Michel Plante

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Michel Plante
Born (1952-01-19) January 19, 1952 (age 72)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Blazers
Vancouver Blazers
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1972
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19721978

Michel Plante (born January 19, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). [1] Drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Plante opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Miami Screaming Eagles in the WHA General Player Draft. [1] He played parts of two seasons for the Blazers franchise — which had moved from Miami before their inaugural season — in Philadelphia and Vancouver. [2]

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As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Drummondville. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 5628214943625724
1970–71 Drummondville RangersQMJHL6139549343646100
1971–72 Drummondville RangersQMJHL62345488349510154
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 701312253540002
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA223252
1973–74 Roanoke Valley Rebels SHL 2171118612871512
1974–75 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL 662834624040110
1975–76 Philadelphia FirebirdsNAHL73526611870167202725
1976–77 Philadelphia FirebirdsNAHL742240623243140
1977–78 Port Huron Flags IHL 6423365957173254
WHA totals921614303740002

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References

  1. 1 2 "1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- Michel Plante". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. "Michel Plante at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.