Derek Plante

Derek Plante ( born January 17, 1971 in Cloquet, Minnesota ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who. In the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, who played Dallas Stars, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers In the DEL he was responsible for the Munich Barons and the Adler Mannheim active. Since June 2010 he has been assistant coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Career

The 1.80 -meter center began his career in the team from the University of Minnesota Duluth in the play mode of the NCAA before he selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 1989 as a 161 in the eighth round by the Buffalo Sabres ( drafted ) was.

In the season 1993/94 he completed his first NHL games for the Sabres, where he quickly became a regular player. With the franchise from the state of New York the links Sagittarius won the 1997 Division title of the Northeast Division, during the season 1998/99 he left the Sabres in the direction of Dallas Stars, with those in the same year, he was still able to win the Stanley Cup. Curiously, this was done against his old team, the Stars won against the Buffalo Sabres, the final four games to two. The following season, Plante was only sporadically with the stars used, so he was transferred during the season for Premier League rivals Chicago Blackhawks. But here was the striker, as, alternately used at his last NHL station, the Philadelphia Flyers in the top division and tiefklassigeren farm teams in the IHL and AHL.

For the 2001/02 season the Canadians signed a contract the Munich Barons, for whom he was a playing time on the ice and he then left in the direction of ZSC Lions. After a year in the Swiss National League A Plante joined the Adler Mannheim, where he played for two years. His career ended after the 2007/08 season, which he completed for the Swiss NLB team from SC Langenthal.

Internationally

For the American ice hockey team Derek Plante contested the World Championships in 1992, 1993, 1996, and 2000 to 2002 and again won the bronze medal here (1996).

Coach

In June 2010, he was assistant coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs of. With these he won in his first season 2010/11 for the first time the U.S. Collegiate Championship, the NCAA, the greatest success for the men 's ice hockey at the University at all.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )