Summary
Matthew Tomkins (born June 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
| Matthew Tomkins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 19, 1994 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Frölunda HC Färjestad BK | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
199th overall, 2012 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career edit
Tomkins played junior hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons (2011–2013). He was selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. After junior career, Tomkins committed to the Ohio State University and played for their Buckeyes ice hockey team. After graduation Tomkins signed a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliates of the Chicago Blackhawks, on June 27, 2017.[2] He later signed one-year contract extensions with Rockford in 2018 and 2019.[3][4] On January 23, 2020, Tomkins signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and was assigned back to Rockford.[5]
However, Tomkins left North American and signed a one-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on May 28, 2021.[6] On June 2, 2022, he signed a one-year contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL.[7]
Tomkins returned to North America following the 2022–23 SHL season and May 10, 2023, he was signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[8] Tomkins made his NHL debut with the Lightning on October 15, in a 5–2 loss to the Ottawa Senators where he made 33 saves.[9] Later during the 2023–24 season, on November 7, 11 years after he was drafted, Tomkins picked up his first NHL career win in a 5–3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.[10]
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
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| World Championships | ||
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2022 Finland | |
After the NHL decided not to send players to the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tomkins was selected to Canada national team as one of three goaltenders.[11] Tomkins was backup for the first two games of the preliminary round, a win over Germany and a loss to the United States. In the third game, he made his first start for Canada and got a shutout against China in a 5–0 win.[12] Tomkins would follow by backstopping Canada to a 7–2 qualification round win over China again, before bowing out to Sweden in a 2–0 quarterfinal loss.
After his play in the 2022 Winter Olympics s, Tomkins was once again called upon to Canada national team at the 2022 IIHF World Championship. He did not play until the gold medal game, where an injury early in the third period to starter Chris Driedger forced Tomkins into the game, where Canada would eventually lose 4–3 in overtime to Finland.[13]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2011–12 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 33 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1,898 | 108 | 0 | 3.41 | .894 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3.53 | 0.897 | ||
| 2012–13 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 44 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2,533 | 108 | 4 | 2.56 | .924 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 3.26 | .899 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ohio State University | B1G | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 928 | 43 | 0 | 2.78 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ohio State University | B1G | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 768 | 42 | 2 | 3.28 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ohio State University | B1G | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 775 | 50 | 0 | 3.87 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ohio State University | B1G | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1,136 | 47 | 1 | 2.48 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1,382 | 80 | 0 | 3.47 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 445 | 30 | 0 | 4.04 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 54 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 3,221 | 163 | 2 | 3.04 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 769 | 40 | 0 | 3.12 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 879 | 47 | 0 | 3.21 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 33 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1,855 | 76 | 3 | 2.46 | .908 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 512 | 23 | 0 | 2.70 | .885 | ||
| 2022–23 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1,918 | 81 | 2 | 2.53 | .911 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 403 | 18 | 0 | 2.68 | .905 | ||
| SHL totals | 65 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 3,773 | 157 | 5 | 2.50 | .910 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 915 | 41 | 0 | 2.69 | .895 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | OG | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 3 | 1 | 1.01 | .963 | |
| 2022 | Canada | WC | 
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8.31 | .786 | |
| Senior totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 3 | 1 | 1.01 | .963 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Matt Tomkins at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "IceHogs sign Olczyk, Tomkins to one-year deals". icehogs.com. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Goaltender Tomkins, IceHogs agree to terms". icehogs.com. June 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "IceHogs agree to one-year extension with Tomkins, sign Olofsson to ATO". icehogs.com. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "RELEASE: Blackhawks Agree to Terms with Matt Tomkins". NHL.com. January 23, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Pettersson Kymmer, Peter (May 28, 2021). "Schack, Matt". frolundahockey.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Eriksson, Stefan (June 2, 2022). "Matt Tomkins klar för spel i Färjestad BK". farjestadbk.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Lightning sign goaltender Matt Tomkins to a two-year contract". NHL.com. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Callum (October 15, 2023). "Tarasenko gets 1st goal for Senators in win against Lightning". NHL.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Kucherov scores early, Tomkins earns first NHL win as Lightning beat Canadiens 5-3". ESPN. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (January 23, 2022). "Canada to use Levi, Pasquale, Tomkins in net at Olympics - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Tozer, Jamie (February 13, 2022). "Team Canada defeats China in final preliminary round game". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Ellis, Steven (May 29, 2022). "Finland Wins 2022 Men's World Hockey Championship Gold". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database