Zam Plante

  • Penguins Prospect Report: Zam Plante Scores Back-To-Back Overtime Winners As Minnesota-Duluth Advances In NCHC Tournament

    Penguins Prospect Report: Zam Plante Scores Back-To-Back Overtime Winners As Minnesota-Duluth Advances In NCHC Tournament

    Zam Plante scored a late game-tying goal and the overtime winner in back-to-back nights to help the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs advance to the semifinals of the NCHC Tournament.

  • Penguins Prospect Report: March 9, 2026

    Penguins Prospect Report: March 9, 2026

    Zam Plante scored late to force overtime and the overtime winner TWICE to help Minnesota-Duluth advance in the NCHC tournmanet, Mac Swanson scored three times in a pair of wins to advance in the NCHC tournament, and Rutger McGroarty recorded three points in two games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last week, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton managed a point in pair of losses and the Wheeling Nailers swept Rapid City in a three-game series.

  • Penguins Prospect Report: Zam Plante Continues Breakout Sophomore Season At Minnesota-Duluth

    Penguins Prospect Report: Zam Plante Continues Breakout Sophomore Season At Minnesota-Duluth

    Zam Plante continued a breakout sophomore season at Minnesota-Duluth with three points in two wins over the weekend.

  • Penguins Prospect Report: January 12, 2026

    Penguins Prospect Report: January 12, 2026

    Zam Plante continued scoring in a breakout NCAA season, Emil Pieniniemi scored for the first time with the Wheeling Nailers, and Tristan Broz powered Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with four points in a 5-1 win on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton split with the Charlotte Checkers while the Wheeling Nailers swept the Trois-Rivieres Lions. , Emil Pieniniemi, and Tristan Broz, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling each picked up important wins.

  • Penguins Prospect Report: October 20, 2025

    Penguins Prospect Report: October 20, 2025

    Zam Plante puts up six points in weekend series, Sam Poulin continues scoring streak to start the season, and Kale Dach finding some consistency in Calgary PLUS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton sweeps Connecticut road trip and Wheeling wins season opener.

  • 2025-26 Prospect Watch Honorable Mention: Zam Plante

    2025-26 Prospect Watch Honorable Mention: Zam Plante

    Zam Plante recorded 20 points in 33 games as a freshman with the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs–good for fifth on the team. Finding some chemistry with younger brother Max at last season, the Plante brothers hope to put the Bulldogs back on the map as a top program in the NCAA.

  • Prospect Report: March 11, 2025

    Prospect Report: March 11, 2025

    Signing and acquisition news, Valtteri Puustinen returning to form for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Tristan Broz continues piecing together a strong rookie season, and Zam Plante scores for Minnesota-Duluth, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton goes 2-2 last week and Wheeling drops to of three in weekend series in Adirondack.

  • Prospect Report: January 7, 2025

    Prospect Report: January 7, 2025

    Zam Plante records multi-assist game, Ponomarev continues consistency into 2025, and Mac Swans records two points in exhibition game plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton gets three of four points and Wheeling win two before tough loss to close week.

  • Prospect Report: November 26, 2024

    Prospect Report: November 26, 2024

    Blomqvist records first shutout in second AHL game of 2024-25, Zam Plante scores twice for Minnesota-Duluth, and Mikhail Ilyin hopes to stay consistent after slow start to season PLUS both Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling record wins in light week.

  • 2023 Penguins Prospects Midseason Grades

    2023 Penguins Prospects Midseason Grades

    At roughly the halfway point of the 2022-23 NHL season, see what Pittsburgh Penguins prospects make the grade. Major Junior Isaac Belliveau: B+ Isaac Belliveau (Gatineau Olympiques), a fifth round pick in 2021, ranks ninth among all QMJHL blueliners with 33 points in 34 games–just shy of a point per game average. Belliveau leads the Olympiques with a plus 25 plus/minus rating as the team appears to be a legitimate contender for a QMJHL championship. Nolan Collins: C- Though drafted for strong defensive play, Nolan Collins (Sudbury Wolves), a 2022 sixth round pick, ranks fourth among blueliners on the team…