Jayme Platt (born July 26, 1978) is an American retired

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Early life

Platt was born in

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. He began his career playing at junior level for the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL. In two seasons with the Buccaneers, Platt played in 41 regular season and two post season games. In 1997 he began his university level career, playing in the

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for

Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University (colloquially Lake State, Lake Superior State, Soo Tech, and LSSU) is a public college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is enrolls approximately 2,000 students. Due to its proximity to the Canadian border, and the ...

. Platt spent four seasons with Lake Superior.

Career

Platt was signed by the

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for the 2001–2002 season. In his first senior season, Platt played in 40 games, and kept his goals against average down to 2.53. Platt played for the Grrrowl the following season, but also spend time icing for the

Dayton Bombers The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference. The Bombers originally played at Hara Arena from 1991 to 1996. The team moved to the Ervi ...

as well as a handful of games for the AHL Lowell Lock Monsters. During the 2003–2004 season, Platt made the decision to move to

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and sign for the

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team the Manchester Phoenix. It was a move which brought the best from Platt, who was voted into the EIHL All-Star Second Team. In 56 games, his goals against average was 2.60. Platt later signed with the Phoenix's rivals, the Sheffield Steelers. In 41 games, he kept his average down to 2.15, improving again from his previous season. Platt later signed with the Basingstoke Bison. He played in just five games for the Bison before being released by mutual consent. Platt returned to North America and signed for the

Danbury Trashers The Danbury Trashers were a United Hockey League (UHL) professional ice hockey team located in Danbury, Connecticut, first established in 2004 as an expansion team. The team was named for its owner's business in waste management; James Galante ...

of the UHL, where he finished 2005–2006 season. Due to the fraud scandal which enveloped the Trashers, the franchise was suspended from operations in 2006. Platt retired as a player afterwards.

Awards and honours

External links

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Jayme Platt Personal Profile
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