Jim Mattson
Jim Mattson | |||
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Born |
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA | March 3, 1931||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Played for |
Green Bay Bobcats | ||
Playing career | 1952–1971 |
James Mattson is an American ice hockey
Career
Mattson grew up playing junior hockey in the
The following year Mattson's number worsened slightly but the gophers performed even better. After losing their first two games of the year, Minnesota lost just three more games (all to Michigan) to finish the regular season with a 22–5–1 mark and win the
Mattson returned for his senior season and was named team co-captain along with John Mayasich, but because he was playing his fourth year of varsity hockey, Mattson would be ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament. The team slipped to third in the conference and while Mattson played all 30 games, his performance wasn't nearly as stellar as it had been the previous two seasons. While the finish wasn't the send-off he may have wanted, Mattson ended his career at Minnesota as the program's all-time leader in wins (50, a then-NCAA record), goals against average (2.86) and save percentage (.896).
After graduating Mattson signed a contract with the
Mattson was inducted into the Minnesota Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1949–50 | Minneapolis Bermans | AAHL | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Halifax St. Mary's | MMHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Minnesota | MCHA | 8 | — | — | — | 484 | 25 | 0 | 3.10 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Minnesota | MCHA | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1627 | 64 | 4 | 2.36 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Minnesota | WIHL | 26 | — | — | — | 1565 | 72 | 4 | 2.76 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Minnesota | WIHL | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1783 | 104 | 2 | 3.50 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Washington Lions | EHL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.67 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.25 | — | ||
1956–57 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | New Haven Blades | EHL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USCHL | 24 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 2 | 3.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Green Bay Bobcats
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Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Green Bay Bobcats
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USHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 91 | 50 | — | — | 5459 | 265 | 10 | 2.86 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All- First Team
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1952–53 | [4] |
AHCA First Team All-American | 1952–53 | [5] |
All-Tournament First Team
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1953
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[3] |
All- First Team
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1953–54 | [4] |
All-Tournament Second Team
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1954
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[3] |
References
- ^ ""M" Club Hall of Fame - Jim Mattson". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b c "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ a b "1952-1953 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "March 12, 1954 (Vol. 64, iss. 110) - Image 3".
- ^ "In '54, RPI Had Its Own Miracle on Ice". Rensselaer Engineers. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Jim Mattson: The Goaltender of the Golden Era". dierstraits.com. March 2, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database