Václav Pletka

Václav Pletka
Václav Pletka in 2015
Born (1979-06-08) June 8, 1979 (age 45)
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

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