Mat Bodie

Mathew Bodie
Bodie with the ERC Ingolstadt in 2024
Born	(1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34) East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	ERC Ingolstadt Hartford Wolf Pack Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Växjö Lakers IK Oskarshamn
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present

Mathew Bodie (born March 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

As a member of the Winnipeg Thrashers midget hockey team, he was named the Most Valuable player and top defenceman at the 2008 Telus Cup. The Thrashers captured the silver medal.

Bodie playing for the Union Dutchmen during the 2014 Frozen Four

Bodie played collegiate hockey for the Union Dutchmen in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his sophomore year, Bodie's outstanding play was recognized when he was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey First Team. ^[1]

Undrafted, Bodie was signed by the New York Rangers to a one-year entry-level contract on April 15, 2014, after Union won the NCAA Championship. ^[2]

Bodie playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack in October 2012

On April 20, 2016, Bodie was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, but he did not play for the team. ^[3]

During the 2016–17 season, while captaining the Wolf Pack, Bodie was dealt by the Rangers at the trade deadline to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Daniel Catenacci on February 28, 2017. ^[4] He played out the season in the AHL with the Rochester Americans, producing 9 points in 17 games.

On July 1, 2017, Bodie as a free agent signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. ^[5] After attending the Lightning's 2017 training camp, he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch for the duration of the 2017–18 season. Assuming a role as the Crunch's top pairing defenseman, Bodie responded with a professional high 31 assists and 37 points in 74 games.

As a free agent from the Lightning, Bodie opted to halt his North American career, agreeing to an initial one-year deal with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 20, 2018. ^[6] In his debut season in Russia in 2018–19, Bodie recorded 3 goals and 16 points in 39 games from the blueline with Torpedo.

On June 14, 2019, Bodie as a free agent opted to sign in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). ^[7] Mid-way into the 2019–20 season, Bodie collected 1 goal and 3 points in 17 games with Växjö, before he transferred to fellow SHL outfit, IK Oskarshamn, for the remainder of the campaign on November 25, 2019. ^[8] Bodie in an increased role with Oskarshamn, boosted his offensive totals with 1 goal and 10 points in 27 regular season games.

As a free agent from IK Oskarshamn, Bodie extended his European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on November 12, 2020. ^[9]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Powell River Kings	BCHL		53	1	41	42	41		18	2	12	14	20
2009–10	Powell River Kings	BCHL		51	8	34	42	37		23	9	22	31	23
2010–11	Union College	ECAC		40	6	26	32	18		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Union College	ECAC		39	8	21	29	32		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Union College	ECAC		35	6	18	24	32		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Union College	ECAC		40	8	31	39	57		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		75	5	27	32	42		15	3	4	7	6
2015–16	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		76	7	29	36	38		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		45	8	22	30	47		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Rochester Americans	AHL		17	2	7	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		74	6	31	37	36		5	0	2	2	6
2018–19	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		39	3	13	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Växjö Lakers	SHL		17	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	IK Oskarshamn	SHL		27	1	9	10	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		30	3	19	22	42		5	0	1	1	4
2021–22	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		39	3	16	19	44		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		49	4	21	25	48		15	0	10	10	25
2023–24	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		50	4	26	30	47		7	1	4	5	10
AHL totals				287	28	116	144	171		20	3	6	9	12

Awards and honours

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
	2009 Summerside

Award	Year
Telus Cup
Most Valuable Player	2007–08
Top Defenceman	2007–08
College
ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	2010–11
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2011–12	[10]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	2011–12
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team	2012–13
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2013–14	[11]
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2013–14
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	2014	[12]
NCAA All-Tournament Team	2014

References

1. Schott, Ken (March 15, 2012). "Union coach Bennett wins Tim Taylor Award; goalie Grosenick wins Ken Dryden Award (Final)". Daily Gazette . Retrieved March 15, 2012.
2. "Rangers agree to terms with Free Agent Mat Bodie". New York Rangers. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
3. "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
4. "Sabres trade Catenacci to Rangers for defenseman Mat Bodie". Yahoo! Sports. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
5. "Lightning sign defenseman Mat Bodie to one-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
6. "Ashton moves to Severstal" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
7. "KHL defenseman signs with Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
8. "Oskarshamn strengthen the blueline" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
9. "Bodie makes a start with Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
10. "ECAC Announces Regular-Season Awards". ECAC Hockey. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
11. "All-Conference All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
12. "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

External links

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