Christian Matte

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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 19942004

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.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Granby Bisons QMJHL 6817365356
1993–94 Granby BisonsQMJHL595047971037551012
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 10000
1994–95 Granby BisonsQMJHL66506611686131171812
1994–95 Cornwall AcesAHL30112
1995–96 Cornwall AcesAHL642032525171126
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL491818367822831125
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 51120
1997–98 Hershey BearsAHL7133407310973254
1997–98 Colorado AvalancheNHL50006
1998–99 Colorado AvalancheNHL71120
1998–99 Hershey BearsAHL603147784852138
1999–2000 Hershey BearsAHL7343611048514861410
1999–2000 Colorado AvalancheNHL50114
2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 583829675941120
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL30002
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL722229514820000
2002–03 ZSC Lions NLA 44222547491253814
2003–04 ZSC LionsNLA1236912
2003–04 GCK Lions NLB 31234
2003–04 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA63470
AHL totals3901672273944196022143655
NHL totals2523512

Awards and honours

AwardYear
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. 1 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.