Michel Plante Explained

Position:	Left wing
Played For:	Philadelphia Blazers Vancouver Blazers
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lb:	175
Birth Date:	19 January 1952
Birth Place:	Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Draft:	75th overall
Draft Team:	Toronto Maple Leafs
Draft Year:	1972
Career Start:	1972
Career End:	1978

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]

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

	Team	League		GP						GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL		56	28	21	49	43		6	2	5	7	24
1970–71	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL		61	39	54	93	43		6	4	6	10	0
1971–72	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL		62	34	54	88	34		9	5	10	15	4
1972–73	Philadelphia Blazers	WHA		70	13	12	25	35		4	0	0	0	2
1973–74	Vancouver Blazers	WHA		22	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Roanoke Valley Rebels	SHL		21	7	11	18	6		12	8	7	15	12
1974–75	Philadelphia Firebirds	NAHL		66	28	34	62	40		4	0	1	1	0
1975–76	Philadelphia Firebirds	NAHL		73	52	66	118	70		16	7	20	27	25
1976–77	Philadelphia Firebirds	NAHL		74	22	40	62	32		4	3	1	4	0
1977–78	Port Huron Flags	IHL		64	23	36	59	57		17	3	2	5	4
WHA totals				92	16	14	30	37		4	0	0	0	2

Notes and References

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