Matt Read
Matt Read | |||
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Born |
Ilderton, Ontario, Canada | June 14, 1986||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Södertälje SK Minnesota Wild | ||
National team |
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–2020 |
Matthew Zachary Jarrett Read (born June 14, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and the Minnesota Wild.
Playing career
Minor
Read started playing hockey on
Junior/Collegiate
After being a finalist in the OMHA Bantam Championship, Read's team won the championship in his first year of midget,[1] with Ilderton defeating Centre Hastings in four games. From minor hockey, Read played OHA Junior D hockey for the Lucan Irish in the 2003–04 season.
In 2004–05, Read signed with the nearby St. Marys Lincolns Junior B club of the Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL). He spent two seasons with the Lincolns.
In the 2004–05 season, Read was runner up to future NHLer Logan Couture for the WOHL Rookie of the Year Award. Couture, a graduate of the Lucan Irish of the Shamrock League, played that season with the St. Thomas Stars before being an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) first round draft pick in 2005.
The following season, Read signed with the
Professional
Read signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the
During the
Shortly after play resumed to begin the
On September 20, 2013, Read signed a four-year, $14.5 million contract extension with the Flyers.[7]
On October 8, 2015, Read scored the first goal of the
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On July 30, 2018, Read signed a one-year, two way contract with the Minnesota Wild.[8]
On August 2, 2019, as a free agent from the Wild, Read signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After participating in training camp and the pre-season he was signed to a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on September 30, 2019.[9]
Personal life
In July 2014, Read married his longtime girlfriend, Erin Cody.[10] On March 17, 2015, they gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[11][12]
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 | ||
2002–03 | Lucan Irish | OHAJDL | 31 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | St. Marys Lincolns | WOHL | 36 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | St. Marys Lincolns | WOHL | 47 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Milton Icehawks
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OPJHL | 48 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 58 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 36 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | 37 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 20 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 61 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 449 | 88 | 100 | 188 | 83 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2014 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College
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All-CHA Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
Rookie of the Year
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2007–08 | |
All-CHA First Team | 2008–09 | |
NCAA Frozen Four | 2008–09 | |
All-CHA First Team | 2009–10 | |
Player of the Year
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2009–10 | |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 |
References
- ^ "OMHA Champions". omha.net. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Flyers Sign BSU's Read". Philadelphia Flyers. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Seravalli, Frank (January 27, 2012). "Read's Travels are Taking Him to All-Star Skills Event". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "2012 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft results". National Hockey League. January 26, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2012 - Regular Season - Skater - Summary - Goals". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ BroadStreet (January 3, 2013). "Matt Read signs lockout contract with Swedish club Södertälje ..." BroadStreet Bully. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ Anthony SanFilippo (September 20, 2013). "Matt Read signs extension with Flyers". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Wild signs Read to one-year, two-way deal". NHL.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Marlies update training camp roster". Toronto Marlies. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Randy (November 13, 2014). "Greetings from the press box: Flyers' Matt Read feels he looks like a 'goof' with Movember mustache". nj.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ @NHLFlyers (March 19, 2015). "Congratulations to Matt & Erin Read on the birth of their daughter: Roen Brittan Read, 4lbs,10oz, born in Minnesota on March 17 at 9:30 pm!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Isaac, Dave (December 5, 2017). "Matt Read trying to be good soldier as he waits for NHL opportunity". courierpostonline.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
his wife, Erin, and young daughter, Roen.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database