- Matthew Halischuk
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Matthew Halischuk Born June 1, 1988
Toronto, ON, CANHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) Position Right wing Shoots Right NHL team
Former teamsNashville Predators
New Jersey DevilsNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 117th overall, 2007
New Jersey DevilsPlaying career 2008–present Matthew "Matt" Halischuk (born June 1, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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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 U20 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, AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. Halischuk played his first NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 29, 2008 and recorded an assist before returning to Lowell for the remainder of the year.[3] In the following 2009–10 season Halischuk scored his first NHL goal against Jose Theodore 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 for Captain Jason Arnott.[5]
On April 30, 2011, Halischuk scored the game winning goal in the 2nd overtime of Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Vancouver Cannucks to even up the series at 1-1. It was Nashville's first ever win in the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs.
On July 7, 2011, Halischuk signed a two-year contract with the Nashville Predators. [6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 30 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 2004–05 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 32 10 15 25 4 17 5 11 16 8 2005–06 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 61 13 18 31 16 4 1 1 2 0 2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67 33 33 66 20 9 4 1 5 10 2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 40 13 46 59 16 20 16 16 32 0 2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 47 14 15 29 10 — — — — — 2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 20 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 32 11 11 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 37 11 12 23 12 1 1 1 2 0 2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 27 4 8 12 2 12 2 0 2 0 NHL totals 48 5 10 15 4 12 2 0 2 0 Medal record Competitor for CanadaIce hockey World Junior Championships Gold 2008 Pardubice International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Canada WJC 7 2 3 5 2 Junior int'l totals 7 2 3 5 2 Awards and honours
Award Year OHL First All-Star Team 2008 [7] Memorial Cup George Parsons Trophy 2008 References
- ^ "Canada 2008 World Championship roster". hockeycanada.com. 2008-01-01. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/51949/la_id/1/season_id/207/team_id/647/ss_id/21712.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Halischuk's overtime goal gives Canada gold medal at World Juniors". hockeycanada.com. 2008-01-14. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/11728/la_id/1/ss_id/21712/game_id/1232.htm?. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "In seesaw game, Maple Leafs top Devils on Hagman's shootout tally". CBS Sports. 2008-10-29. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20081029_TOR@NJ?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Devils tally five straight to beat Caps; win 1,000th game in team history". CBS Sports. 2008-11-14. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20091114_WAS@NJ?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Predators trade Arnott back to Devils". NHL. 2010-06-19. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532100. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/07/predators-continue-to-work-through-rfa-offer-sheet-mess-sign-four-players/
- ^ "OHL Announces All-Star Teams". OHL.com. http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/index.php?sub=&id=5386. Retrieved June 2, 2008.[dead link]
External links
- Matthew Halischuk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Matthew Halischuk's NHL player profile
Categories:- 1988 births
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Lowell Devils players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- People from Toronto
- Toronto St. Michael's Majors alumni
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs
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