Matt Moulson
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Matthew Keith Moulson is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
left winger who plays for the New York Islanders
of the National Hockey League
.
After his midget days, Moulson signed with the Guelph Dominators Jr.B. club of the Midwestern Ontario Junior B League (OHA) for the 2001-02 season. The following year, Moulson matriculated at Cornell University.
Moulson was drafted 263rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
. Moulson attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School
in Mississauga, where he was a part of the school's hockey team. Moulson graduated from Cornell University
in 2006, where he was captain of the hockey team and a member of the Quill and Dagger
society in his senior year.
He signed with the Los Angeles Kings
as a free agent to an entry-level contract on September 1, 2006. He was then assigned to the Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs
of the AHL for the 2006–07
season, scoring 57 points in 77 games. Moulson made his NHL debut in the 2007–08 season on November 2, 2007 against the San Jose Sharks
. Moulson also scored his first NHL goal in the 5-2 victory.
On July 6, 2009, Moulson signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders
. Moulson was a leading scorer in preseason and made the team out of camp as a linemate of John Tavares. He scored his first NHL hat trick - a natural hat trick - on December 3, 2009 against the Atlanta Thrashers
.
On July 27, 2010, Moulson signed a $2.45 million one-year contract extension with the New York Islanders
just minutes before his arbitration hearing was scheduled to begin.
On January 27, 2011, Moulson signed a three-year contract extension worth $9.45 million with the New York Islanders
Moulson is also a very talented lacrosse player, being drafted higher by the NLL
than by the NHL. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Rochester Knighthawks
.
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger who plays for the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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Playing career
Moulson grew up in Mississauga, Ontario playing minor hockey for the AAA Mississauga Senators of the GTHL until Bantam when he returned to AA hockey with the Mississauga Braves as a Midget.After his midget days, Moulson signed with the Guelph Dominators Jr.B. club of the Midwestern Ontario Junior B League (OHA) for the 2001-02 season. The following year, Moulson matriculated at Cornell University.
Moulson was drafted 263rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, only the third goalie in NHL history selected as the first overall draft choice...
. Moulson attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School is a Catholic Separate School in Mississauga, Ontario. It is part of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and is affiliated with the Carmelite-run parish of St. John of the Cross. The Trustee is Esther O'Toole and the Current Principal is Cathy...
in Mississauga, where he was a part of the school's hockey team. Moulson graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 2006, where he was captain of the hockey team and a member of the Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
society in his senior year.
He signed with the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
as a free agent to an entry-level contract on September 1, 2006. He was then assigned to the Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs
Manchester Monarchs
The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:...
of the AHL for the 2006–07
2006–07 AHL season
The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals....
season, scoring 57 points in 77 games. Moulson made his NHL debut in the 2007–08 season on November 2, 2007 against the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Moulson also scored his first NHL goal in the 5-2 victory.
On July 6, 2009, Moulson signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Moulson was a leading scorer in preseason and made the team out of camp as a linemate of John Tavares. He scored his first NHL hat trick - a natural hat trick - on December 3, 2009 against the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
.
On July 27, 2010, Moulson signed a $2.45 million one-year contract extension with the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
just minutes before his arbitration hearing was scheduled to begin.
On January 27, 2011, Moulson signed a three-year contract extension worth $9.45 million with the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
Moulson is also a very talented lacrosse player, being drafted higher by the NLL
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
than by the NHL. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...
.
Personal life
Moulson married Alicia Backman on July 3, 2010. Alicia's sister Jaclyn is the wife of Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan QuickJonathan Quick
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Quick is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
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Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Guelph Dominators Guelph Dominators The Guelph Hurricanes are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:... |
MWJHL | 42 | 56 | 46 | 102 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cornell Big Red Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team represents Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, in NCAA Division I men's competition. Cornell is one of eight members of the academically prestigious Ivy League conference and the hockey team plays in the ECAC Hockey conference.The 1970 Cornell... |
ECAC | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 32 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 34 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 35 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
77 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 57 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 2007-08 NHL season The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation of the National Hockey League . It began on September 29, 2007, with the regular season ending April 6, 2008... |
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 54 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 82 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 193 | 67 | 44 | 111 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||