Matthias Plachta
| Matthias Plachta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
16 May 1991 Freiburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Matthias Plachta (born 16 May 1991) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the son of former Polish player and current coach of the Poland men's national ice hockey team, Jacek Płachta.
Playing career
Undrafted Plachta played professionally in the his native Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Adler Mannheim.[1] After six seasons in the DEL and having secured a role in the German national team, Plachta was signed to a one-year entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL on 28 May 2015.[2]
In his debut North American season in 2015–16, Plachta was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. In 46 games with the Falcons, Plachta compiled 2 goals and 7 points before he was traded by the Coyotes on trade deadline day along with a conditional 7th round draft pick in 2017 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Sergei Plotnikov on 29 February 2016.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 49 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 231 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 165 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | U17 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Germany | WJC18 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WJC-D1 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WJC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 14th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| Senior totals | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Adler renew contract with Plachta" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Plachta to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ↑ "Coyotes acquire Plotnikov from Penguins". The Sports Network. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
External links
- Matthias Plachta's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Matthias Plachta's career statistics at EliteProspects.com