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Matt McIlvane
Born November 2, 1985,
Naperville
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
team
F. teams
retired
NAHL
Chicago Freeze
USHL
Chicago Steel
NCAA
Ohio State Univ.
AHL
Binghamton Senators
Peoria Rivermen
DEL
Eisbären Berlin
IHL
Bloomington PrairieThunder
CHL
Bloomington PrairieThunder
ECHL
Cincinnati Cyclones
Ntl. team Flag of Germany Germany
NHL Draft 251st overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2001–2012

Matt McIlvane (born on November 2, 1985 in Naperville) is an American retired professional ice hockey center. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 8th round (251st overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the head coach of the EC Salzburg of the ICEHL and the assistant coach of the German National Team.

Club career[]

McIlvane began his junior career with the Chicago Freeze of the NAHL and played there in 2001 - 2003. In the 2002-03 season, he was named the NAHL Player of the Month in February 2003.

In the 2003-04 season, he played with the Chicago Steel of the USHL.

Next four seasons played McIlvane with the Ohio State Univ. of the NCAA. After the completion of the 2007-08 season with the Ohio State Univ. in which he played 41 games, he finished the season with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL where he played 4 games.

In the 2008-09 season played McIlvane with the Eisbären Berlin of the DEL.

In the next season, he played 62 games with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the IHL and 8 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL.

In the 2010-11 season, he played just 7 games with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the CHL and 3 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL.

In his final season, the 2011-12, he played only 2 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.

Team Staff career[]

Role Team Years
General manager Danville Dashers 2011 - 2012
Head coach Danville Dashers 2011 - 2012
Assistant coach Orlando Solar Bears 2012 - 2013
Assistant coach EC Salzburg 2013 - 2014
Assistant coach EHC München 2014 - 2018
Assistant coach German National Team 2018
Association coach EHC München 2018 - 2019
Head coach EC Salzburg 2019 - present
Assistant coach German National Team 2021 - present

As the coach, McIlvane became the DEL champion in the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.

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