Denton Mateychuk
Appearance
Denton Mateychuk | |||
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Born |
Dominion City, Manitoba, Canada | July 12, 2004||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | ||
NHL draft |
12th overall, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2024–present |
Denton Mateychuk (born July 12, 2004)[1] is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted twelfth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2022 NHL entry draft.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]Following his selection at the draft, Mateychuk was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 13, 2022.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Mateychuk and Owen Pickering are second cousins, and were both selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL entry draft.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2019–20 | Eastman Selects | MU18HL | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Steinbach Pistons | MJHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 65 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 63 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 52 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
WHL totals | 203 | 41 | 174 | 215 | 82 | 40 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 4 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2021 | Canada | U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2024 | Canada | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Awards and honours
[edit]Award | Year | Ref | |
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CHL | |||
First All-Star Team | 2024 | [6] | |
George Parsons Trophy | 2024 | [7] | |
Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2024 | [7] | |
WHL | |||
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy | 2024 | [8] | |
Ed Chynoweth Cup champion | 2024 | [9] | |
WHL Playoff MVP | 2024 | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Denton Mateychuk at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Blue Jackets select Denton Mateychuk 12th overall in NHL Entry Draft". NBC4 WCMH-TV. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Bailey. "Who is Denton Mateychuk, the Blue Jackets' pick at 12th overall in the 2022 NHL draft?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "CBJ sign Jiricek and Mateychuk to three-year, entry-level contracts". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Sawatzky, Mike (July 6, 2022). "Family affair for Manitoba prospects". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Séguin, Christopher (June 2, 2024). "CHL Announces 2023-24 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams presented by CCM". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Séguin, Christopher (June 3, 2023). "Spirit win their first-ever CHL championship title by defeating the Knights 4-3 in the final of the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Dankochik, Cassidy (May 15, 2024). "Denton Mateychuk named WHL's top defenseman". The Carillon. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Newland, Jason (May 16, 2024). "Columbus Prospect Denton Mateychuk Wins WHL Playoff MVP". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Cleveland Monsters players
- Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- NHL first-round draft picks
- People from Eastman Region, Manitoba
- Moose Jaw Warriors players
- Steinbach Pistons players
- Ice hockey players at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian ice hockey player stubs