Ice hockey player
| Matthias Plachta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93076.jpg) Plachta in 2024 | |||
| Born |
(1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 33) Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Adler Mannheim Springfield Falcons Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | ||
| 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 Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of Jacek Płachta, a former player and coach of the Poland men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Plachta played for Schwenningen and Mannheim as a junior and made his debut in Germany's second division for Heilbronn during the 2008–09 season. The following season, he logged first minutes in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Adler Mannheim. After six seasons in the DEL, including winning the title with Mannheim in 2015, 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 National Hockey League (NHL) on 28 May 2015.
In his debut North American season in 2015–16, Plachta was assigned to Arizona's AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. In 46 games with the Falcons, Plachta compiled two goals and 7 points before the Coyotes traded him 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. Plachta played a total of 30 contests for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the season.
Having not been given the opportunity to play in the NHL during the season, and with Pittsburgh opting not to extend a qualifying offer, Plachta returned to Germany, returning to Adler Mannheim on 30 June 2016 with the signing of a four-year deal.
International play
He represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 34 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 25 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Heilbronner Falken | GER.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Heilbronner Falken | GER.2 | 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 | GER.2 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 35 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 40 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 33 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 38 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 53 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2023–24 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 36 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| DEL totals | 566 | 153 | 229 | 382 | 390 | 108 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 99 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2018 Pyeongchang | |
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 | |
| 2017 | Germany | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Germany | OG | 
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Germany | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Germany | WC | 6th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Germany | WC | 4th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2022 | Germany | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Germany | WC | 7th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| Senior totals | 64 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 32 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2015, 2019 | |
References
- "Adler renew contract with Plachta" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- "Coyotes sign Plachta to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- "Coyotes acquire Plotnikov from Penguins". The Sports Network. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "Mattias Plachta returns". Adler Mannheim (in German). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – TEAM ROSTER – GER – Germany" (PDF). IIHF. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Adler Mannheim players
- German ice hockey forwards
- German people of Polish descent
- Heilbronner Falken players
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Germany
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau
- Ice hockey people from Baden-Württemberg
- Springfield Falcons players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- German expatriate ice hockey people
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- German ice hockey biography stubs