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NAME: Tomas Plekanec BORN: Oct. 31, 1982, Kladno, CZE HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-foot-11, 196 pounds DRAFTED: 2001, 71st overall. CAREER STATS: 981 GP, 232 G, 373 A, 605 Pts PLAYOFFS: 87 GP, 49 P

DID YOU KNOW: Missed only 17 games in 13 seasons ... Ranks seventh on the Canadiens’ list for games played, with only Henri Richard, Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey, Jean Béliveau, Claude Provost and Andrei Markov ahead of him. But he was traded to the only team that has just 18 games remaining, meaning he won’t get higher than 999 this year ... Alternate captain of the Habs and captained the Czech Republic at the 2014 Olympics ... Did not have a no-trade clause and was heavily pursued by the Winnipeg Jets over the past few days, but GM Marc Bergevin respected his wish to stay in the Eastern Conference nearer his family ... Speaking of which, he is married to Lucie Plekancová Vondráková, a famous Czech singer and actress who can speak five languages. They have two young sons, Matyas and Adam ... Canadiens owner Geoff Molson was among those who tweeted him a good luck message on Sunday ... Plekanec has a love of wearing turtleneck sweaters on and off the ice. “No reason,” he insists ... On leaving the Habs: “It’s 15 years of my life. It’s my home, my kids go to school here, their first language basically is French. But that’s the way it is. I’m going to a team that’s going to be in the playoffs and having a chance to play for a Stanley Cup. It’s awesome.”