Matthias Plachta

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Matthias Plachta

| image = 2024-04-20 Deutschland gegen Slowakei (Eishockey-Länderspiel) by Sandro Halank–076.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Plachta in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|16}}

| birth_place = Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| league = DEL

| team = Adler Mannheim

| prospect_league =

| prospect_team =

| former_teams = Springfield Falcons
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| ntl_team = GER

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

}}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?dnr=2637 | title = Adler renew contract with Plachta | publisher = Adler Mannheim | date = 2010-11-20 | accessdate = 2011-03-31 | language = German | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723140459/http://www.adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?dnr=2637 | archive-date = 23 July 2011 | url-status = dead }} 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.{{cite web| url = http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769108 | title = Coyotes sign Plachta to entry-level contract | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = 2015-05-28 | accessdate = 2015-05-28}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/coyotes-acquire-plotnikov-from-penguins-1.445328 | title = Coyotes acquire Plotnikov from Penguins | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 2016-02-29 | accessdate = 2016-02-29}} Plachta played a total of 30 contests for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the season.{{Cite web|url=http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=6010|title=TheAHL.com {{!}} The American Hockey League|website=theahl.com|access-date=2016-06-30}}

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.{{Cite web | url = http://www.adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?d%5Bnr%5D=5011 | title = Mattias Plachta returns | website = Adler Mannheim | date = 2016-06-30 | language = German | access-date = 2016-06-30 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160630103554/http://www.adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?d%5Bnr%5D=5011 | archivedate = 30 June 2016 | df = dmy-all }}

International play

He represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web | url = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM4950GER_33_3_0_GER.pdf | title = IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – TEAM ROSTER – GER – Germany | date = 2018-05-11 | work = IIHF | access-date = 1 May 2018 }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! 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

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| 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

| 12

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Heilbronner Falken

| GER.2

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2009–10

| Heilbronner Falken

| GER.2

| 43

| 6

| 8

| 14

| 59

| 6

| 0

| 2

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| 2009–10

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 3

| 0

| —

2010–11

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 45

| 7

| 14

| 8

| 6

| 0

| 2

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| 2010–11

| Heilbronner Falken

| GER.2

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| —

2011–12

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 49

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 32

| 14

| 0

| 1

| 6

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| 2012–13

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 42

| 12

| 10

| 22

| 14

| 6

| 2

| 4

| 2

2013–14

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 45

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 38

| 3

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 20

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 22

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 19

2016–17

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 35

| 14

| 15

| 29

| 24

| 7

| 6

| 1

| 7

| 12

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| 2017–18

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 52

| 12

| 21

| 33

| 56

| 9

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 31

2018–19

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 40

| 16

| 32

| 18

| 14

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|2019–20

|Adler Mannheim

|DEL

|48

|14

|30

|44

|22

|—

2020–21

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 33

| 11

| 17

| 28

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 36

| 21

| 24

| 45

| 20

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 6

2024–25

| Adler Mannheim

| DEL

| 51

| 12

| 18

| 30

| 32

| 10

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 16

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 617

! 165

! 247

! 412

! 422

! 118

! 32

! 39

! 71

! 115

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=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008

| Germany

| U17

| 9th

| 5

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Germany

| WJC18

| 10th

| 6

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 6

2010

| Germany

| WJC D1

| 11th

| 5

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011

| Germany

| WJC

| 10th

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 16

2014

| Germany

| WC

| 14th

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Germany

| WC

| 10th

| 7

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

2017

| Germany

| WC

| 8th

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018

| Germany

| OG

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 4

2018

| Germany

| WC

| 11th

| 7

| 0

| 5

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019

| Germany

| WC

| 6th

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 0

2021

| Germany

| WC

| 4th

| 10

| 4

| 8

| 16

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Germany

| OG

| 10th

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 2

2022

| Germany

| WC

| 7th

| 7

| 3

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 22

! 8

! 16

! 32

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 64

! 14

! 15

! 29

! 32

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | DEL

Champion (Adler Mannheim)

| 2015, 2019

| {{cite web| url = https://www.iihf.com/en/news/10501/adler-mannheim-wins-del | title = Adler Mannheim wins DEL | date = 2019-04-27 | work = IIHF | access-date = 2019-04-27}}