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He is the son of former Polish player and current coach of the Poland men"s national ice hockey team, Jacek Płachta.
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Matthias Plachta
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Undrafted Plachta played professionally in the his native Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Adler Mannheim. After six seasons in the DEL 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 on 28 May 2015. In his debut North American season in 2015-2016, Plachta was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.
In 46 games with the Falcons, Plachta compiled 2 goals and 7 points before he was traded by the Coyotes 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.
