Alex Plante

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Alex Plante
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Plante at the Channel One Cup in 2017
Born (1989-05-09) May 9, 1989 (age 35)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Dornbirner EC
Lørenskog IK
Anyang Halla
National teamFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
NHL draft 15th overall, 2007
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2009–2020

Alexandre Plante (born May 9, 1989) is a Canadian-South Korean professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey (AL). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 15th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2009–10. He is the son of former professional defenceman Cam Plante, while his brother, Tyler, is a goaltending coach for the Brandon Wheat Kings.

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Playing career

Plante in a Calgary Hitmen uniform in 2008 Alex Plante Hitmen.JPG
Plante in a Calgary Hitmen uniform in 2008

Plante played junior hockey for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Hitmen selected him with their second-round pick, 21st overall, in the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft. [1] He established himself as a regular on Calgary's blue line in 2005–06, playing in 54 games. He appeared in 58 more in 2006–07 and attracted greater attention from NHL scouts in the 2007 playoffs, scoring 11 points in 13 games. As a result, the Edmonton Oilers selected him 15th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, a higher position than he was initially expected to go. [2]

Several injuries limited Plante to 36 games in 2007–08 and he failed to report to Calgary's training camp prior to the 2008–09 WHL season, claiming that the team had treated him poorly the previous year. [3] While he initially demanded a trade out of Calgary, [4] Plante ultimately recanted and returned to the Hitmen early in the season. [5] He rebounded from his "nightmare season" in 2007–08 to rank among the leaders of the Hitmen defence with 45 points in the regular season and another 15 in the playoffs before Calgary was upset in the league championship series by the Kelowna Rockets. [6]

The Oilers signed Plante to a three-year contract following the season. [7] He began his professional career in 2009–10 with Edmonton's top minor league affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL). [8] Several injuries on Edmonton's defence led the Oilers to recall Plante, and he made his NHL debut on February 1, 2010 against the Carolina Hurricanes and recorded an assist. [9] He was returned to Springfield as injured players returned to the Oilers' lineup. [10]

On July 18, 2013, Plante was signed as a free agent to his first European contract on a one-year deal with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League. [11] He joined Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey in 2015, and gained South Korean citizenship in 2017. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 800061100017
2005–06 Calgary HitmenWHL5413472130006
2006–07 Calgary HitmenWHL58830388113561114
2007–08 Calgary HitmenWHL36112281504410
2008–09 Calgary HitmenWHL688374515718691541
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 49279122—————
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40112—————
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL7321517138500012
2010–11 Edmonton OilersNHL300011—————
2011–12 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4111314841401126
2011–12 Edmonton OilersNHL30112—————
2012–13 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4912311420002
2013–14 Dornbirner EC EBEL 543101381601111
2014–15 Lørenskog IK NOR 43691518950004
2015–16 Anyang Halla ALH 48618245280110
2016–17 Anyang HallaALH481212245660112
2017–18 Anyang HallaALH242684981454
2018–19 Anyang HallaALH331456240114
2019–20 Anyang HallaALH36514195620110
AHL totals212637434582101140
NHL totals1002215—————
ALH totals1892654802752818910

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006 Canada West U17 7th50226
2017 South Korea WC D1A 18th52134
2018 South Korea OG 12th40002
2018 South Korea WC 16th700010
2019 South KoreaWC D1A19th50224
Senior totals2123520

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References

  1. ↑ Flett, Cory; Watts, Jessie (eds.). 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 44.
  2. ↑ Unger, Scott (June 23, 2007). "Plante ripe for pickin'". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  11. ↑ "Top class defender for Dornbirn" (in German). Dornbirner EC. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  12. ↑ Merk, Martin (April 14, 2017). "Anyang defends title". IIHF.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round pick
2007 (second of three)		Succeeded by
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