| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 9 |
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Right-hand shot. Hockey News Pre-Draft Ranking: 11
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.
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 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971