Matt Iacopelli

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Matheson Iacopelli
Born (1994-05-15) May 15, 1994 (age 29)
Woodhaven, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams
Jacksonville Icemen
Rockford IceHogs
NHL Draft 83rd overall, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2017present

Matheson Iacopelli (born May 15, 1994) [1] is an American professional ice hockey winger, who is currently playing with the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL. He was drafted 83rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft.

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Playing career

Amateur

Iacopelli joined the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL during the 2013–14 season. He was the leading scorer for Muskegon as a 19-year-old USHL rookie, as he led the league with 41 goals and had 23 assists in 58 regular season games and was +12 with 47 penalty minutes. He was then drafted 83rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft, respectively, after that season.

During the 2014–15 season, Iacopelli scored 23 goals for Muskegon in his second USHL season, sharing the team lead with Tom Marchin. He had 14 assists and was -16 with 38 penalty minutes that year as well.

Iacopelli had already committed to playing college hockey at Western Michigan in 2014-15 in September the same year he entered the USHL and became the leading scorer for Muskegon as a rookie. He left the USHL and committed to the NCAA for the Western Michigan Broncos of the NCHC.

Professional

After his sophomore season with the Broncos in the 2016–17 season, Iacopelli opted to end his collegiate career in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 29, 2017. [2] He immediately joined AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, to play out the remainder of the year.

During the 2018–19 season, while stagnating within the Blackhawks AHL and ECHL affiliate's, Iacopelli was traded by Chicago to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Spencer Watson on February 24, 2019. [3] He was assigned to play out the remainder of the season with the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.

Having completed his entry-level contract with the Kings, Iacopelli was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency on June 25, 2019. [4] Unable to attract NHL interest, Iacopelli agreed to a contract with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL on September 9, 2019. [5] After three seasons with the Kalamazoo Wings, Iacopelli was traded to the Jacksonville Icemen in exchange for future considerations on March 14, 2023. [6]

Personal

Iacopelli is one of only two players to have played for the Woodhaven Warriors ice hockey team that has been drafted by an NHL team (Jeremy Smith being the other in the 2007 NHL Draft at 54th overall).[ citation needed ] He is the son of Marco Iacopelli and Victoria DePalma. He also has two sisters, Chelsea and Marinna, and two brothers, Marco and Fedor. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Texas Tornado NAHL 10000
2012–13 Springfield Jr. Blues NAHL43140
2013–14 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 5841236447
2014–15 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL56231437381152710
2015–16 Western Michigan University NCHC 271676
2016–17 Western Michigan UniversityNCHC4020163620
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 81340
2017–18 Rockford IceHogsAHL501181910
2017–18 Indy Fuel ECHL 1091100
2018–19 Rockford IceHogsAHL2722419
2018–19 Indy FuelECHL94044
2018–19 Manchester Monarchs ECHL12235610000
2019–20 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL4116153131
2021–22 Kalamazoo WingsECHL6121153633
2022–23 Kalamazoo WingsECHL4616132923
2022–23 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL124484124154
AHL totals8514132729

Awards and honours

AwardYear
USHL
All-Star Game 2014
First All-Star Team2014

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References

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