The following is an excerpt from Todd Denault's new book Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed The Face Of Hockey . Thanks to Jessica from McClelland & Stewart for granting permission to run this special. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com THE SEEDS OF THE MAN By Todd Denault Located on the Saint-Maurice River, almost halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, at the turn of the century Shawinigan Falls (as it was known then; in 1958, the city dropped the Falls from its name) was a thriving town that was the first in the country to produce aluminum and employed thousands in the pulp and paper, chemical, and textile industries. In the 1930s, with the onset of the Depression, many of those factory jobs disappeared under the weight of the economic downturn. In an effort to help families hit by the loss of employment, the city council enacted a variety of public works programs that included building a hockey arena. Bolstered by their new arena, Shawinigan was granted a