Matthias Plachta

Matthias Plachta
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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] Plachta played a total of 30 contests for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the season.[4]

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.[5]

International play

He represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[6]

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
Silver medal – second place 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Adler renew contract with Plachta" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Coyotes sign Plachta to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Coyotes acquire Plotnikov from Penguins". The Sports Network. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Mattias Plachta returns". Adler Mannheim (in German). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – TEAM ROSTER – GER – Germany" (PDF). IIHF. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.


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