Matthew Ford (ice hockey)
Matthew Ford | ||||||
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Born |
Los Angeles, California , U.S. | October 9, 1984|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 256th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2008–2020 |
Matthew Ford (born October 9, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played most notably in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Amateur
Ford started his amateur career playing for the
Professional
Upon completion of his college career, and unsigned from the Blackhawks, Ford made his professional debut in the
In the
Re-signed by Lake Erie prior to the 2010–11 campaign, he was invited on a try-out to participate in the Monsters NHL affiliate, the Colorado Avalanche, training camp on September 15, 2010 before returning to Cleveland to begin the season.[4]
On July 1, 2011, Ford was signed to his first NHL contract, agreeing to a two-way one-year deal with the Washington Capitals. Assigned to the Capitals affiliate, the Hershey Bears, Ford scored 28 points in 39 games before he was traded by the Capitals to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Kevin Marshall on February 2, 2012.[5]
Ford was re-signed to a one-year extension with the Flyers on April 4, 2012. Assigned directly to affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, in the following 2012–13 season, he suffered from injury and a lack of production to post only 4 goals in 35 games with the Phantoms. On March 12, 2013, Ford was traded by the Flyers to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations. He remained in the AHL to be immediately assigned to affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[6]
Released as a free agent by the Blue Jackets, Ford remained in the AHL signing a one-year contract with the Oklahoma City Barons on July 13, 2013.[7] On July 2, 2015, Ford followed the Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliation, in signing a one-year AHL contract with the Bakersfield Condors for the 2015–16 season.[8] Ford led the Condors with 27 goals and 51 points in 64 games.
Grand Rapids Griffins
After three seasons within the Oilers AHL affiliates, Ford left as a free agent to add a veteran presence on a two-year AHL deal with the Grand Rapids Griffins, an affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings on July 12, 2016.[9] During the 2017–18 season, Ford served as captain for the Griffins, where he recorded 22 goals and 16 assists in 72 games, ranking fourth on the team in goals and sixth in points. On June 26, 2018, the Grand Rapids Griffins signed Ford to a two-year contract extension.[10]
On November 5, 2021, Ford officially announced his retirement after a twelve-year professional career having playing in 716 regular season AHL games.[11]
Career statistics
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 | Shattuck–Saint Mary's |
MNJHL | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Shattuck–Saint Mary's | HSMN | 58 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 60 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 39 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Charlotte Checkers |
ECHL | 28 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||
2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters |
AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 76 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 31 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 73 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 69 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 64 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 51 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | ||
2017–18 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 72 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 61 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 52 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 716 | 206 | 224 | 430 | 511 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 58 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
Rookie of the Year | 2004 | [12] |
AHL | ||
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) | 2017 | [13] |
References
- ^ "USHL Alumni shine in ECHL All-Star game". United States Hockey League. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Matthew Ford - career statistics". Hockeydb.com. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- Lake Erie Monsters. 2010-08-05. Archived from the originalon 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "2010-11 Avalanche training camp roster" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Capitals acquire Marshall from Philadelphia, Carman from Colorado". Washington Capitals. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Blue Jackets acquire Matthew Ford from Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Future Considerations". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ "Barons officially sign Matt Ford to AHL contract". Oklahoma City Barons. 2013-07-13. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ Bakersfield Condors (2015-07-02). "Condors sign Winquist and Ford to AHL deals". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ "Griffins sign forwards Sandlak and Ford". Grand Rapids Griffins. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Aye Aye, Captain". Grand Rapids Griffins. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ford announces retirement after 716 AHL games". American Hockey League. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "USHL Rookie of the Year". USHL. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Wakiji, Dana (June 13, 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database