Matthew Halischuk

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Matt Halischuk
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Born (1988-06-01) June 1, 1988 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
Nashville Predators
Winnipeg Jets
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2007
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2008–2017

Matthew "Matt" Halischuk (born June 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets. Halischuk is of Ukrainian descent.

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Playing career

Halischuk was drafted 117th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He was drafted from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he played for the Kitchener Rangers and the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He was selected to Team Canada for the 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship. [1] At the Under-20 Championship, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the gold medal game. [2]

Halischuk made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Lowell Devils, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He played his first NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 29, 2008, at the Prudential Center and recorded an assist before returning to Lowell for the remainder of the year. [3] In the following season, 2009–10, Halischuk scored his first NHL goal, against José Théodore in a 5–2 victory over the Washington Capitals on November 14, 2009. [4]

On June 19, 2010, Halischuk was traded by the Devils (along with a second round draft pick) to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Predators' captain Jason Arnott. [5] On April 30, 2011, Halischuk scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime of Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Vancouver Canucks to even the series at 1–1. It was Nashville's first ever win in the second round of the playoffs.

On July 7, 2011, Halischuk signed a two-year contract with the Predators. [6] After the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Halischuk was not given a qualifying offer by the Predators, releasing him as a free agent. On July 11, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets. [7] On July 1, 2015, Halischuk resigned with the Jets with a one-year, $750,000 contract. [8] On December 17, 2015 Halischuk was recalled to the Winnipeg Jets.

On October 29, 2016, Halischuk signed a contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Germany's top league. [9] He made 23 appearances for the Roosters, tallying four goals and six assists, before parting ways with the team on January 23, 2017. [10]

Personal life

Halischuk is married to Erin Pryde of London, Ontario. Their marriage took place on July 12, 2014. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 303364—————
2004–05 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 32101525417511168
2005–06 Toronto St. Michael's MajorsOHL611318311641120
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL6733336620941510
2007–08 Kitchener RangersOHL4013465916201616320
2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 4714152910—————
2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 10110—————
2009–10 New Jersey DevilsNHL201122—————
2009–10 Lowell DevilsAHL32111122210000
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL371112231211120
2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL2748122122020
2011–12 Nashville PredatorsNHL731513282750114
2012–13 Nashville PredatorsNHL36561110—————
2012–13 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL22130—————
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL4655106—————
2014–15 Winnipeg JetsNHL47358610000
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL39612186—————
2015–16 Winnipeg JetsNHL300334—————
2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 2346106—————
NHL totals28033427557182134
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Czech Republic

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Canada Ontario U17 4th60112
2008 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg72352
Junior totals132464

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
First All-Star Team 2008 [12]
Memorial Cup George Parsons Trophy 2008

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