Summary
Matthew Zachary Jarrett Read (born June 14, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and the Minnesota Wild.
| Matt Read | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Read in 2018 | |||
| Born |
June 14, 1986 Ilderton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Södertälje SK Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2020 | ||
Playing career edit
Minor edit
Read started playing hockey on Vancouver Island playing for the Kerry Park Islanders. At the age of ten, he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and played for Pikes Peak Minor Hockey for four years. He then moved to Ilderton, Ontario, and played for the Ilderton Jets of the OMHA's Shamrock League.[citation needed]
Junior/Collegiate edit
After being a finalist in the OMHA Bantam Championship, Read's team won the championship in his first year of midget,[1] with Ilderton defeating Centre Hastings in four games. From minor hockey, Read played OHA Junior D hockey for the Lucan Irish in the 2003–04 season.
In 2004–05, Read signed with the nearby St. Marys Lincolns Junior B club of the Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL). He spent two seasons with the Lincolns.
In the 2004–05 season, Read was runner up to future NHLer Logan Couture for the WOHL Rookie of the Year Award. Couture, a graduate of the Lucan Irish of the Shamrock League, played that season with the St. Thomas Stars before being an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) first round draft pick in 2005.
The following season, Read signed with the Milton Icehawks Junior A club of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) for 2005–06. In 2006–07, Read spent a season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
Professional edit
Read signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 24, 2011, after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with Bemidji State University.[2] Read made the Flyers roster out of training camp heading into the 2011–12 season and made his NHL debut on October 6, 2011, against the Boston Bruins. He scored his first NHL goal on October 8 against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils. On October 18, Read recorded a career-high four points (one goal and three assists) in a 7–2 Flyers win over the Ottawa Senators. Read participated in the All-Star SuperSkills Competition[3] and finished second in the accuracy contest, behind Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn.[4] Read finished the regular season leading all NHL rookies in goals scored, 24, and ranking fourth among all rookies in points, 47.[5]
During the 2012–13 NHL lock-out, Read moved overseas to Europe to play for Södertälje SK of the Allsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier hockey league.[6] He recorded 24 points in 20 games.
Shortly after play resumed to begin the 2012–13 season in January, Read scored his first career NHL hat-trick on January 26, 2013, against the Florida Panthers, scoring on goaltenders José Théodore and Scott Clemmensen. Following the shortened season, Read was invited to play for Team Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championships.
On September 20, 2013, Read signed a four-year, $14.5 million contract extension with the Flyers.[7]
On October 8, 2015, Read scored the first goal of the 2015–16 season for the Flyers in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On July 30, 2018, Read signed a one-year, two way contract with the Minnesota Wild.[8]
On August 2, 2019, as a free agent from the Wild, Read signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After participating in training camp and the pre-season he was signed to a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on September 30, 2019.[9]
Personal life edit
In July 2014, Read married his longtime girlfriend, Erin Cody.[10] On March 17, 2015, they gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[11][12]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Lucan Irish | OHAJDL | 31 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Marys Lincolns | WOHL | 36 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. Marys Lincolns | WOHL | 47 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Milton Icehawks | OPJHL | 48 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 58 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 36 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | 37 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 20 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 61 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 449 | 88 | 100 | 188 | 83 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CHA Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
| CHA Rookie of the Year | 2007–08 | |
| All-CHA First Team | 2008–09 | |
| NCAA Frozen Four | 2008–09 | |
| All-CHA First Team | 2009–10 | |
| CHA Player of the Year | 2009–10 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 | |
References edit
- ^ "OMHA Champions". omha.net. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Flyers Sign BSU's Read". Philadelphia Flyers. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Seravalli, Frank (January 27, 2012). "Read's Travels are Taking Him to All-Star Skills Event". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "2012 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft results". National Hockey League. January 26, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2012 - Regular Season - Skater - Summary - Goals". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ BroadStreet (January 3, 2013). "Matt Read signs lockout contract with Swedish club Södertälje ..." BroadStreet Bully. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ Anthony SanFilippo (September 20, 2013). "Matt Read signs extension with Flyers". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Wild signs Read to one-year, two-way deal". NHL.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Marlies update training camp roster". Toronto Marlies. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Randy (November 13, 2014). "Greetings from the press box: Flyers' Matt Read feels he looks like a 'goof' with Movember mustache". nj.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ @NHLFlyers (March 19, 2015). "Congratulations to Matt & Erin Read on the birth of their daughter: Roen Brittan Read, 4lbs,10oz, born in Minnesota on March 17 at 9:30 pm!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Isaac, Dave (December 5, 2017). "Matt Read trying to be good soldier as he waits for NHL opportunity". courierpostonline.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
his wife, Erin, and young daughter, Roen.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database