| Mike Matheson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1994, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Montreal Canadiens Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2012 Florida Panthers |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
Michael Matheson (born February 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Matheson was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
As a youth, Matheson played in the 2006 and 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from the West Island.[1] He began his junior career in the Quebec Midget AAA league playing with the Lac St. Louis Lions from 2009 to 2011.[2] Matheson then left to join the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he led all defencemen in scoring in 2011–12. He then committed to play for Boston College of the NCAA starting in 2012–13. He cited his motivation for leaving his native Quebec was the ability to develop better as a player in the USHL and in the NCAA.[3] Following his freshman year at Boston College, Matheson was named to Hockey East's All-Rookie Team.[4] For his sophomore campaign, Matheson earned All-First Team honours in the Hockey East conference[5] as well as All-Second Team East Honors in the NCAA as determined by the AHCA.[6]
Matheson decided on April 30 to remain at Boston College for the 2014–15 season amid rumours of his leaving school to sign with the NHL team that drafted him, the Florida Panthers.[7] On May 8, he was named team captain for the 2014–15 season. At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, Matheson signed an entry-level contract with the Panthers, forgoing his senior year of NCAA eligibility, and was sent to play with the Panthers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.[8]
Matheson made his NHL debut on March 23, 2016, in a 3–1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.[9] He recorded his first career NHL goal the following season on October 18, 2016, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[10]
On October 7, 2017, the Panthers signed Matheson to an eight-year, $39 million contract extension worth $4.875 million annually.[11][12] On October 13, 2018, during a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Matheson checked Canucks forward Elias Pettersson, resulting in Pettersson leaving the game with a concussion.[13] While Matheson was not penalized for the play on the ice, the NHL Department of Player Safety believed that Matheson had an intent to injure, resulting in him suspension two games, thereby forfeiting $52,419.36 in salary.[14] Following the incident, Matheson said, "I know deep down there was no frustration in me when that play happened and there was no intent to injure on my part;" he apologized to Pettersson via text.[15]
On September 24, 2020, Matheson was traded by the Panthers to the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Colton Sceviour, in exchange for Patric Hörnqvist.[16]
On July 16, 2022, Matheson, along with a 2023 fourth-round draft pick, was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling.[17] The trade reunited Matheson with his former agent Kent Hughes, who had become general manager of the Canadiens in January of 2022.[18] Expected to become the team's top defenceman, Matheson was considered to have performed strongly in the preseason games lead up to the 2022–23 season, but developed an abdominal muscle strain while participating in a Kraft Hockeyville game. It was announced that he would miss the first eight weeks of the season.[19] He made his debut in the team's eighteenth game of the season on November 19, registered a goal and an assist in a 5–4 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[20]
Personal life[]
Matheson met his wife Emily Pfalzer, an American professional hockey player and Olympic gold medalist, while both were playing at Boston College. The two became engaged in the summer of 2018 and married on July 20, 2019.[21] Their son, Hudson, was born in 2021.[22]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Lac Saint-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lac Saint-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 35 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 72 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 84 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 54 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 75 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 417 | 49 | 89 | 138 | 218 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada
| ||
| ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2016 Russia | |
| Silver | 2017 Germany/France | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2011 | Canada | IH18 | 
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Canada | WC |
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2012–13 | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2013–14 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2013–14 | [6] |
| International | ||
| World Championships Best Defenceman | 2016 | [23] |
References[]
- ↑ Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA (2018).
- ↑ Mike Matheson, Hockey's Future. Hockey's Future. Retrieved on May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Odebralski, Glenn (2012-06-22). Adding To The Blueline With Matheson.
- ↑ Hockey East announces 2013 All-Rookie Team. Hockey East (March 22, 2013).
- ↑ league announces All-Star Team. Hockey East (2014-03-20). Retrieved on 2014-03-20.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Six hockey east players selected as All-Americans. Hockey East (2014-04-11). Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
- ↑ Dilks, Chris (April 29, 2014). Michael Matheson Returning to Boston College. SB Nation.
- ↑ Panthers agree to terms with Michael Matheson (2014-04-01).
- ↑ Matheson's NHL debut a whirlwind (March 23, 2016). Retrieved on October 16, 2018.
- ↑ Point scores shootout winner, Lightning beat Panthers 4-3 (October 18, 2016). Retrieved on October 16, 2018.
- ↑ @TSNBobMcKenzie (7 October 2017). AAV of $4.875M on an eight-year, $39M contract. Done deal.
- ↑ Panthers announce 8-year extension for Mike Matheson. The Score (9 October 2017).
- ↑ Canucks' Elias Pettersson out 7-10 days with concussion (October 15, 2018).
- ↑ Matheson suspended two games for actions in Panthers game (October 15, 2018).
- ↑ Michael Matheson says 'it wasn't my intent' to injure Elias Pettersson (October 17, 2018). Retrieved on October 17, 2018.. Thomas Drance (Senior Writer, The Athletic) described Matheson as "genuinely a remarkable human being".
- ↑ Pens acquire Matheson and Sceviour from Panthers for Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh Penguins (September 24, 2020).
- ↑ Canadiens trade defenceman Jeff Petry to Penguins (July 16, 2022). Retrieved on July 16, 2022.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu (July 17, 2022). A homecoming for newest Canadien Mike Matheson. Retrieved on July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu (October 13, 2022). Mike Matheson to miss at least eight weeks. Retrieved on October 13, 2022.
- ↑ Hickey, Pat (November 20, 2022). 'We found a way to win,' Mike Matheson says of Montreal debut. Retrieved on November 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Road to NHL started with ringette for Panthers' Mike Matheson", September 19, 2018. Retrieved on October 16, 2018.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu. "Nervous, exciting Canadiens debut for Mike Matheson", September 27, 2022. Retrieved on October 13, 2022.
- ↑ Laine lands MVP. Retrieved on October 15, 2016.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Jonathan Huberdeau |
Florida Panthers' first round draft pick 2012 |
Succeeded by Aleksander Barkov |
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