Jacques Plante’s memorabilia for auction
Published February 28th, 2006
The estate of late Montreal Canadiens goaltending great Jacques Plante put more than 50 pieces of memorabilia up for auction Monday, on the 20th anniversary of his death.
The auction is being run by Classic Collectibles, the world’s top hockey auction house. It also managed the auction of Plante’s Hall of Fame teammate Jean Beliveau last year.
Plante’s 1960’s fibreglass mask is is among the items up for bid, provided by his widow Caroline Raymonde Plante.
Also on the list are the Trophee Jacques-Plante – a trophy awarded annually to the top goalie in Switzerland – three Plante-manufactured masks, miniature Vezina trophies and Stanley Cups, two Prince of Wales trophy replicas, oil paintings, photos and his 1958-59 Stanley Cup ring, the first to ever be presented to NHL players.
Plante’s widoe will put every dollar raised into the Jacques Plante Foundation, established six months after his death to aid the development of promising Swiss netminders.
