Christian Matte

For the Canadian football player, see Kristian Matte.

Christian Matte
Born	(1975-01-20) January 20, 1975 (age 50) Hull, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
NHL draft	153rd overall, 1993 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1994–2004

Christian Matte (born January 20, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played briefly in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

As a youth, Matte played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the a minor ice hockey team from Hull, Quebec. ^[1]

Matte first played competitive major junior hockey with Abitibi Forestiers in the Quebec QAAA before moving on the Granby Bisons in the QMJHL. In his first season in 1992–93 he complied 53 points in 68 games to be named in the QMJHL All-Rookie Team.^{[ citation needed ]} Matte was consequently drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 6th round, 153rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted Matte reported back to the Bisons and played another two years with the team developing a strong scoring touch earning a place in the QMJHL Second All-Star team and scoring 50 goals and 116 points in 66 games his final year there.^{[ citation needed ]} For the 1995–96 season Matte turned pro and joined the Cornwall Aces in the AHL. The following year the Nordiques relocated to Colorado and Matte joined the Hershey Bears who became the Avalanche's new minor league affiliate. That same season Matte also made his NHL debut and played in 5 games with the Avalanche.^{[ citation needed ]}

Matte then played the majority of the next three years with the Bears. In the 1999–2000 season, his last within the Avalanche organization, Matte scored an impressive 104 points in 73 games with Hershey to be awarded the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL leading scorer. ^[2] Despite averaging more than a point per game in the minors Matte was not able to crack the Avalanche lineup and never played more than 7 games in a season with the Avalanche. For the 2000–01 season Matte signed as a free agent with the newly formed Minnesota Wild where he would have a better chance of cracking the starting lineup. ^[3] However, Matte played only three games with the Wild before being sent to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL for the remainder of the season, leading the IHL in scoring with 38 goals. The next year Matte signed with the Buffalo Sabres but never played a game with them, instead playing with their minor league affiliate Rochester Americans. From the 2002–03 season until the 2003–04 season Matte played in Switzerland before retiring.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Granby Bisons	QMJHL		68	17	36	53	56		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Granby Bisons	QMJHL		59	50	47	97	103		7	5	5	10	12
1993–94	Cornwall Aces	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Granby Bisons	QMJHL		66	50	66	116	86		13	11	7	18	12
1994–95	Cornwall Aces	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	1	1	2
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL		64	20	32	52	51		7	1	1	2	6
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		49	18	18	36	78		22	8	3	11	25
1996–97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	33	40	73	109		7	3	2	5	4
1997–98	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		5	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		7	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hershey Bears	AHL		60	31	47	78	48		5	2	1	3	8
1999–2000	Hershey Bears	AHL		73	43	61	104	85		14	8	6	14	10
1999–2000	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		5	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		58	38	29	67	59		4	1	1	2	0
2000–01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		72	22	29	51	48		2	0	0	0	0
2002–03	ZSC Lions	NLA		44	22	25	47	49		12	5	3	8	14
2003–04	ZSC Lions	NLA		12	3	6	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	GCK Lions	NLB		3	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		6	3	4	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				390	167	227	394	419		60	22	14	36	55
NHL totals				25	2	3	5	12		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Junior
QMJHL All-Rookie Team	1992–93
QMJHL Second All-Star team	1993–94	[4]
American Hockey League
First All-Star Team	1999–00	[5]
John B. Sollenberger Trophy	1999–00	[2]

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
3. "Western Conference Movement Chart". ESPN. 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
4. "Legends of hockey = Christian Matte". legendsofhockey.net. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
5. "Note from the AHL". ESPN. 2000-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-20.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database