Matt Fornataro
| Matt Fornataro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 26, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Manchester Monarchs Syracuse Crunch Worcester Sharks Houston Aeros Norfolk Admirals Rockford Icehogs Leksands IF Graz 99ers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Matt Fornataro (born June 26, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Manchester Monarchs in the ECHL.
Playing career
Undrafted, Fornataro made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season.
On February 21, 2012, Fornataro was included in an NHL transaction, when he was dealt to from the Norfolk Admirals, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Rockford IceHogs in exchange for Brandon Segal[1]
On June 25, 2013, after his first season abroad in Sweden with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan it was announced that Fornataro would be joining Leksands IF for the 2013–14 SHL season.[2] Fornataro struggled to establish himself within the SHL with Leksands and after 29 games he returned to VIK Västerås HK for the remainder of the season.
After splitting the 2014–15 season between Västerås and Mora IK, Fornataro left the second division and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL on August 30, 2015.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Waterloo Blackhawks | USHL | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Waterloo Blackhawks | USHL | 60 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix RoadRunners | ECHL | 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 45 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 70 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 46 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 48 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | Leksands IF | SHL | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Mora IK | Allsv | 35 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 43 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 24 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 237 | 47 | 73 | 120 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 2007–08 |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2007–08 |
References
- ^ "IceHogs acquire Fornataro from Admirals". Rockford IceHogs. February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Matt Fornataro signs for Leksands". Leksands IF. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Desired attacker Matt Fornataro is here!" (in German). Graz 99ers. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)
External links
- Matt Fornataro career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matt Fornataro career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
 | This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey player is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Graz 99ers players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Leksands IF players
- Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
- Mora IK players
- New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Phoenix RoadRunners players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- Worcester Sharks players
- Canadian ice hockey player stubs