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USA Derek Plante
#26 SC Langenthal / NLB - 07/08
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Asia League Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 17, 1971
Position
C
Age
53
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Cloquet, MN, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 8 #161 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Sons: Zam Plante, Max Plante, Victor Plante

Team Staff profile of Derek Plante also available

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Derek Plante Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Cloquet High USHS-MN 23* 16* 25* 41* -* -* |
1988-89 Cloquet High USHS-MN 24* 30* 33* 63* -* -* |
1989-90 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 28* 10* 11* 21* 12* -* |
1990-91 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 36* 23* 20* 43* 6* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
1991-92 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 37* 27* 36* 63* 28* -* |
USA WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1992-93 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “C” NCAA 37* 36* 56* 92* 30* -* |
USA WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77* 21* 35* 56* 24* 4* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 1
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47* 3* 19* 22* 12* -4* |
1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 23* 33* 56* 28* -4* |
USA WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82* 27* 26* 53* 24* 14* | Playoffs 12 4 6 10 4 4
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 13* 21* 34* 26* 8* | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 10 1
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41* 4* 11* 15* 12* 3* |
Dallas Stars NHL 10* 2* 3* 5* 6* 1* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 0
1999-00 Dallas Stars NHL 16* 1* 1* 2* 2* -4* |
Michigan K-Wings IHL 13* 0* 4* 4* 2* -5* |
Chicago Wolves IHL 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* | Playoffs 8 3 1 4 6 3
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 17* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
USA WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 12* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -3
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 57* 18* 35* 53* 19* -7* |
USA WC 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
2001-02 München Barons DEL 60* 20* 38* 58* 22* 5* | Playoffs 9 3 7 10 10 1
USA WC 7* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2002-03 ZSC Lions NLA 44* 22* 24* 46* 34* -* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 -
2003-04 Adler Mannheim DEL 39* 6* 16* 22* 40* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
2004-05 Adler Mannheim DEL 44* 6* 7* 13* 22* -3* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -4
2005-06 Nippon Paper Cranes Asia League 35* 28* 47* 75* 64* 81* | Playoffs 8 7 8 15 4 8
2006-07 Nippon Paper Cranes Asia League 24* 20* 27* 47* 42* 36* | Playoffs 7 6 7 13 12 4
2007-08 SC Langenthal NLB 38* 24* 20* 44* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 6 -

Derek Plante Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Team USA Sauna Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -4* |
2002-03 HC Davos Spengler Cup 4* 0* 5* 5* 4* -* |

Derek Plante Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 57* 18* 35* 53* 0.93* 19* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
Asia League 2 59* 48* 74* 122* 2.07* 106* 117* | 2 15 13 * 15 * 28 * 1.87 * 16 * 12 *
DEL 3 143* 32* 61* 93* 0.65* 84* 4* | 3 22 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.45 * 12 * -5 *
IHL 1 17* 2* 5* 7* 0.41* 4* -3* | 1 8 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.50 * 6 * 3 *
NCAA 4 138* 96* 123* 219* 1.59* 76* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 450* 96* 152* 248* 0.55* 140* 17* | 5 41 6 * 10 * 16 * 0.39 * 18 * 3 *
NLA (NL) 1 44* 22* 24* 46* 1.05* 34* -* | 1 10 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.30 * 4 * - *
Sauna Cup 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 38* 24* 20* 44* 1.16* 30* -* | 1 4 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.75 * 6 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 5* 5* 1.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 2 47* 46* 58* 104* 2.21* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 6 43* 5* 6* 11* 0.26* 14* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Derek Plante Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for East Hokkaido Cranes

Cult/Star player for Langenthal

Cult/Star player for München Barons

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth

Cult/Star player for Wisconsin Capitols

Cult/Star player for ZSC