Matt Gilroy

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Matt Gilroy
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Born (1984-07-30) July 30, 1984 (age 28)
North Bellmore, NY, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Matthew Gilroy (born July 30, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Gilroy has also formerly played with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators. Gilroy played NCAA hockey with the Boston University Terriers of Hockey East. Gilroy is a Hobey Baker Award winner and NCAA champion with the Terriers in his senior year, Gilroy is also a three-time All-American[citation needed].

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Playing career[edit]

Amateur[edit]

Gilroy at Boston University

After a junior career in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) with the Walpole Jr. Stars (currently known as South Shore Kings),[1][2] Gilroy joined the college hockey ranks with the Boston University Terriers of Hockey East in 2005–06. Making the team as a walk-on, he was a natural forward but was forced into the eighth defenceman position – the only available role.[1] After his third college season, Gilroy attracted attention from the NHL as an undrafted free agent, but had intentions of completing his degree at Boston University.[1][3]

In his senior year in 2008–09, he was named team captain of the Terriers and recorded a college career-high 36 points in 43 games, first among Hockey East defencemen and third in the NCAA. He went on to lead the Terriers to their third Beanpot championship in four years en route to the Frozen Four Tournament. On April 10, 2009, Gilroy was announced as the winner of the 2009 Hobey Baker Award.[4] The next day, the Terriers competed for the NCAA championship against the Miami RedHawks. Trailing 3–1 late in the third period, the Terriers rallied with 2 goals in the final minute to force overtime. Gilroy earned an assist on Nick Bonino's game-tying goal with 17 seconds left.[5] The Terriers won in overtime, defeating the RedHawks 4–3, making Gilroy just the fifth player to win the Hobey Baker Award and NCAA championship in the same season.[1] He was additionally given his third All-American honor, becoming just the third NCAA player to earn the distinction as many times, after Rick Meagher (1977) and Chris Drury (1998).[6]

Professional[edit]

On April 17, 2009, Gilroy signed a two-year, $3.5-million contract with the New York Rangers.[7] He had initially been linked to both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks in contract negotiations.[1]

On October 5, 2009, Gilroy scored his first NHL goal, a game winner, against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils.

Gilroy signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 2, 2011. During the 2011–12 season on February 27, 2012, Gilroy was traded to the Ottawa Senators for fellow defenceman Brian Lee at the trade deadline.

On October 7, 2012, with the NHL lockout in place, Gilroy was signed to an AHL contract with the Connecticut Whale marking a potential return to the New York Rangers organization.[8] At the conclusion of the labour dispute, Gilroy was signed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on January 13, 2013.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Gilroy was born in North Bellmore, New York, to Frank and Peggy Ann Gilroy. Matt Gilroy is one of Eight children. His father is a member of the St. John's Basketball Hall of Fame,[3] who was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers.[2] He graduated in 2003 from St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, captaining the hockey team to two New York state championships.[2] In addition to hockey, Gilroy played lacrosse at St. Mary's and was named team MVP in his junior year, in addition to all-league selections in his junior and senior years.[10]

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 Wayne Gretzky. Traditional team policy with the Boston University Terriers does not permit players to wear high numbers deemed flamboyant and self-endorsing by head coach Jack Parker. However, given the circumstances, Gilroy was allowed by Parker to wear 97.[3] Gilroy also has an older brother, Frank Jr., who played basketball for St. Mary's High School and St. Anselm College.[3] His younger brother, Kevin, joined Matt on the Terriers for their 2009 championship year.[5]

Awards[edit]

  • Won the Beanpot with Boston University in 2006, 2007, and 2009.
  • Named to the Ledyard National Bank Classic All-Tournament Team in 2007.
  • Named to the Second All-American Team in 2007.
  • Named to the First All-American Team in 2008 and 2009.
  • Won the Bob Monahan Award (Top defenceman in New England) in 2008.
  • Named to the Nye Frontier Classic All-Tournament Team in 2008.
  • Named the Denver Cup MVP in 2009.
  • Won the Hobey Baker Award in 2009.
  • Won the NCAA Championship with Boston University in 2009.

Source: Matt Gilroy's Boston University Profile

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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 AHL 34 6 9 15 14 — — — — —
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 15 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 209 10 36 46 61 8 1 0 1 2

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WC 6 3 1 4 0
International totals 6 3 1 4 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Gills in the hunt to sign U.S. college star Gilroy". The Province. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c McGran, Kevin (2009-04-07). "Gilroy grows into top prospect". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  3. ^ a b c d Vecsey, George (2009-01-22). "A Late Bloomer Sticking to His Mission". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  4. ^ Albright, David (2009-04-10). "BU rules hockey awards, Gilroy wins Hobey". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  5. ^ a b "Gilroy's BU rallies to win title in OT". 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  6. ^ "Boston University's Matt Gilroy takes best shot". Boston Herald. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  7. ^ "Hobey Baker winner Gilroy signs two-year deal with Rangers". The Sports Network. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  8. ^ "Whale agree to terms with NHL veteran Gilroy". Connecticut Whale. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-07. 
  9. ^ "Restricted Free Agent Del Zotto agrees to terms". The Sports Network. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-13. 
  10. ^ "Player Bio:Matt Gilroy". Boston University. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kevin Porter		 Winner of the Hobey Baker Award
2008–09		 Succeeded by
Blake Geoffrion
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