1971 NHL Entry Draft Pick
Round Overall
1 9
Pierre Plante
Selected by Philadelphia from Drummondville (QMJHL)
Philadelphia Flyers Drummondville Rangers
Pierre Plante
 

6-foot-1, 180 pounds

Right-hand shot. Hockey News Pre-Draft Ranking: 11

Right Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1968-69 Drummondville QJHL 44 11 13 24 35
1969-70 Drummondville QMJHL 51 51 51 102 186
1970-71 Drummondville QMJHL 58 38 50 88 251

Pre-Draft Notes

1969-70 QMJHL All-Star First Team. ... Drummondville captain in 1970-71. 
Canadian • Born May 14, 1951 in Valleyfield, Quebec • Hometown: Valleyfield, Quebec

Career Vitals

First contract: 1971
Debut: October 9, 1971
(Philadelphia at Pittsburgh)
Final NHL game: April 1, 1980
(Quebec at Philadelphia)
Retired: 1980
Stanley Cup: Never won
Numbers worn: 25, 20 (Philadelphia);
16 (St. Louis); 15 (Chicago);
24 (N.Y. Rangers); 14 (Quebec)

Career NHL Statistics

Teams: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, N.Y. Rangers, Quebec
Years: 1971-1980. Playoffs: 1973-1979

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
9 years 599 125 172 297 599
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
6 years 33 2 6 8 51
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Led St. Louis in shooting percentage (17.2 percent) in 1973-74. ... Posted three hat tricks at home for St. Louis during 1974-75 season (Nov. 2 vs. Atlanta, Dec. 17 vs. N.Y. Islanders, and March 14 vs. Kansas City). ... Led St. Louis in shooting percentage (21.0 percent) in 1974-75. ... Set St. Louis single-season records (since broken) for points (66), goals (34), and assists (32) by a right wing in 1974-75. ... Played on N.Y. Rangers team that lost to Montreal in 1979 Stanley Cup Finals. ... Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team (franchise that became Colorado Avalanche) in team's inaugural 1979-80 season and appeared in the team's first game on Oct. 10, 1979, vs. Atlanta.

Transaction History

Dec. 14, 1972 -- Traded by Philadelphia with Brent Hughes to St. Louis in exchange for Andre Dupont and 1973 third-round pick (Bob Stumpf). Aug. 9, 1977 -- Traded by St. Louis to Chicago in exchange for Dick Redmond. May 4, 1978 -- Sent by Chicago to Minnesota to complete March 14, 1978 deal in which Minnesota traded Doug Hicks and 1980 third-round pick (Marcel Frere) to Chicago for Eddie Mio and future considerations. Sept. 13, 1978 -- Claimed by Detroit off waivers from Minnesota. Oct. 2, 1978 -- Claimed by N.Y. Rangers from Detroit in NHL Waiver Draft. June 13, 1979 -- Claimed by Quebec from N.Y. Rangers in NHL Expansion Draft.
 

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Pierre Renald Plante
Nickname: "Pepe"

Other Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL); Syracuse (AHL)

Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to Valleyfield, Quebec, after his retirement.

Family: Older brother of former major-junior player Bernard Plante. .. Father of former major-junior player Kevin Plante.

Significant Injuries

 Missed part of 1972-73 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered while playing for Richmond (AHL). He played through the injury and underwent off-season surgery on the wrist after St. Louis ended its playoff run in April 1973.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Quebec Nordiques in 1972 WHA Draft -- first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. Selected by Winnipeg Jets in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. Became only the second St. Louis player to post three hat tricks in a season in 1974-75. Was first player acquired in trade by Bob Pulford after he took over as Chicago GM in 1977.
SNAPSHOT '71
Total Selected: 117
Forwards: 63
Defense: 45
Goaltenders: 9
Major Junior: 84
College Players: 19
Canadian: 107
Euro-Canadian: 2
American: 8
European: 0
Reached NHL: 50
Won Stanley Cup: 5
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 10
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 4
Picks Traded: 18


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971

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