| Václav Pletka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Václav Pletka in 2015 | |||
| Born |
June 8, 1979 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| CZE team Former teams |
HC České Budějovice NHL Philadelphia Flyers CZE HC Liberec HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
208th overall, 1999 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Václav Pletka (born June 8, 1979) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He plays left wing for HC České Budějovice in the Czech Extraliga. He played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Playing career
He was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. Pletka played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga for HC Oceláři Třinec before coming to North America. He played in Philadelphia for two seasons, appearing in 132 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, and one NHL game with the Flyers during the 2001–02 NHL season.
For the 2002–03 season, Pletka returned to his native Czech Republic to rejoin HC Oceláři Třinec. In the 2005–06 season, he moved to HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga, and also appeared in five games with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Hockey Super League.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Trinec | Czech | 50 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Trinec | Czech | 51 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 71 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 61 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Trinec | Czech | 47 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Trinec | Czech | 47 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Trinec | Czech | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Trinec | Czech | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Dynamo Moskva | Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech | 47 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech | 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech | 46 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Karlovy Vary | Czech | 38 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Plzen | Czech | 27 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Plzen | Czech | 49 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Plzen | Czech | 50 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Plzen | Czech | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slavia Praha | Czech | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Kladno | Czech2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Benatky nad Jizerou | Czech2 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 132 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Czech totals | 636 | 225 | 189 | 414 | 640 | 111 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 122 | ||||
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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