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Top-ranked NHL teams tend to be those with top-ranked goalies and a look back at the Stanley Cup champions of hockey history quickly proves the conventional wisdom. Great Goalies of the NHL profiles some of the most outstanding netminders the game has ever seen: Jacques Plante, who pioneered use of the goalie mask while minding net for the dynasty Montreal Canadiens that won 5 Stanley Cups in a row; Ken Dryden, another Canadiens goaltender who backstopped the team to six Stanley Cup victories; Glenn Hall, who still holds the record for most consecutive NHL games played by a goalie; Patrick Roy, known as Saint Patrick to his fans, widely regarded as the greatest goaltender of all time; such superstar stoppers as Terry Sawchuk, Grant Fuhr, Johnny Bower, Martin Brodeur, and more.

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J Alexander Poulton is a writer, photographer and genuine enthusiast of Canada's national pastime and has written more than 25 books on sports, including 18 on hockey alone. A resident of Montreal all his life, Poulton's healthy passion for hockey began when he saw his first Montreal Canadiens game. Poulton earned his B.A. in English literature from McGill University and his graduate diploma in jounalism from Concordia University.

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