Matt White (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing under contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Matt White | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93016_(1).jpg) White in 2023 | |||
| Born |
August 23, 1989 Whittier, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing/Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzlys Wolfsburg HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Milwaukee Admirals Augsburger Panther Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Dinamo Riga Eisbären Berlin | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career edit
In 2007 the native Californian began his junior career playing for the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League (USHL). In the 2009–10 USHL season he was named the Player of the year as well as the most successful goal scorer in the league.[1]
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White went on to play NCAA hockey for the Omaha Mavericks from 2010 to 2013.
In 2013–14 season, White played in the ECHL for the Ontario Reign. During his professional rookie season he earned with 57 points the most successful player from his team.
Within the same period White also played for the U. S. National Inline Team at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. He won a gold medal 2013 and a bronze medal 2014 and was named the most successful goal scorer in the 2014 tournament.
In 2014 he began playing for the Austrian Hockey League in the team of Ljubljana. After 11 games in Europe he again played for his previous ECHL team Ontario Reign.[2]
He began the 2015–16 season in the ECHL with the Manchester Monarchs, on December 2, 2015, he was promoted to the American Hockey League (AHL) from the Milwaukee Admirals. He continued to play for the Admirals one more season.[3]
In the 2017–18 season White returned to Europe and signed a contract with the Augsburger Panther of Germany's highest level hockey league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). During his first DEL season he ranked in the top 10 scorers in the entire league.[4]
After two seasons with the Augsburg in the DEL, White left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Russian club HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL, on June 2, 2019.[5] In the following 2019–20 season, White adapted quickly to KHL play positing 15 goals and 34 points in 60 games to lead Neftekhimik in scoring.
At the conclusion of his contract with Neftekhimik, White left as a free agent to continue in the KHL with Latvian-based club, Dinamo Riga, on August 6, 2020.[6] For 2020-21 season he changed back to the DEL and played for the Eisbären Berlin. In his first year for the team from the German capital he won the league championship. Also in the 2021-22 season he was again a DEL champion with the Polar Bears; White was the top scorer from his team in regular and post-season. In the final game against the EHC Red Bull München he scored a hat trick.[7]
For the 2023–24 season White left Berlin and signed with fellow DEL club Grizzlys Wolfsburg.[8]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 38 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 60 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 57 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Omaha Mavericks | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | – | ||
| 2011–12 | Omaha Mavericks | WCHA | 38 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | – | ||
| 2012–13 | Omaha Mavericks | WCHA | 37 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 71 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 68 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 71 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 50 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 60 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 38 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 54 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 32 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 125 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DEL totals | 282 | 112 | 156 | 268 | 84 | 39 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 10 | ||||
| KHL totals | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors edit
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| USHL-Champion (Omaha Lancers) | 2007–08 | |
| USHL Player of the Year | 2009–10 | |
| Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award | 2009–10 | |
| USHL All-Star Team | 2009–10 | |
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2010–11 | |
| ECHL | ||
| ECHL Player of the Week | 2014–15 | [9] |
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Eisbären Berlin) | 2021, 2022 | [10][11] |
References edit
- ^ "Matt White named USHL Player of the Year". hockeysfuture.com. April 20, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Reign's White happy to be home". carubberhockey.com. October 1, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Fifteen with Matt White". admiralsroundtable.com. April 18, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Panther halten auch Matt White" (in German). Augsburger Panther. March 30, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Neftekhimik sign contract with Matt White". HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Matt White joins Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Back to normal and back on top". International Ice Hockey Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Grizzlys Wolfsburg holen Matt White" (in German). hockeyweb.de. May 5, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "White named Sher-Wood hockey ECHL Player of the Week". ECHL. April 7, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "New champion in unique DEL season". IIHF. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Belin defend title in DEL" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database