INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks and the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs, announced that they have re-signed forward Derian Plouffe to a contract for the 2020-21 season.
Plouffe returns to the Fuel for his second season with the team and his third as a pro. Skating in 49 games during the 2019-20 season, 25-year-old tallied 29 points (13g-16a) and posted a +11 rating. Plouffe has skated in 105 ECHL games between the Newfoundland Growlers and the Fuel, earning 52 points (26g-26a). During his first professional season, Plouffe earned 23 points (13g-10a) while earning a Kelly Cup championship with the Growlers.
Prior to turning pro, the native of Nepean, Ontario spent four years at Niagara University. In 116 career games, Plouffe scored 71 points (37g-34a), leading the team in goals and points during the 2017-18 season as well as serving as the team’s captain during the 2016-17 season. At the end of Niagara's 2017-18 season, Plouffe signed an Amateur Tryout with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, appearing in 10 regular-season games and earning three assists.
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