Matt Gilroy
Matt Gilroy | ||||||
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Born |
North Bellmore, New York , U.S. | July 20, 1984|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | |||||
Position | Defense | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Atlant Moscow Oblast Spartak Moscow Jokerit SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
Playing career | 2009–2019 |
Matthew J. Gilroy (born July 20, 1984) is an American former professional
Playing career
Amateur
Gilroy played in the 1998
In his senior year, in 2008–09, he was named
Professional
On April 17, 2009, Gilroy signed a two-year, $3.5-million contract with the New York Rangers.[8] He had initially been linked to both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks in contract negotiations.[2]
Gilroy signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the
On October 7, 2012, with the 2012–13 NHL lockout in place, Gilroy was signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Connecticut Whale, marking a potential return to the New York Rangers organization.[10] At the conclusion of the labor dispute, Gilroy was signed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on January 13, 2013.[11]
Gilroy was released to free agency by the Rangers in the off-season and, on July 8, 2013, was signed to a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers, his fourth NHL club.[12] In the 2013–14 season, Gilroy appeared in only 16 games with the struggling Panthers before he was reassigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the remainder of the season.
With limited NHL interest, Gilroy opted to forgo free agency to sign his first European contract on a one-year deal with Russian club Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 25, 2014.[13] After one year with Atlant, and partly due to fact that Atlant would not participate in the KHL from the 2015–16 season, he signed with Spartak Moscow.
As a free agent from Finnish KHL club,
Personal life
Gilroy was born in
Gilroy wears the number 97 in remembrance of his deceased brother Timmy, who died as the result of a bicycle accident at eight years old. Separated by 13 months, Matt and Timmy played on the same hockey teams growing up and wore the numbers 98 and 97, respectively, in homage to
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | New York Apple Core | Ind | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | New York Apple Core | EmJHL | 24 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | New York Apple Core | EJHL | 65 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Walpole Stars
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EJHL | 55 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Boston University | HE | 39 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Boston University | HE | 45 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 53 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Connecticut Whale
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AHL | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 60 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 57 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Jokerit | KHL | 55 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | ||
2018–19
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SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers
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NL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 225 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
KHL totals | 221 | 29 | 84 | 113 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | United States | WC
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13th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | United States | OG | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Gills in the hunt to sign U.S. college star Gilroy". The Province. 2009-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ a b c McGran, Kevin (2009-04-07). "Gilroy grows into top prospect". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Albright, David (2009-04-10). "BU rules hockey awards, Gilroy wins Hobey". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b "Gilroy's BU rallies to win title in OT". 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Boston University's Matt Gilroy takes best shot". Boston Herald. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Hobey Baker winner Gilroy signs two-year deal with Rangers". The Sports Network. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Ottawa Senators acquire Matt Gilroy from Tampa Bay Lightning for Brian Lee". NHL.com. February 27, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- Connecticut Whale. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Restricted Free Agent Del Zotto agrees to terms". The Sports Network. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Sign C Jon Matsumoto & D Matt Gilroy". NHL.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Gilroy becomes a Atlant player" (in Russian). Atlant Moscow Oblast. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Lakers sign Matt Gilroy to contract" (in German). SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Player Bio:Matt Gilroy". Boston University. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Allen, Matt (November 11, 2017). "Matt Gilroy, thriving in the KHL, now expected to become go-to player for U.S. Olympic team". USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database