Kyle Platzer

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = 2023-10-27 Eisbären Berlin gegen Schwenninger Wild Wings (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–026.jpg

| caption = Platzer with the Schwenninger Wild Wings in 2023

| image_size = 230 px

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 181

| team = Schwenninger Wild Wings

| former_teams=Oklahoma City Barons
Bakersfield Condors
KooKoo
Tappara
JYP Jyväskylä

| league = DEL

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|4}}

| birth_place = Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 2015

| career_end =

| draft = 96th overall

| draft_year = 2013

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

}}

Kyle Platzer (born March 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth-round, 96th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.therecord.com/sports-story/9514943-waterloo-s-kyle-platzer-follows-his-hockey-dreams-to-finland/|title=Waterloo's Kyle Platzer follows his hockey dreams to Finland|last=Bryson|first=Mark|date=2019-07-22|website=TheRecord.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-12-10}}

Playing career

Platzer played major junior hockey with the London Knights and the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and was selected by the Oilers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 96th overall. He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers on April 5, 2015.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oilers-agree-to-terms-with-platzer/c-38644 | title = Oilers agree to terms with Platzer | publisher = Edmonton Oilers | date = April 5, 2015 | accessdate = April 5, 2015}}

Platzer made his professional debut in the American Hockey League (AHL), appearing with the Oilers affiliates, the Oklahoma City Barons and the Bakersfield Condors.

A free agent following his entry-level contract with the Oilers, Platzer left North America after four seasons in the minor leagues, and signed a contract with top tier Finnish outfit, KooKoo of the Liiga on July 10, 2019.{{cite web | url = https://kookoo.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/kyle-platzer-vahvistaa-kookoo-hyokkaysta/1617/ | title = Kyle Platzer comes to KooKoo | publisher = KooKoo | date = July 10, 2019 | accessdate = July 10, 2019 | language = Finnish | archive-date = January 17, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220117045549/https://kookoo.fi/fi-fi/article/uutinen/kyle-platzer-vahvistaa-kookoo-hyokkaysta/1617/ | url-status = dead }} Establishing himself with KooKoo, Platzer enjoyed two productive seasons in the Liiga, collecting 70 points in 108 games.

On May 19, 2021, Platzer as a free agent joined fellow Finnish club, Tappara, on a one-year deal for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web| url = https://www.tappara.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/joukkue-on-julkaistu-talta-nayttaa-tappara-kaudella-2021-22/4388/ | title = Tappara announce roster acquisitions | publisher = Tappara | date = May 19, 2021 | accessdate = May 19, 2021 | language = Finnish}}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2011–12 \|Waterloo Siskins \|GOJHL \| 50	31	24	55	70 \| 6	4	6	10	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2011–12 \|London Knights \|OHL \| 4	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2012–13 \|London Knights \|OHL \|65	5	17	22	15 \| 21	2	4	6	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2013–14 \|London Knights \|OHL \| 39	9	8	17	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \|Owen Sound Attack \|OHL \| 27	13	6	19	12 \| 5	1	2	3	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2014–15 \|Owen Sound Attack \|OHL \| 68	34	47	81	46 \| 5	1	4	5	4
2014–15 \|Oklahoma City Barons \|AHL \| 4	2	1	3	0 \| 3	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2015–16 \|Bakersfield Condors \|AHL \| 48	6	11	17	24 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \|Bakersfield Condors \|AHL \| 51	1	7	8	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2017–18 \|Wichita Thunder \|ECHL \| 20	8	14	22	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \|Bakersfield Condors \|AHL \| 44	8	7	15	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2018–19 \|Florida Everblades \|ECHL \| 58	24	33	57	20 \| 16	1	4	5	2
2019–20 \|KooKoo \|Liiga \| 56	12	21	33	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2020–21 \|KooKoo \|Liiga \| 52	9	28	37	14 \| 2	0	0	0	0
2021–22 \| Tappara \| Liiga \| 55	11	15	26	12 \| 15	1	1	2	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2022–23 \|JYP \|Liiga \| 60	7	29	36	22 \| —	—	—	—	—
2023–24 \| Schwenninger Wild Wings \| DEL \| 52	17	27	44	24 \| 7	2	6	8	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2024–25 \| Schwenninger Wild Wings \| DEL \| 51	6	22	28	14 \| 3	0	2	2	2
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| Liiga totals ! 223 !! 39 !! 93 !! 132 !! 56 ! 17 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0