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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 (NHL) 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 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.
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 Stanley Cup playoff games, conceding 9 goals in 195 minutes at a rate of 2.77, including 1 shutout. Plasse won the 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
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1965–66 | Drummondville Rangers | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Drummondville Rangers | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Drummondville Rangers | QJHL | 30 | — | — | — | 1800 | 63 | 3 | 2.10 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 600 | 32 | 1 | 3.20 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Drummondville Rangers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 | 19 | 0 | 4.56 | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 320 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Jacksonville Rockets | EHL | 61 | — | — | — | 3660 | 297 | 0 | 4.87 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 16 | — | — | — | 960 | 42 | 0 | 2.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 36 | — | — | — | 2036 | 94 | 1 | 2.77 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 912 | 19 | 3 | 1.25 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 932 | 40 | 0 | 2.58 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 839 | 57 | 0 | 4.08 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 24 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1420 | 96 | 0 | 4.06 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1094 | 73 | 0 | 4.00 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 3096 | 178 | 2 | 3.45 | .890 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | .914 | ||
| 1975–76 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 278 | 25 | 0 | 5.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 54 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2986 | 190 | 0 | 3.82 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 25 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1383 | 90 | 0 | 3.90 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 423 | 31 | 0 | 4.39 | .854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 41 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 2302 | 152 | 0 | 3.96 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 327 | 26 | 0 | 4.77 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 32 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1632 | 113 | 0 | 4.15 | — | 14 | 8 | 5 | 827 | 41 | 1 | 2.97 | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1933 | 118 | 0 | 3.66 | .876 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .833 | ||
| 1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 388 | 35 | 0 | 5.41 | .820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 444 | 32 | 0 | 4.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 299 | 92 | 136 | 54 | 16,760 | 1058 | 2 | 3.79 | .881 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 9 | 1 | 2.77 | .909 | ||||
"Plasse's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
