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Tyler Plante
Tyler Plante
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. Team
Florida Panthers
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Nationality American
Born (1987-05-17)May 17, 1987,
Milwaukee, WI, USA
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 2005
Florida Panthers
Pro Career 2007 – present

Tyler Plante (born May 17, 1987 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a Canadian-American ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the second round, 32nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Plante has played the last three seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. In the 2004–05 season, he was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the WHL. Since then, he has spent most of his playing time with the Florida Panther AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. As well, he was called up to Florida for a pre-season game at the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, he didn't get any playing time, however, 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 spend over two months with the Bombers, he was called back up to Rochester, where he currently plays.

Plante was born in Milwaukee 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. Tyler grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Career Stats[]

Season Team League GP W L T OTL 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
2005–06 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 60 25 24 -- 5 3414 189 2 3.32 .898
2006–07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 54 30 14 -- 2 3215 145 4 2.71 .911
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

Career Statistics[]

Regular Season[]

    Scoring  Stats   Goalie  Stats
Season Team League GD G A PIM GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SVs SV%
2006-07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 69 0 1 6 54 30 23 0 3215 145 4 2.71 1476 .911

Playoffs[]

    Scoring  Stats   Goalie  Stats
Season Team League GD G A PIM GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SVs SV%
2006-07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 11 0 1 0 11 6 5 0 659 37 0 3.37 297 .889

Awards & Achievements[]

External links[]

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


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