Michel Plasse

Michel Pierre Plasse (June 1, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec – December 30, 2006, in Île du Pas, Quebec) was a Canadian professional goaltender.
==Playing Career==
Plasse played in the National Hockey League 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). 
On February 21, 1971, the Oklahoma City Blazers were trailing the Kansas City 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 play-off games, conceding 9 goals in 195 minutes at a rate of 2.77 including 1 shutout. Plasse won one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1973.
==Death==
Plasse died of a heart attack on December 30, 2006.
==Career Statistics==
Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct
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1968-69 Cleveland Barons AHL 7 320 27 0 0 5.40 0 0 0 0 0.000
1970-71 Kansas City Blues CHL 16 960 42 1 0 2.63 0 0 0 0 0.000
1970-71 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 60 3 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 33 0.917
1971-72 Nova-Scotia Voyageurs AHL 36 2036 94 2 1 2.77 0 0 0 0 0.000
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17 932 40 1 0 2.58 11 2 3 0 0.000
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 839 57 0 0 4.08 7 4 2 0 0.000
1974-75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 24 1420 96 2 0 4.06 4 16 3 0 0.000
1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20 1094 73 0 0 4.00 9 5 4 0 0.000
1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 55 3096 178 1 2 3.45 24 19 10 1480 0.893
1976-77 Colorado Rockies NHL 54 2986 190 3 0 3.82 12 29 10 0 0.000
1977-78 Colorado Rockies NHL 25 1383 90 2 0 3.90 3 12 8 0 0.000
1978-79 Colorado Rockies NHL 41 2302 152 6 0 3.96 9 29 2 0 0.000
1979-80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 32 1632 113 1 0 4.15 9 13 3 656 0.853
1979-80 Colorado Rockies NHL 6 327 26 0 0 4.77 0 3 2 0 0.000
1980-81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 33 1933 118 2 0 3.66 10 14 9 0 0.000
1981-82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 8 388 35 0 0 5.41 2 3 1 181 0.838
==Gallery==
Sheppard goal-24Feb1974.gif|Gregg Sheppard scores the game winner, February 24, 1974.
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Category:Born in 1949
Category:Dead in 2006
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
Category:Kansas City Scouts players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
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Category:Stanley Cup champions
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Category:Retired in 1982