Matthew Lombardi
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| Born | March 18, 1982 Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes Nashville Predators Toronto Maple Leafs |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 215th overall, 2000 Edmonton Oilers 90th overall, 2002 Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Matthew Lombardi (born March 18, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career [edit]
Matthew Lombardi was born and raised in Hudson, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. He played hockey for the LaPresqu'ile minor hockey association before playing junior hockey for the Victoriaville Tigres in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four years before. Lombardi was selected in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft 215th overall by the Edmonton Oilers. Lombardi failed to sign with the Oilers, re-entering the draft where he was picked 90th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. His style of play is one of speed and agility, often leading the rush with his great speed and finesse.
Lombardi played in the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs, during which he suffered a vicious elbow to the head from Red Wings defenceman Derian Hatcher and was unable to play for several months. The Flames eventually lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. During the locked-out 2004–05 season, he played for the Flames affiliate Lowell Lock Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL), after he recovered fully from the elbow, returning to the NHL and the Flames when the league resumed play in 2005–06.
He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow. During the tournament he scored six goals and had six assists for 12 points, and led Canada for most points.
On March 4, 2009, he was traded along with Brandon Prust and a 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Olli Jokinen.
On February 8, 2010, he recorded a five point night in a 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
On July 2, 2010 he signed a 4 year contract with the Nashville Predators. In the first year of the contract Lombardi played only two games, due to a concussion suffered during the pre-season.
On July 3, 2011, he was traded along with Cody Franson to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brett Lebda and Robert Slaney.[1]
On October 6, 2011, he played in his first game as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring the game-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens.
Prior to the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, he was traded by the Leafs back to the Phoenix Coyotes for a conditional draft pick on January 16, 2013.[2] Again missing time due to injury and failing to recapture his previous scoring presence with the Coyotes, Lombardi was again on the move at the trade deadline when he was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Brandon McMillan on April 3, 2013.[3]
Career statistics [edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 47 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 72 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 66 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 66 | 57 | 73 | 130 | 70 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 76 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 55 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 81 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 50 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 536 | 101 | 161 | 262 | 293 | 40 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ "Leafs acquire Lombardi and Franson in swap". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Leafs trade Lombardi to Coyotes for conditional pick". The Sports Network. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Ducks acquire Matthew Lombardi". ESPN. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
External links [edit]
- 1982 births
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Gatineau Olympiques players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Living people
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Nashville Predators players
- Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Saint John Flames players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Victoriaville Tigres players
