Matt Ellison

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Matt Ellison
Matt Ellison 2010-12-12 (5).jpg
Born (1983-12-08) December 8, 1983 (age 40)
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Dinamo Riga
HC MVD
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
EHC Biel
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
HC Dinamo Minsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
NHL Draft 128th overall, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2003–2019

Matt Ellison (born December 8, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Ellison played for the Blackhawks minor teams with two stints in the NHL, before being traded in 2005 to the Philadelphia Flyers. After being traded to the Nashville Predators in 2007, Ellison played one season for the Predators AHL team before moving to play in Europe in 2008. Ellison most notably played abroad in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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Playing career

Ellison began his career with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, a junior hockey team that is a part of the BCHL, in 1999–00. In his rookie season he was selected as the club's Co-Rookie of the Year. He played there for three years and received several honors including the Capital's Three Star Award winner and MVP, and led the team in scoring with 66 points in 2000–01 and again with 117 points in 2001–02. He was then drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

He proceeded to play with the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL during the 2002–03 season before joining the Norfolk Admirals for the 2003–04 season of the AHL. He played two seasons with the Norfolk Admirals and was promoted to the Blackhawks to start the 2005–06 season.

Matt Ellison playing for Torpedo in 2010. Matt Ellison (Torpedo) attacks SKA.jpg
Matt Ellison playing for Torpedo in 2010.

On December 5, 2005, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Patrick Sharp and Éric Meloche. [1] He spent most of his time in Philadelphia playing for the Philadelphia Phantoms and was traded to the Nashville Predators on June 4, 2007, for future considerations. [2]

On July 4, 2008, Ellison signed a one-year contract in Latvia with the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. Ellison scored 39 points in 55 games, placing second with Riga in scoring for 2008–09. On August 4, 2009, he then signed a contract with fellow KHL team, HC MVD.

After three successful seasons with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Ellison left the KHL and signed a one-year contract with Swiss club, EHC Biel of the NLA on June 26, 2013. [3] Ellison subsequently left Biel and returned to the KHL to play for Zagreb in the 2013–14 season. In 2014, Ellison signed a two-year contract with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk, starting from the 2014–15 season.

After three prolific seasons with Minsk, leading the club in scoring in his final two, Ellison left as a free agent to sign a lucrative two-year contract with larger Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on June 7, 2017. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Kerry Park Islanders VIJHL 38404787110—————
1998–99 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 10000—————
1999–2000Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL6011233495—————
2000–01Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL60224466102—————
2001–02Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL60427511776956118
2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 7240569680227132028
2003–04 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7114213511570114
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 100110—————
2004–05 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL711437514450112
2005–06 Chicago BlackhawksNHL26391217—————
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL50110—————
2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL4812132535—————
2006–07 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL6212273943—————
2006–07 Philadelphia FlyersNHL20000—————
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL752632585550002
2008–09 Dinamo Riga KHL 551522378430110
2009–10 HC MVD KHL521618341022245910
2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL5321295028—————
2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL2510102014—————
2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL333141710—————
2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 70114—————
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL3887152843030
2014–15 HC Dinamo Minsk KHL582433573851232
2015–16 HC Dinamo MinskKHL5426295554—————
2016–17 HC Dinamo MinskKHL541633498552022
2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL55202545241022427
2018–19 Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL622035553462020
AHL totals32778130208292170228
NHL totals433111419—————
KHL totals5391792554345015514102441

Awards and honours

Medal record
Ice hockey
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Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Davos
AwardYear
WHL
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy 2003
East Second All-Star Team2003
CHL All-Rookie Team2003
CHL Rookie of the Year2003
KHL
All-Star Game 2016, 2017

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References

  1. ↑ "Blackhawks acquire Sharp, Meloche". Chicago Blackhawks . 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Flyers trade Ellison to Nashville". philly.com. 2007-06-04. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Matt Ellison completes move to EHC Biel". EHC Biel (in German). 2013-06-26. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Magnitogorsk sign Ellison under two-year contract". rsport.ru (in Russian). 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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