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| 1968 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Michel
Plasse
Selected in first round
No.
1 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born June 1, 1948.
Died December 30, 2006
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-11 Weight:
172
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Drummondville (QJHL)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: New Glasgow, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1967-68 |
Drummondville | QJHL |
30 | n/a |
2.10 | 3 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QJHL
GAA Leader: 1967-68 (Drummondville) (2.10 GAA) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 30, 1971 (Los Angeles at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 30 (St. Louis); 1 (Montreal); 1, 31
(Kansas City/Colorado); 31 (Pittsburgh); 1 (Quebec)
Stanley
Cup: 1973 (Montreal). Playing Status: Retired
1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | | 1971-1982 | STL,
MON, KC/ COL, PIT, QUE | 299 | 92-136-54 | 3.79 | 2 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | W-L | GAA | SO | SV% | | 1976-1981 | PIT,
QUE | 4 | 1-2 | 2.77 | 1 | n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Colorado Player of Year (Three-Stars Leader):
1976-77
Colorado Most Popular Player: 1976-77
Miscellaneous:
Held former Pittsburgh record of 22 saves in a period. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Cleveland (AHL);
Jacksonville (EHL); Kansas City (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Hershey (AHL);
Hampton, Philadelphia (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1972 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
AHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1972 (Nova Scotia) (12 wins)
AHL
Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1972 (Nova Scotia) (3 shutouts)
AHL
Playoffs GAA Leader: 1972 (Nova Scotia) (1.25 GAA)
CHL Playoffs Goalie Games/Minutes Leader: 1980 (Fort
Worth)
CHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1980 (Fort Worth) (8 wins)
CHL
Playoffs Shutouts Co-leader: 1980 (Fort Worth) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous: Became first professional goalie to
score a goal when he scored for Kansas City (CHL) in a game against Oklahoma
City on Feb. 21, 1971. While clearing a loose puck with 44 seconds left in a
2-1 game, he flipped it all the way down the ice into the opposing goal. ...
Died of a heart attack in Ile du Pas, Quebec, at age 58. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| LOAN/EXPANSION: Montreal loaned Plasse to St.
Louis for cash on Dec. 11, 1970. Montreal got him back on Aug. 23, 1971.
Montreal lost Plasse when it left him unprotected for the 1974 NHL
Expansion Draft and he was claimed by Kansas City on June 12, 1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '68 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
15 | | Defense: |
6 | | Goaltenders: |
3 | | Major Junior: |
16 | | College Players: |
4 |
| Canadian: |
22 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
2 |
| U.S.-Born: |
1 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
10 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
2 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
2 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
| Olympians: |
0 |
| Picks Traded: |
1 |
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