The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
One of the greatest goalies ever, Jacques Plante autographed in black ballpoint this full-page action shot of himself with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The picture is an original program magazine page from 1972 that features a bilingual Plante bio on the reverse, along with two more action shots and a picture of Plante in a Maple Leafs uniform without his mask on. The Hall-of-Famer won six Stanley Cups with Montreal, a record for NHL goalies that has only been matched by Ken Dryden. Traded by the Canadiens to the Rangers after the 1962-63 season, Plante retired after two years in New York. He made a comeback in 1968, teaming up with Glenn Hall for two seasons in St. Louis before moving on to Toronto. Plante posted an outstanding 1.88 goals-against-average in the first of three seasons with the Maple Leafs, who traded him to Boston late in the 1972-73 season. After coaching the WHAs Quebec Nordiques the following season, he made one final comeback in the rival league, appearing in 40 games with Edmonton in 1974-75.
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