Michel Plante (born January 19, 1952) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played in the

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(WHA). Drafted in the fifth round of the

1972 NHL Amateur Draft The 1972 NHL Amateur Draft was the 10th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Richard Brodeur, who played his last NHL game in the 1987–88 s ...

by the

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, Plante opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the

Miami Screaming Eagles The Miami Screaming Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that had intended to play in Miami, Florida, US. The Screaming Eagles were charter members of the World Hockey Association, but never played a game in Miami due to the only availabl ...

in the

WHA General Player Draft The World Hockey Association General Player Draft was held over the course of two days, February 12 and February 13, 1972, in Anaheim, California. The purpose of the draft was to establish an orderly process through which WHA teams would stock their ...

. He played parts of two seasons for the Blazers franchise — which had moved from Miami before their inaugural season — in

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and

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.. Retrieved March 19, 2014. As a youth, he played in the 1964

Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...

with a

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team from Drummondville.

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* 1952 births Canadian ice hockey left wingers Drummondville Rangers players Ice hockey people from Quebec Living people Philadelphia Blazers players Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players Port Huron Flags (IHL) players Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players Sportspeople from Drummondville Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Vancouver Blazers players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub