Tyler Plante

American ice hockey goaltender

Tyler Plante (born May 17, 1987[1]) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

Tyler Plante
Born (1987-05-17) May 17, 1987 (age 36)
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Florida Panthers
Rochester Americans (AHL)
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 2005
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career change

Tyler was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the second round, 32nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Tyler gained NHL attention playing for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and earning the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the top rookie of the WHL in the 2004–05 season. After three full seasons with the Wheat Kings Plante was signed by the Panthers to a three-year entry level contract on June 1, 2007.[2] Since then, he has spent most of his playing time with the Florida Panthers AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

He was recalled up to Florida for a pre-season game at the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, but did not get any playing time and started the season in Rochester. After a lackluster start with the Americans, he was demoted to the ECHL, and spent time with the Dayton Bombers. After spending over two months with the Bombers, he was called back up to Rochester, where he currently plays.

Plante was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. Plante was born in while his father Cam was a member of the Milwaukee Admirals. His brother Alex Plante was a first round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics change

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2003–04 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 2 0 0 1 58 2 0 2.07 .889
2004–05 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 48 34 11 2 2833 122 6 2.58 .907 24 13 11 1408 69 0 2.94 .911
2005–06 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 60 25 24 5 3414 189 2 3.32 .898 6 2 4 360 18 0 3.00 .914
2006–07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 54 30 14 2 3215 145 4 2.71 .911 11 6 5 659 37 0 3.37 .889
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 25 6 16 1 1451 86 0 3.56 .885
2007–08 Florida Everblades ECHL 10 4 5 1 598 28 1 2.81 .921
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 19 5 10 1 904 49 0 3.25 .902
2008–09 Dayton Bombers ECHL 19 6 11 1 1076 60 0 3.35 .888
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 27 12 12 1 1487 66 3 2.66 .914 7 3 3 346 14 0 2.43 .935
AHL Totals 71 23 38 3 3842 201 3 3.14 .900 7 3 3 346 14 0 2.43 .935

References change

  1. "WHL profile". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  2. "Panthers agree to entry level contracts with trio of players". Florida Panthers. 2007-06-01. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-05-17.

Other websites change

Preceded by
Gilbert Brule
Winner of the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
2004–05
Succeeded by
Peter Mueller