The shoot-and-chase approach had become big in hockey. Teams would come up to the blue line and shoot the puck around our boards deep in our zone, then swarm in after it forechecking, trying to regain possession. — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
Our four defensemen all had flaws: one couldn't skate backwards, one couldn't turn to his left, one couldn't turn to his right, and the fourth couldn't pass the puck accurately to our blue line. Somebody had to clear the loose… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
Suppose you were working at your job one day, and you made a little mistake. Then all of a sudden a red light went… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
If you jump out of a plane without a parachute, does that make you brave? No, I think that makes you stupid. I will… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
Hockey is an art. It requires speed, precision, and strength like other sports, but it also demands an extraordinary intelligence to develop a logical… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
I am getting old, but it works in this job. I'm so slow now that I can't get out of the way of the… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
The shoot-and-chase approach had become big in hockey. Teams would come up to the blue line and shoot the puck around our boards deep… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
Our four defensemen all had flaws: one couldn't skate backwards, one couldn't turn to his left, one couldn't turn to his right, and the… — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
You had no mask, and the coach kept telling you, 'Use your head.' And I did. — Jacques Plante Copy Share Image
