Matt White (ice hockey)

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Matt White
2023-11-18 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Grizzlys Wolfsburg (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2023-24) by Sandro Halank-016 (1).jpg
White in 2023
Born (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 34)
Whittier, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing/Left Wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Grizzlys Wolfsburg
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Milwaukee Admirals
Augsburger Panther
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Dinamo Riga
Eisbären Berlin
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Matt White (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing under contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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Playing career

In 2007 the native Californian began his junior career playing for the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League (USHL). In the 2009–10 USHL season he was named the Player of the year as well as the most successful goal scorer in the league. [1]

White playing collegiate hockey with the Omaha Mavericks in 2010 Matt White (5440973830) (cropped).jpg
White playing collegiate hockey with the Omaha Mavericks in 2010

White went on to play NCAA hockey for the Omaha Mavericks from 2010 to 2013.

In 2013–14 season, White played in the ECHL for the Ontario Reign. During his professional rookie season he earned with 57 points the most successful player from his team.

Within the same period White also played for the U. S. National Inline Team at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. He won a gold medal 2013 and a bronze medal 2014 and was named the most successful goal scorer in the 2014 tournament.

In 2014 he began playing for the Austrian Hockey League in the team of Ljubljana. After 11 games in Europe he again played for his previous ECHL team Ontario Reign. [2]

He began the 2015–16 season in the ECHL with the Manchester Monarchs, on December 2, 2015, he was promoted to the American Hockey League (AHL) from the Milwaukee Admirals. He continued to play for the Admirals one more season. [3]

In the 2017–18 season White returned to Europe and signed a contract with the Augsburger Panther of Germany's highest level hockey league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). During his first DEL season he ranked in the top 10 scorers in the entire league. [4]

After two seasons with the Augsburg in the DEL, White left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Russian club HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL, on June 2, 2019. [5] In the following 2019–20 season, White adapted quickly to KHL play positing 15 goals and 34 points in 60 games to lead Neftekhimik in scoring.

At the conclusion of his contract with Neftekhimik, White left as a free agent to continue in the KHL with Latvian-based club, Dinamo Riga, on August 6, 2020. [6] For 2020-21 season he changed back to the DEL and played for the Eisbären Berlin. In his first year for the team from the German capital he won the league championship. Also in the 2021-22 season he was again a DEL champion with the Polar Bears; White was the top scorer from his team in regular and post-season. In the final game against the EHC Red Bull München he scored a hat trick. [7]

For the 2023–24 season White left Berlin and signed with fellow DEL club Grizzlys Wolfsburg. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Omaha Lancers USHL 3851116211328102
2008–09 Omaha LancersUSHL601730472831230
2009–10 Omaha LancersUSHL5735478253847116
2010–11 Omaha Mavericks WCHA 3914112510————–
2011–12 Omaha MavericksWCHA3817234014————–
2012–13 Omaha MavericksWCHA371618348—————
2013–14 Ontario Reign ECHL 71223557840110
2014–15 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 112468—————
2014–15 Ontario ReignECHL68283260819108188
2015–16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL191012226—————
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 541215271030000
2016–17 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL711526411630000
2017–18 Augsburger Panther DEL 5216264218—————
2018–19 Augsburger PantherDEL5022274928144596
2019–20 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 60151934840002
2020–21 Dinamo Riga KHL160554—————
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL3819203910973100
2021–22 Eisbären BerlinDEL542831591012410144
2022–23 Eisbären BerlinDEL5616355110—————
2023–24 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL32111728842130
AHL totals1252741682660000
DEL totals282112156268843917193610
KHL totals761524391240002

Awards and honors

AwardsYear
USHL
USHL-Champion (Omaha Lancers) 2007–08
USHL Player of the Year 2009–10
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 2009–10
USHL All-Star Team 2009–10
College
WCHA All-Academic Team 2010–11
ECHL
ECHL Player of the Week 2014–15 [9]
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021, 2022 [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt White named USHL Player of the Year". hockeysfuture.com. April 20, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reign's White happy to be home". carubberhockey.com. October 1, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fifteen with Matt White". admiralsroundtable.com. April 18, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Panther halten auch Matt White" (in German). Augsburger Panther. March 30, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Neftekhimik sign contract with Matt White". HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Matt White joins Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Back to normal and back on top". International Ice Hockey Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Grizzlys Wolfsburg holen Matt White" (in German). hockeyweb.de. May 5, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "White named Sher-Wood hockey ECHL Player of the Week". ECHL. April 7, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "New champion in unique DEL season". IIHF. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Belin defend title in DEL" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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