그는 또한 혁신가였습니다. 상대가 중앙 얼음을 넘어 보드 주위로 퍽을 쏘면 플란테는 수비를 위해 퍽을 막았습니다. 그는 아이싱 콜에 팔을 들어 수비수들에게 상황을 알린 최초의 골키퍼였습니다.

He was also an innovator. When the opposition would step over center ice and fire the puck around the boards, Plante would stop it for his defense. He was the first goalie to raise his arm on an icing call to let his defensemen know what was happening.