Matt DeMarchi

Matt DeMarchi
DeMarchi with the Albany River Rats in 2004
Born	(1981-05-04) May 4, 1981 (age 44) Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Albany River Rats Iowa Stars Bolzano-Bozen Foxes HC Asiago Västerås IK HC Milano
National team	Italy
NHL draft	57th overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2003–2013

Matthew DeMarchi (born May 4, 1981) is an American-born Italian former professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italy men's national ice hockey team. ^[1]

Playing career

Amateur

DeMarchi played amateur hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the North Iowa Huskies before attending the University of Minnesota where he played college hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1999 - 2002.

Professional

On June 24, 2000, he was selected by New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Following his graduation from university, DeMarchi turned professional playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Albany River Rats from 2003 - 2006. He played the 2006–07 AHL season with the Iowa Stars before relocating to Italy to play Serie A ice hockey for start the 2007–08 season.

DeMarchi started the 2007–08 season with the Bolzano-Bozen Foxes, but was playing with HC Asiago before the end of the season. He remained a member of HC Asiago for 4 seasons before ending his career with one season each with Västerås IK and HC Milano.

International

In 2010 DeMarchi was named to the Italy men's national ice hockey team and he participated with that team at the 74th World Championship that was held in Germany from May 7–23, 2010.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	2003	[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	North Iowa Huskies	USHL		34	1	2	3	66		10	0	1	1	19
1998–99	North Iowa Huskies	USHL		53	4	14	18	131		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	University of Minnesota	WCHA		39	1	6	7	82		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	University of Minnesota	WCHA		39	4	9	13	149		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	University of Minnesota	WCHA		36	3	8	11	112		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	8	9	17	130		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Albany River Rats	AHL		52	4	10	14	78		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Albany River Rats	AHL		61	1	6	7	85		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL		56	2	11	13	72		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Sibir–2 Novosibirsk	RUS.3		6	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Iowa Stars	AHL		31	1	1	2	18		8	2	2	4	10
2007–08	HC Bolzano	ITA		21	4	5	9	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Asiago Hockey 1935	ITA		9	1	6	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Asiago Hockey 1935	ITA		42	7	20	27	78		3	0	4	4	10
2009–10	Asiago Hockey 1935	ITA		40	5	18	23	62		12	0	4	4	20
2010–11	Asiago Hockey 1935	ITA		39	4	24	28	103		16	3	13	16	69
2011–12	VIK Västerås HK	Allsv		17	1	5	6	14		6	2	3	5	8
2012–13	Hockey Milano Rossoblu	ITA		43	2	22	24	74		6	2	1	3	4
AHL totals				200	8	28	36	253		8	2	2	4	10
ITA totals				194	23	95	118	353		37	5	22	27	103

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	Italy	WC		6	0	0	0	10
2011	Italy	WC D1		4	0	2	2	0
2012	Italy	WC		7	2	0	2	14
2013	Italy	OGQ		3	0	1	1	2
Senior totals				20	2	3	5	26

References

1. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN   978-0-9867964-0-1.
2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links

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