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Shawn Matthias
Born (1988-02-19) February 19, 1988 (age 36)
Milton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Centre/Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Florida Panthers
NHL draft 47th overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2008–present

Shawn Matthias (born February 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Matthias played his junior career with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League before he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. During the following season, Shawn's rights were traded by the Red Wings along with conditional draft picks to the Florida Panthers for Todd Bertuzzi on February 27, 2007.[1]

On January 18, 2008, the Panthers called up Matthias from the Bulls of the OHL. In his second NHL game on January 19, 2008, he scored his first two goals, both against Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals.[2]

He played for Canada at the 2008 World Juniors, where he helped his team win the gold medal. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on March 4, 2014 in exchange for goaltender Roberto Luongo.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Belleville Bulls OHL 37 1 1 2 15 3 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Belleville Bulls OHL 67 13 21 34 42 6 3 0 3 2
2006–07 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 38 35 73 61 15 13 5 18 10
2007–08 Belleville Bulls OHL 53 32 47 79 50 1 1 0 1 0
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 4 2 0 2 2
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 16 0 2 2 2
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 61 10 10 20 16
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 55 7 9 16 10
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 27 6 7 13 12 7 2 5 7 7
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 51 6 10 16 16
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 79 10 14 24 49 7 0 1 1 6
2012–13 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 4 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 48 14 7 21 16
NHL totals 253 39 42 81 95 7 0 1 1 6
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pardubice

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada WJC18 7 1 0 1 2
2008 Canada WJC 7 3 1 4 4
Junior int'l totals 14 4 1 5 6

References

  1. ^ "Red Wings acquire Bertuzzi from Panthers". ESPN. February 27, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Backstrom, Kozlov power Capitals past Panthers

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