Willi Plett
| Willi Plett | |||
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| Born |
June 7, 1955 Asunción, Paraguay |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins |
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| NHL Draft | 80th overall, 1975 Atlanta Flames |
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| Playing career | 1975–1988 | ||
Willi Plett (born June 7, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 834 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins. He was a fifth-round selection of the Atlanta Flames in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, 80th overall. Plett was a member of the Tulsa Oilers' Adams Cup championship team in 1975–76 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1977 as the NHL's top rookie. He transferred with the Flames franchise to Calgary in 1980 and a 1982 trade sent him to Minnesota where he played five seasons. Plett retired in 1988 following one season in Boston.
Plett's parents, who had lived in the Soviet Union and then Germany, fled to South America to escape the Second World War. They settled in Asunción, Paraguay, where he was born on June 7, 1955. His family moved to Canada one year later, settling in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Plett first played organized hockey at the age of 12 and played junior hockey near his hometown. He played three years in the St. Catharines Black Hawks system, but left the team midway through the 1974–75 Ontario Major Junior Hockey League season following a dispute with coach Hap Emms, joining the tier II Niagara Falls Flyers. His playing style was comparable to a modern power forward, as Plett combined scoring ability with physical play and a willingness to fight. The Atlanta Flames selected him with their fifth round selection, 80th overall, at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.
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