Matthew "Matt" Halischuk (born June 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets. Halischuk is of Ukrainian descent.
| Matt Halischuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Halischuk with the Nashville Predators in 2012 | |||
| Born |
June 1, 1988 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators Winnipeg Jets Iserlohn Roosters | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 2007 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2017 | ||
Playing career
editHalischuk 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 Under-20 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, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He played his first NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 29, 2008, at the Prudential Center and recorded an assist before returning to Lowell for the remainder of the year.[3] In the following season, 2009–10, Halischuk scored his first NHL goal, against José Théodore 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 in exchange for Predators' captain Jason Arnott.[5] On April 30, 2011, Halischuk scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime of Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Vancouver Canucks to even the series at 1–1. It was Nashville's first ever win in the second round of the playoffs.
On July 7, 2011, Halischuk signed a two-year contract with the Predators.[6] After the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Halischuk was not given a qualifying offer by the Predators, releasing him as a free agent. On July 11, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[7] On July 1, 2015, Halischuk resigned with the Jets with a one-year, $750,000 contract.[8] On December 17, 2015 Halischuk was recalled to the Winnipeg Jets.
On October 29, 2016, Halischuk signed a contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Germany's top league.[9] He made 23 appearances for the Roosters, tallying four goals and six assists, before parting ways with the team on January 23, 2017.[10]
Personal life
editHalischuk is married to Erin Pryde of London, Ontario. Their marriage took place on July 12, 2014.[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 73 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 280 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2008 Czech Republic | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | [12] |
| Memorial Cup George Parsons Trophy | 2008 | |
References
edit- ^ "Canada 2008 World Championship roster". hockeycanada.com. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Halischuk's overtime goal gives Canada gold medal at World Juniors". hockeycanada.com. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "In seesaw game, Maple Leafs top Devils on Hagman's shootout tally". CBS Sports. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Devils tally five straight to beat Caps; win 1,000th game in team history". CBS Sports. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Predators trade Arnott back to Devils". NHL. 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Predators continue to work through RFA offer sheet mess, sign four players". NBC Sports. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Jets sign free agent forward Halischuk". The Sports Network. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ^ "Jets retain Adam Pardy, Matt Halischuk, bring back Alex Burmistrov". CBC Sports. July 1, 2015.
- ^ gmbh, aliaz werbeagentur. "Iserlohn Roosters". Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ gmbh, aliaz werbeagentur. "Iserlohn Roosters". Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ "Our Wedding". The Knot. Retrieved 2013-11-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "OHL Announces All-Star Teams". OHL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2008. [dead link]
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