Matt White (ice hockey)

Matt White
White in 2023
Born	(1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 35) 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).

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

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Omaha Lancers	USHL		38	5	11	16	21		13	2	8	10	2
2008–09	Omaha Lancers	USHL		60	17	30	47	28		3	1	2	3	0
2009–10	Omaha Lancers	USHL		57	35	47	82	53		8	4	7	11	6
2010–11	Omaha Mavericks	WCHA		39	14	11	25	10		—	—	—	—	–
2011–12	Omaha Mavericks	WCHA		38	17	23	40	14		—	—	—	—	–
2012–13	Omaha Mavericks	WCHA		37	16	18	34	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Ontario Reign	ECHL		71	22	35	57	8		4	0	1	1	0
2014–15	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	EBEL		11	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Ontario Reign	ECHL		68	28	32	60	8		19	10	8	18	8
2015–16	Manchester Monarchs	ECHL		19	10	12	22	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		54	12	15	27	10		3	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		71	15	26	41	16		3	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Augsburger Panther	DEL		52	16	26	42	18		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Augsburger Panther	DEL		50	22	27	49	28		14	4	5	9	6
2019–20	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		60	15	19	34	8		4	0	0	0	2
2020–21	Dinamo Riga	KHL		16	0	5	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		38	19	20	39	10		9	7	3	10	0
2021–22	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		54	28	31	59	10		12	4	10	14	4
2022–23	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		56	16	35	51	10		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL		32	11	17	28	8		4	2	1	3	0
AHL totals				125	27	41	68	26		6	0	0	0	0
DEL totals				282	112	156	268	84		39	17	19	36	10
KHL totals				76	15	24	39	12		4	0	0	0	2

Awards and honors

Awards	Year
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]

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.

External links

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