Dan Plante

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Dan Plante
Born (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 48th overall, 1990
New York Islanders
Playing career 19882002

Daniel Leon Plante (born October 5, 1971 in Hayward, Wisconsin [1] ) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward who played 159 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders between 1994 and 1998. He was drafted as the New York Islanders' third choice and 48th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, directly out of high school He then spent three years at the University of Wisconsin before turning pro.

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Internationally Plante played for the American national team at the 1996 and 1997 World Championships. Plante is currently employed as a player agent at Forward Hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Edina High School HS-MN 2710263623
1989–90Edina High SchoolHS-MN248182612
1990–91 University of Wisconsin WCHA 3312354
1991–92 University of WisconsinWCHA40151631113
1992–93 University of WisconsinWCHA42263157142
1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 12011411012
1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 6671724148
1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL20004
1995–96 New York IslandersNHL7353850
1996–97 New York IslandersNHL67491375
1997–98 New York IslandersNHL70116
1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL73222749125402214
1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL812112331191015610
1999–00 Chicago WolvesIHL79111122711635814
2000–01 Chicago WolvesIHL76151126581610127
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 7011152644600015
IHL totals3777678154525465121765
NHL totals1599142313511012

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1996 United States WC 71120
1997 United StatesWC81126
Senior totals152246

Awards and honors

AwardYear
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1992 [2]
Bob Nystrom Award 1995

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References

  1. Hockey Hall of Fame. "Daniel L. Plante Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine "
  2. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.