author, October 6, 2008.
2. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 143.
3. “Monster,” Toronto Star, October 3, 1959, p. 35.
4. Arthur Pincus, The Official Illustrated NHL History, p. 94.
5. Stan Fischler, “Masked Marvel Plante Will Be Missed,” Hockey News, March 14, 1986, p. 6.
6. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 144.
7. Stan Fischler, “More Chatter Brings Big ‘Never’ from Little Gump,” Hockey News, November 14, 1959, p. 5.
8. Fischler, “More Chatter,” p. 5.
9. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 166.
10. Kevin Allen and Bob Duff, Without Fear, p. 31.
11. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 16.
12. Bob Carter, “More Info on Jacques Plante,” www.espn.com, March 21, 1951.
13. Milt Dunnell, “About Masks, Men and Underwear,” Toronto Star, November 5, 1959, p. 12.
14. Fischler, “More Chatter,” p. 5.
15. Red Fisher, “The Night Jacques Plante Made Goaltending History,” www.NHL.com, November 1, 2007.
16. “Masked Marvel,” Time, November 23, 1959.
17. Fischler, “More Chatter,” p. 5.
18. Fred Addis, “The Year of the Mask: 1959–60,” SIHR Hockey Research Journal 2005, p. 42.
19. Bob Duff, “Do Fewer Stitches Mean More Red Lights?” Hockey News Special Edition: Greatest Masks of All Time, 2008, p. 53.
20. Arturo F. Gonzalez Jr., “Hockey’s Faceless Wonder,” Modern Man, November 1960.
21. “Masked Marvel,” Time, November 23, 1959.
22. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 17–18.
23. Red Fisher, “Plante Hits New Heights,” Montreal Star, November 2, 1959, p. 18.
24. “Jacques Plante to Wear Mask Against Rangers Tonight,” Montreal Gazette, November 5, 1959, p. 20.
25. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 146.
26. Hockey 1964: Official Sports Magazine.
27. “A Lifesaver Plante Says of His Mask,” Toronto Star, September 29, 1983.
28. Charlie Halpin, “‘Pocket’ Real Vet as Habs Clutch Clouter,” Hockey News, December 5,1959, p. 5.
29. Halpin, “‘Pocket’ Real Vet,” p. 5.
30. Charlie Halpin, “Now it Can Be Told: Toe Would Like Plante to Junk His Mask,” Hockey News, January 2, 1960, p. 2.
31. Red Fisher, “Plante Checks Hot Leafs as ‘Pocket’ Scores Brace,” Montreal Star, December 31, 1959, p. 13.
32. Jim Proudfoot, “Victory Never Has Been That Important – Selke,” Toronto Star, December 30, 1959, p. 13.
33. Hal Bock, Save! p. 39.
34. Charlie Halpin, “Plante on Hot Seat in Vezina Cup Race,” Hockey News, March 19, 1960, p. 1.
35. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Is Unmasked He Still Gets Beaten,” Toronto Star, March 9, 1960, p. 10.
36. “Plante Still Likes Mask,” Toronto Star, March 9, 1960, p. 10.
37. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 13.
38. Jim Hunt, The Men in the Nets, p. 26.
39. Halpin, “Plante on Hot Seat,” p. 1.
40. Halpin, “Plante on Hot Seat,” p. 1.
41. Halpin, “Plante on Hot Seat,” p. 1.
1. Red Fisher, interview by the author, September 6, 2008.
2. Red Fisher, “McNeil Happy Plante Played,” Montreal Star, March 21, 1960, p. 24.
3. “Goalers’ Duels Shaping Up for Stanley Cup Playoffs,” Montreal Star, March 22, 1960, p. 32.
4. Red Fisher, “Hull Rated Likely Starter as Hawks Seek ‘Equalizer,’” Montreal Star, March 25, 1960, p. 53.
5. Red Fisher, “Habs’ Harvey Sheds ‘Goat’ Horns as Overtime Goal Beats Hawks,” Montreal Star, March 28, 1960, p. 27.
6. Fisher, “Habs’ Harvey,” p. 27.
7. Red Fisher, “Habs Win Away From Final as ‘Kids’ Scalp Chihawks,” Montreal Star, March 30, 1960, p. 53.
8. Red Fisher, “Habs Hope Plante Retains Edge,” Montreal Star, March 31, 1960, p. 62.
9. Red Fisher, “Sweep Chihawks in Four Games,” Montreal Star, April 1, 1960, p. 26.
10. Fisher, “Sweep Chihawks,” p. 26.
11. Red Burnett, “Big Difference Is Down the Middle,” Toronto Star, April 11, 1960, p. 10.
12. Red Burnett, “Can Leafs Stop 4-game Sweep?” Toronto Star, April 13, 1960, p. 14.
13. Red Fisher, “Rocket Grabs Ice Souvenir ‘Just in Case’ – Habs Romp,” Montreal Star,
14. April 13, 1960, p. 64. 14 Red Fisher, “Says Goaler Key to Canucks’ Success,” Montreal Star, April 14, 1960, p. 60.
15. Fisher, “Says Goaler Key,” p. 60.
16. Milt Dunnell, “Wondering with Monsieur Plante,” Toronto Star, April 13, 1960, p. 14.
17. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 162.
18. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Tom Johnson, December 8, 2000.
19. Dick Irvin, The Habs, p. 147.
20. Red Fisher interview.
21. “Jacques Plante,” The Canadians, interview with Red Fisher, 2000.
1. Maurice Richard and Stan Fischler, The Flying Frenchmen, pp. 289–90.
2. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 81.
3. Red Fisher, “It’s Up to Plante Says Canuck Coach Over Mask Problem,” Montreal Star, November 3, 1960, p. 60.
4. “Canadiens Goalie Plante on ‘Hot Seat,’” Montreal Star, November 12, 1960, p. 61.
5. Red Fisher, “Close Call for Plante,” Montreal Star, November 14, 1960, p. 36.
6. Dick Bacon, “Blake Gives Jacques Vote of Confidence Despite GA Record,” Hockey News, November 19, 1960, p. 7.
7. Milt Dunnell, “Arab Plante and Camel Hodge,” Toronto Star, December 7, 1960, p. 18.
8. “Canuck Goalie Plante Still Bothered By Knee,” Montreal Star, December 10, 1960, p. 54.
9. Red Fisher, “Plante Wants Job Back,” Montreal Star, January 5, 1961, p. 61.
10. Red Fisher, “Plante Agrees Hodge Remain in Canucks’ Nets,” Montreal Star, January 7, 1961, p. 21.
11. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 85–86.
12. Jack Olsen, “Hero’s Humiliation in Montreal,” Sports Illustrated, February 6, 1961.
13. Lloyd McGowan, “Plante’s Antics Boost Crowds for Circuit,” Montreal Star, February 6, 1961, p. 13.
14. Olsen, “Hero’s Humiliation.”
15. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 87.
16. Red Burnett, “When Plante’s in Best Form Then Habs Are Unbeatable,” Toronto Star, February 16, 1961, p. 16.
1. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 163.
2. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 163.
3. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, pp. 176–77, 178, 180.
4. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
5. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 165.
6. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 165.
7. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 165.
8. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 165.
9. Red Fisher, “Habs’ News All Bad as Black Hawks Up and ‘Boomer’ Down,” Montreal Star, April 3, 1961, p. 26.
10. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 165.
11. Charlie Halpin, Montreal Star, April 5, 1961.
12. Dick Irvin, The Habs, p. 169.
13. Geoffrion and Fischler, Boom Boom, pp. 167–68.
14. “Selke Says Big ‘Chop’ Coming in Habs’ Camp,” Montreal Star, April 6, 1961, p. 39.
15. Ben Olan, “The Jacques Plante Story,” Hockey Illustrated, November 1962, p. 73.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 88.
2. Réjean Houle, interview by the author, December 29, 2008.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 90.
4. Pat Curran, “Where Would Canucks Be Without Plante?” Hockey News, March 10, 1962, p. 3.
5. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 172.
6. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, pp. 168–69.
7. “Plante Habs’ Saver,” Toronto Star, December 28, 1961, p. 18.
8. Curran, “Where Would Canucks Be,” p. 3.
9. Leo Monahan, “Prize Goalie Plante Shoots for Three Awards,” Sporting News, February 28, 1962, sect. 2, p. 5.
10. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Jack Falla, December 8, 2000.
11. Red Burnett, “Stanley Cup Pressure Nightmare for Goalies,” Toronto Star, March 31, 1962.
12. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 124.
13. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 93.
1. Red Fisher, Hockey, Heroes, and Me, p. 15.
2. Jean Béliveau, interview by the author, October 6, 2008.
3. Michael Ulmer, Canadiens Captains, p. 8.
4. Ulmer, Canadiens Captains, p. 17.
5. Fisher, Hockey, Heroes and Me, p. 18.
6. Red Fisher, “Frisky Bruins Belt Sick Goalie Plante as Perreault Stars,” Montreal Star, October 12, 1962, p. 48.
7. Red Fisher, “A Warning for Plante,” Montreal Star, October 15, 1962, p. 62.
8. Leo Monahan, “Masked Marvel Sawchuk – Master Netminder,” Sporting News, November 24, 1962, sec. 2, p. 9.
9. Jim Hynes and Gary Smith, Saving Face, p. 58.
10. Cesare Maniago, interview by the author, December 12, 2008.
11. Red Fisher, “Plante Hits Peak Form,” Montreal Star, December 6, 1962, p. 52.
12. Red Fisher, “Warns Habs to Topple Toronto,” Montreal Star, February 3, 1963, p. 18.
13. Red Fisher, “Plante Stirs More Fuss,” Montreal Star, February 12, 1963, p. 64.
14. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante’s Health of Deep Concern to the Canadiens,” Toronto Star, February 11, 1963, p. 10.
15. Milt Dunnell, “A Cashier and a Psychiatrist,” Toronto Star, February 21, 1963, p. 10.
16. Red Fisher, “Habs Finally ‘Underdogs,’” Montreal Star, March 26, 1963, p. 49.
17. Red Fisher, “Leafs Whip Canadiens in Cup Start,” Montreal Star, March 27, 1963, p. 66.
18. Red Fisher, “Will Handle Goaling if Plante’s Ailing,” Montreal Star, March 28, 1963, p. 72.
19. “Plante Says Habs Haven’t a Leader,” Montreal Star, March 28, 1963, p. 72.
20. Red Fisher, “No Scoring, No Goaling Spell Habs Elimination,” Montreal Star, April 5, 1963, p. 30.
21. Red Fisher, “Blake Needs Rest Period,” Montreal Star, April 5, 1963, p. 30.
1. Hugh Townsend, “Plante Doesn’t Expect Major Shakeup of Habs,” Halifax Chronicle-Herald, June 3, 1963.
2. Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, p. 124.
3. Phil Goyette, interview by the author, October 5, 2008.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 104.
5. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 104.
6. D’Arcy Jenish, The Montreal Canadiens, p. 170.
7. Red Fisher, “Big Trade Took Time,” Montreal Star, June 5, 1963, p. 62.
8. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 103.
9. Frank Orr, interview by the author, January 9, 2009.
10. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
11. Henri Richard, interview by the author, December 2, 2008.
12. Cesare Maniago, interview by the author, December 12, 2008.
13. Frank Orr interview.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 101.
2. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 102.
3. Leo Monahan, “Free-for-All Forecast in NHL Race,” Sporting News, October 12, 1963, p. 15.
4. Emile Francis, interview by the author, April 18, 2009.
5. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 106.
6. Emile Francis interview.
7. Red Fisher, “Plante Waiting for ‘Boom’ to Explode with Hard Shot,” Montreal Star, October 12, 1963, p. 61.
8. Red Fisher, “Plante Adds New Sparkle to Rangers,” Montreal Star, October 11, 1963, p. 40.
9. Fisher, “Plante Waiting for ‘Boom,’” p. 61.
10. Fisher, “Plante Waiting For ‘Boom,’” p. 61.
11. Red Fisher, “‘Boom Boom’ Leads Habs Over Rangers, Suffers Locked Hip,” Montreal Star, October 15, 1963, p. 33.
12. Stan Fischler, “Plante Not Talking Anymore – About Habs,” Hockey News, November 16, 1963, p. 8.
13. Bernard Geoffrion and Stan Fischler, Boom Boom, p. 189.
14. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 107.
15. Fischler, “Plante Not Talking,” p. 8.
16. Stan Fischler, “Masked Netminder Given Standing Ovation,” Hockey News, October 26, 1963, p. 1.
17. Fischler, “Masked Netminder,” p. 1.
18. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 109.
19. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 109.
20. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 108.
21. Andy Bathgate, interview by the author, September 16, 2008.
22. Earl Ingarfield Sr., interview by the author, February 25, 2009.
23. Dick Duff, interview by the author, February 11, 2009.
24. Andy Bathgate interview.
25. Andy Bathgate interview.
26. Harry Howell, interview by the author, September 7, 2008.
27. Red Fisher, “Blues Happy When Plante’s Ailing,” Montreal Star, March 9, 1964, p. 42.
28. “Plante Ordered to Play – Temp 102,” Hockey News, March 14, 1964, p. 1.
29. Frank Moritsugu, “‘Hamlet’ to Be Repeated in Fall,” Toronto Star, April 22, 1964, p. 36.
30. Frank Orr, interview by the author, January 9, 2009.
31. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 113–14.
32. “Rangers Send Plante to Baltimore in AHL,” Montreal Star, October 9, 1964, p. 43.
33. Emile Francis interview.
34. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 114.
35. John Steadman, Baltimore Sun, 1964, quoted in O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 115.
36. Gerry Cheevers, interview by the author, September 20, 2008.
37. “Goal Comes with Only 44 Seconds Left,” Baltimore Sun, October 26, 1964, p. 19.
38. Emile Francis interview.
39. Milt Dunnell, “The Atmosphere Is Unfriendly,” Toronto Star, March 1, 1965, p. 13.
40. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 116.
41. Bryan Hextall to the author, December 2008.
42. Albert Fisher, “Final Goal by Schinkel in Overtime,” Baltimore Sun, April 1, 1965, p. 31.
43. Albert Fisher, “Baltimore Takes 2–0 Series Lead,” Baltimore Sun, April 3, 1965, p. 15.
1. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 117.
2. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 118.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 118.
4. Red Burnett, “Plante Retirement May Benefit Maniago,” Toronto Star, June 8, 1965, p. 12.
5. “Plante Retires, Decides He’s Had Enough,” Hockey News, July 1965, p. 7.
6. Hal Bock, Save!, p. 52.
7. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 119.
8. Burnett, “Plante Retirement,” p. 12.
9. “Plante Keeps NHL Guessing With Retirement Disclosure,” Montreal Star, June 8, 1965, p. 26.
10. Burnett, “Plante Retirement,” p. 12.
11. “Plante Keeps NHL Guessing,” p. 26.
12. Emile Francis, interview by the author, April 18, 2009.
13. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 120.
14. “Jacques Plante,” The Canadians, interview with Michel Plante, 2000.
15. Jim Hynes and Gary Smith, Saving Face, p. 54.
16. Dickie Moore, interview by the author, November 14, 2008.
17. Gil Smith, “‘No Comeback for Me’ Says Plante,” Hockey News, October 23, 1965, p. 11.
18. Red Fisher, interview by the author, September 6, 2008.
19. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 7.
20. Scotty Bowman, interview by the author, February 7, 2009.
21. “Plante in Lineup Against Russians,” Montreal Star, December 9, 1965, p. 21.
22. Gil Smith, “Ex-NHL Goalie Jacques Plante Ready for Comeback against Russian Team,” Hockey News, December 18, 1965, p. 8.
23. “Pro-bolstered Junior Habs Loom Big Test for Russians,” Montreal Star, December 14, 1965, p. 24.
24. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 7.
25. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 8.
26. Charlie Boire, “Plante Puts on Dazzling Show as Junior Habs Stop Russians,” Montreal Star, December 16, 1965, p. 61.
27. Boire, “Plante Puts on Dazzling Show,” p. 61.
28. “Plante Best We’ve Met: Russ Coach,” Toronto Star, December 16, 1965, p. 14.
29. Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, p. 150.
30. George Hanson, “Goalie Not Tempted to Try Amateurs,” Montreal Star, December 16, 165, p. 61.
31. Hanson, “Goalie Not Tempted,” p. 61.
1. Dick Irvin Jr., Now Back to You Dick, pp. 225–26.
2. Dick Irvin, interview by the author, September 29, 2008.
3. Brad Kurtzberg, Shorthanded, p. 90.
4. Spence Conley, “Plante Impresses in Comeback But Sudden Exit Puzzles Seals,” Hockey News, October 14, 1967, p. 2.
5. Joe Walker, “Seals Show Improvement, Play L.A. Kings to Tie,” Port Huron Times Herald, September 22, 1967, sect. B, p. 1.
6. Kurtzberg, Shorthanded, p. 8.
7. Conley, “Plante Impresses,” p. 2.
8. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 125.
9. Scotty Bowman, interview by the author, February 9, 2009.
1. Scotty Bowman, interview by the author, February 7, 2009.
2. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 130.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 130.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 131, 132.
5. Geoffrey Fisher, “Plante Confesses He Came Back Because He Missed It,” Hockey News, November 2, 1968, p. 3.
6. Stan Fischler, Saga of the St. Louis Blues, p. 42.
7. Milt Dunnell, “Age Now an Asset in Goaling Trade,” Toronto Star, December 20, 1968, p. 15.
8. Dick Irvin, In the Crease, p. 67.
9. Donald Berms, “Blues Zero Heroes – Glenn Hall – Jacques Plante,” St. Louis Blues Program, January 30, 1969, pp. 50–51.
10. Scotty Bowman interview.
11. Al Arbour, interview by the author, March 22, 2009.
12. Scott Bowman interview.
13. Irvin, In the Crease, p. 124.
14. Frank St. Marseille, interview by the author, March 5, 2009.
15. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 135.
16. Irvin, In the Crease, p. 124.
17. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 134.
18. Scotty Bowman interview.
19. Scotty Bowman interview.
20. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Admits This Season He Never Played Better in Goal,” Hockey News, May 10, 1969, p. 13.
21. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 137.
22. Dick Irvin, Behind the Bench, p. 171.
23. Scotty Bowman interview.
24. Frank St. Marseille interview.
25. Victor Berns, “Plante Still ‘Mr. Spectacular,’ Not Slowing Down Despite Age 41,” Hockey News, February 20, 1970, p. 2.
26. Red Burnett, “Bobby Hull with Keon, Ellis Ruel’s Idea of a Great Line,” Toronto Star, January 22, 1970, p. 20.
27. Gump Worsley and Tim Moriarty, They Call Me Gump, p. 105.
1. Leo Monahan, “Got Those St. Louis Blues,” Sports Illustrated, May 18, 1970.
2. Andy O’Brien and Jacques Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 140.
3. Red Fisher, “Red Fisher’s Column,” Montreal Star, May 5, 1970, p. 32.
4. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 141.
5. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 142.
6. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 142.
7. Red Burnett, “Plante’s New Mask Grotesque But Great,” Toronto Star, June 9, 1970, p. 17.
8. Bill Libby, “An Improbable Hero,” Hockey News, April 23, 1971, p. 8.
9. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 146.
10. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 146.
11. Burnett, “Plante’s New Mask,” p. 17.
12. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Seen Ready for New Challenge, Aims at 50 Games,” Hockey News, October 16, 1970, p. 28.
13. Brad Selwood, interview by the author, March 12, 2009.
14. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 148.
15. Gerry Cheevers and Trent Frayne, Goaltender, p. 92.
16. Brad Selwood interview.
17. Bob Baun and Anne Logan, Lowering the Boom, p. 217.
18. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, pp. 148–49.
19. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 149.
20. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 149.
21. Red Burnett, “Gump at Birth of Mask But He’s Still a Holdout,” Toronto Star, October 31, 1970, p. 40.
22. Cheevers and Frayne, Goaltender, p. 92.
23. Howard Berger, Maple Leaf Moments, p. 257.
24. Bernie Parent, Bill Fleischman, and Sonny Schwartz, Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! p. 98.
25. “One on One with Bernie Parent,” www.legendsofhockey.net, November 7, 2005.
26. Parent, Fleischman, and Schwartz, Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! p. 115.
27. Red Burnett, “Plante Home for Treatment,” Toronto Star, March 26, 1971, p. 12.
28. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Still Finest Goalie in Pro Hockey NHL Coaches Opinion in Star Poll,” Toronto Star, March 13, 1971, p. 49.
29. Stan Fischler, Go Leafs, Go! p. 25.
30. Emile Francis, interview by the author, April 18, 2009.
31. Milt Dunnell, “The Impossible Is Jacques’ Job,” Toronto Star, April 15, 1971, p. 14.
32. Red Burnett, “Jacques Plante Runs Out of Miracles,” Toronto Star, April 16, 1971, p. 14.
33. Burnett, “Jacques Plante Runs Out of Miracles,” p. 14.
34. Jeff Z. Klein and Karl-Eric Reif, The Hockey Compendium, pp. 100, 102.
1. Brian Mockler, “The Great Plante Gave Pro Hockey a Whole New Look,” Toronto Star, March 5, 1986, p. B2.
2. Dan Proudfoot, “What Will the Great Jacques Plante Do Next?” Hockey Pictorial, February 1972, p. 46.
3. O’Brien and Plante, The Jacques Plante Story, p. 183.
4. Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, p. 169.
5. Frank Orr, Great Goalies of Pro Hockey, p. 28.
6. Vladislav Tretiak, Tretiak, p. 51.
7. Orr, Great Goalies of Pro Hockey, p. 147.
8. Orr, Great Goalies of Pro Hockey, p. 147.
9. Frank Orr, “Plante Passes on Tricks of Trade,” Toronto Star, November 21, 1972, p. 26.
10. Leo Monahan, “Goalie Plante Bruins’ Lifesaver at 44,” Toronto Star, March 24, 1973, p. 13.
11. Frank Orr, “Plante Is Bruin Playoff Key at 44,” Toronto Star, March 31, 1973, p. 47.
12. Leo Monahan, “Goalie Plante Bruins’ Lifesaver,” p. 13.
13. “But Imlach Claims Goaltender Is Through,” Montreal Star, March 5, 1973, p. B-1.
14. Stan Fischler, “Speaking Out on Hockey,” Sporting News, April 28, 1973, p. 41.
15. Mark Mulvoy, “War for the Inscrutable East,” Sports Illustrated, April 16, 1973, p. 30.
1. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Turns Down Quebec Offer,” Toronto Star, April 10, 1973, p. 32.
2. “Nordiques Sign Jacques Plante,” Toronto Star, May 3, 1973, p. 17.
3. “Nordiques Sign Jacques Plante,” Toronto Star, p. 17.
4. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 228.
5. Jacques Plante to Harry Sinden, August 8, 1973. Allan Stitt collection.
6. Jacques Plante to Clarence Campbell, March 21, 1974. Allan Stitt collection.
7. Harry Sinden to Clarence Campbell, April 4, 1974. Allan Stitt collection.
8. Clarence Campbell to Harry Sinden, August 2, 1974. Allan Stitt collection.
1. Jim Kernaghan, “Jacques Plante Yearns to Play,” Toronto Star, October 4, 1973, p. C05.
2. Réjean Houle, interview by the author, December 29, 2008.
3. Ed Willes, The Rebel League, p. 163.
4. “Nordiques in Big Shakeup as President, Plante Quit,” Toronto Star, May 3, 1974, p. C02.
5. Claude Larochelle, Le Soleil, May 5, 1974, as quoted in Raymond Plante, Jacques Plante, p. 182.
6. Bill Hunter with Bob Weber, Wild Bill, p. 233.
7. Wayne Overland, “Plante’s Goal: Survival,” Edmonton Journal, November 7, 1974.
8. Terry Jones, “Practising Plante Knocked Out,” Edmonton Journal, December 13, 1974, p. 73.
9. “Jacques Plante,” The Canadians, interview with Bill Hunter, 2000.
10. Jones, “Practising Plante,” p. 73.
11. Jones, “Practising Plante,” p. 73.
12. Terry Jones, “Plante Plans to Play, ‘Definitely’ His Last,” Edmonton Journal, April 4, 1975, p. 69.
13. “Jacques Plante,” ESPN SportsCentury, interview with Michel Plante, December 8, 2000.
1. Jay Greenberg, “Flyer Goal in Good Hands: Bernie and Wayne,” Sporting News, January 28, 1978, p. 29.
2. Greenberg, “Flyer Goal in Good Hands,” p. 32.
3. Rex MacLeod, “Flyers’ Goalie Too Young for Neuroses,” Toronto Star, February 27, 1980, p. B03.
4. “Jacques Plante,” The Canadians, interview with Michel Plante, 2000.
5. Milt Dunnell, “A Lifesaver Plante Says of His Mask,” Toronto Star, September 29, 1983, p. F1.
6. CFCF News, interview with Jacques Plante, October 1983.
7. Jim Proudfoot, “Plante Student Passes Exams as NHL Goalie,” Toronto Star, March 28, 1985, p. H1.
8. CFCF News, interview with Rick Wamsley, October 1983.
9. Michel Roy, Patrick Roy, p. 149.
1. Frank Orr, “Bloodshed a Common Bond for Hockey Hall of Famers,” Toronto Star, September 14, 1978, p. B01.
2. “Jacques Plante, 57, Dies, Called ‘Best Ever’ Goalie,” Toronto Star, February 28, 1986, p. B3.
3. Tom Wheatley, “Blues Hire Plante to Coach Goaltenders,” Hockey News, January 31, 1986, p. 27.
4. “Jacques Plante, 57, Dies,” p. B3.
5. “Jacques Plante, 57, Dies,” p. B3.
6. Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens, and Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 288.
7. Béliveau, Goyens, and Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, p. 290.
1. “Jacques Plante, 57, Dies, Called ‘Best Ever’ Goalie,” Toronto Star, February 28, 1986, p. B3.
2. “Jacques Plante: Hockey’s Masked Legend,” Montreal Gazette, February 28, 1986, p. D1.
3. Red Fisher, “Former Habs Goalie Jacques Plante Dead at 57,” Montreal Gazette, February 28, 1985, p. 1.
4. Daniel Okrent, “The 10 Most Influential Athletes of the Century,” Time, June 14, 1999.