Matthias Plachta

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. 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.

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. Plachta played a total of 30 contests for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins during the season.

Having not been allowed 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.

International play He represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs 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 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 6 12 6 2008–09 Heilbronner Falken GER.2 10 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2009–10 Heilbronner Falken GER.2 43 6 8 14 59 6 0 0 0 2 2009–10 Adler Mannheim DEL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 7 7 14 8 6 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Heilbronner Falken GER.2 4 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 4 3 7 32 14 0 1 1 6 2012–13 Adler Mannheim DEL 42 12 10 22 14 6 2 2 4 2 2013–14 Adler Mannheim DEL 45 4 8 12 38 3 0 0 0 2 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 — — — — — 2015–16 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 20 2 5 7 22 10 1 1 2 19 2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 35 14 15 29 24 7 6 1 7 12 2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 12 21 33 56 9 2 3 5 31 2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 40 16 16 32 18 14 5 7 12 102019–20Adler MannheimDEL4814304422————— 2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 33 11 17 28 28 6 0 3 3 0 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 2023–24 Adler Mannheim DEL 36 21 24 45 20 7 1 5 6 6 2024–25 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 12 18 30 32 10 2 7 9 16 DEL totals 617 165 247 412 422 118 32 39 71 115

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Germany U17 9th 5 2 0 2 6 2009 Germany WJC18 10th 6 3 2 5 6 2010 Germany WJC D1 11th 5 2 5 7 4 2011 Germany WJC 10th 6 1 1 2 16 2014 Germany WC 14th 6 1 0 1 0 2015 Germany WC 10th 7 2 0 2 0 2017 Germany WC 8th 8 1 0 1 2 2018 Germany OG 7 1 1 2 4 2018 Germany WC 11th 7 0 5 5 4 2019 Germany WC 6th 8 2 3 5 0 2021 Germany WC 4th 10 4 4 8 16 2022 Germany OG 10th 4 0 1 1 2 2022 Germany WC 7th 7 3 1 4 4 Junior totals 22 8 8 16 32 Senior totals 64 14 15 29 32

Awards and honours Award Year DEL Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2015, 2019