Thursday, May 28, 2009

Plante signs with the Oilers

Press Release

General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have signed Alex Plante to a three-year NHL entry level contract.

Plante, the Oilers second choice, 15th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, recently completed his fourth full season of junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. The 6’3”, 225 pound defenceman from Brandon, Manitoba had 8-37-45 in 68 games with 157 penalty minutes.

The 20-year-old defenceman led Hitmen blueliners in scoring during the playoffs with 6-9-15 in 18 games with 41 penalty minutes. He was tied for 21st overall in playoff scoring in the Western Hockey League and fourth among defencemen.

Plante scored 18-71-89 with 344 penalty minutes in 224 career regular season games with Calgary from 2004-05 to 2008-09. His total of 45 points in 2008-09 was a career high.


(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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