Matt Elich
| Matt Elich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 22, 1978 Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
61st overall, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2009 | ||
Matthew Jon-Porter Elich (born September 22, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey winger.
Biography[edit]
Elich was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.[1]
Elich played junior ice hockey with the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey League. He was drafted in the third round, 61st overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]
Elich made his National Hockey League debut with the Lightning during the 1999–2000 NHL season, appearing in eight games and scoring one goal. He appeared in eight more games for the Lightning during the 2000–01 NHL season.[citation needed]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 52 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 58 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 34 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 67 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 48 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 60 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 59 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 32 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Flint Generals | UHL | 45 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Roanoke Valley Vipers | UHL | 28 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Jesenice | Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chur EHC | NLB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Heilbronn Falcons | DEL2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 17 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Flint Generals | IHL | 20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1978 births
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- Cardiff Devils players
- Detroit Vipers players
- Flint Generals players
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- Kingston Frontenacs players
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- People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- Ice hockey people from Wayne County, Michigan
- Port Huron Icehawks players
- Roanoke Valley Vipers players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
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