The Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

in the

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

(QMJHL) with the best goals-against average. It is named for

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goaltender

Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played ...

. Prior to the creation of the Patrick Roy Trophy for the 2023–24 season, the recipient of the Plante Trophy was the QMJHL's finalist for the

CHL Goaltender of the Year The CHL Goaltender of the Year Award is given out annually to the top goaltender in the Canadian Hockey League. It is chosen from the winners of the goaltending awards from the CHL's three constituent leagues: the Jim Rutherford Trophy ( OHL), ...

award.

Winners

References

External links

QMJHL official site
List of trophy winners. {{QMJHL Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League trophies and awards Ice hockey goaltender awards 1970 establishments in Quebec Awards established in 1970