Matt Kassian
| Matt Kassian | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs. | |||
| Born | October 28, 1986 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Minnesota Wild Ottawa Senators | ||
| NHL draft | 57th overall, 2005 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2014 | ||
Matt Kassian (born October 28, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild and the Ottawa Senators.
Playing career
[edit]Kassian made his NHL debut during the 2010-11 season after originally being selected in the second round, 57th overall, by Minnesota in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1] His junior hockey career was spent with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.
On November 3, 2010, the Minnesota Wild recalled Kassian from the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros.[2] During the month of November 2010 Kassian played four games for the Wild, collecting 12 minutes in penalties and no points, with only a single shot on goal. He was then assigned back to the Aeros in December. He was re-called from the Aeros in mid-January.[3] He recorded his first NHL goal on March 1, 2012 in the first period of a game against the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his second NHL goal in the third period of that same game.[4]
On March 12, 2013, Kassian was traded from the Wild to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick in 2014.[5] He spent the remainder of the 2012-13 season and all of the 2013-14 season with the Senators, appearing in a total of 48 games, serving primarily as an enforcer. Following the 2013-14 season, Kassian was not re-signed by Ottawa. "I wanted to be back and they felt otherwise. That's their right as an organization," he said.[6]
In September 2014, Kassian was invited to Arizona Coyotes' training camp but was ultimately not offered a contract.[7] He was invited to attend AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates training camp, and appeared in 2 games in the 2014-15 season with the club before ending his professional career and enrolling in business school.[8]
He is of no relation to fellow professional forward Zack Kassian.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Sherwood Park Crusaders AAA | AMHL | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 67 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 72 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 60 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 231 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 505 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 76 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Senators acquire forward Matt Kassian from Minnesota in exchange for Ottawa's sixth-round draft pick in 2014". Ottawa Senators. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Wild recall Kassian; Latendresse on IR". Minnesota Wild. November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Matt Kassian (NHL Player Profile)". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Kassian tallies two goals in win over Canadiens". The Sports Network. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Senators acquire Matt Kassian from Wild for draft pick". The Sports Network. March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Senator Kassian still looking for work". Ottawa Sun. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes invite Kassian, two others to camp: report". National Hockey League. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Shifting NHL culture knocks enforcers down for the count". The Globe and Mail. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "March 16: Gameday Goodie - Matt Kassian". Ottawa Senators. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database