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{{for|the Canadian football player|Kristian Matte}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image =
| image_size =
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| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Right
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
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| ntl_team =
| ntl_team =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|20|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]], [[Quebec|QC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| career_start = 1994
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2004
| career_end = 2004
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==Playing career==
==Playing career==
As a youth, Matte played in the 1988 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with the a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Hull, Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-26|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Matte first played competitive major junior hockey with Abitibi Forestiers in the Quebec QAAA before moving on the [[Granby Bisons]] in the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]. In his first season in [[1992–93 QMJHL season|1992–93]] he complied 53 points in 68 games to be named in the QMJHL All-Rookie Team. Matte was consequently drafted by the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in the 6th round, 153rd overall in the [[1993 NHL Entry Draft]]. After being drafted Matte reported back to the Bisons and played another two years with the team developing a strong scoring touch earning a place in the QMJHL Second All-Star team and scoring 50 goals and 116 points in 66 games his final year there. For the [[1995-96 AHL season|1995–96]] season Matte turned pro and joined the [[Cornwall Aces]] in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. The following year the Nordiques relocated to Colorado and Matte joined the [[Hershey Bears]] who became the Avalanche's new minor league affiliate. That same season Matte also made his NHL debut and played in 5 games with the Avalanche.

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Matte first played competitive major junior hockey with Abitibi Forestiers in the Quebec QAAA before moving on the [[Granby Bisons]] in the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]. In his first season in [[1992–93 QMJHL season|1992–93]] he complied 53 points in 68 games to be named in the QMJHL All-Rookie Team.{{cn|date=January 2019}} Matte was consequently drafted by the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in the 6th round, 153rd overall in the [[1993 NHL Entry Draft]]. After being drafted Matte reported back to the Bisons and played another two years with the team developing a strong scoring touch earning a place in the QMJHL Second All-Star team and scoring 50 goals and 116 points in 66 games his final year there.{{cn|date=January 2019}} For the [[1995-96 AHL season|1995–96]] season Matte turned pro and joined the [[Cornwall Aces]] in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. The following year the Nordiques relocated to Colorado and Matte joined the [[Hershey Bears]] who became the Avalanche's new minor league affiliate. That same season Matte also made his NHL debut and played in 5 games with the Avalanche.{{cn|date=January 2019}}


Matte then played the majority of the next three years with the Bears. In the [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–2000]] season, his last within the Avalanche organization, Matte scored an impressive 104 points in 73 games with Hershey to be awarded the [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy]] as the AHL leading scorer.<ref name="Awards">{{cite web| url = http://ahlhalloffame.com/john-b-sollenberger-trophy-p139047| title = John B. Sollenberger Trophy| publisher = ''[[American Hockey League]]''| date = 2010-07-20| accessdate = 2010-07-10| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100626090831/http://ahlhalloffame.com/john-b-sollenberger-trophy-p139047| archivedate = 2010-06-26| df = }}</ref> Despite averaging more than a point per game in the minors Matte was not able to crack the Avalanche lineup and never played more than 7 games in a season with the Avalanche. For the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] season Matte signed as a free agent with the newly formed Minnesota Wild where he would have a better chance of cracking the starting lineup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/s/westmovement.html|title=Western Conference Movement Chart | publisher =''[[ESPN]]'' | date = 2000-08-18 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref> However, Matte played only three games with the Wild before being sent to the [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] for the remainder of the season, leading the IHL in scoring with 38 goals. The next year Matte signed with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] but never played a game with them, instead playing with their minor league affiliate [[Rochester Americans]]. From the 2002–03 season until the 2003–04 season Matte played in [[National League A|Switzerland]] before retiring.
Matte then played the majority of the next three years with the Bears. In the [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–2000]] season, his last within the Avalanche organization, Matte scored an impressive 104 points in 73 games with Hershey to be awarded the [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy]] as the AHL leading scorer.<ref name="Awards">{{cite web| url = http://ahlhalloffame.com/john-b-sollenberger-trophy-p139047| title = John B. Sollenberger Trophy| publisher = [[American Hockey League]]| date = 2010-07-20| accessdate = 2010-07-10| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100626090831/http://ahlhalloffame.com/john-b-sollenberger-trophy-p139047| archivedate = 2010-06-26}}</ref> Despite averaging more than a point per game in the minors Matte was not able to crack the Avalanche lineup and never played more than 7 games in a season with the Avalanche. For the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] season Matte signed as a free agent with the newly formed Minnesota Wild where he would have a better chance of cracking the starting lineup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/s/westmovement.html|title=Western Conference Movement Chart | publisher =[[ESPN]] | date = 2000-08-18 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref> However, Matte played only three games with the Wild before being sent to the [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] for the remainder of the season, leading the IHL in scoring with 38 goals. The next year Matte signed with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] but never played a game with them, instead playing with their minor league affiliate [[Rochester Americans]]. From the 2002–03 season until the 2003–04 season Matte played in [[National League A|Switzerland]] before retiring.{{cn|date=January 2019}}


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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! Pts
! Pts
! PIM
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1992–93 QMJHL season|1992–93]]
| [[1992–93 QMJHL season|1992–93]]
| [[Granby Bisons]]
| [[Granby Bisons]]
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1993–94]]
| [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1993–94]]
| Granby Bisons
| Granby Bisons
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| 10
| 10
| 12
| 12
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]]
| [[1993–94 AHL season|1993–94]]
| [[Cornwall Aces]]
| [[Cornwall Aces]]
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 QMJHL season|1994–95]]
| [[1994–95 QMJHL season|1994–95]]
| Granby Bisons
| Granby Bisons
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| 18
| 18
| 12
| 12
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]
| [[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]
| Cornwall Aces
| Cornwall Aces
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| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995-96 AHL season|1995–96]]
| [[1995–96 AHL season|1995–96]]
| Cornwall Aces
| Cornwall Aces
| AHL
| AHL
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| 2
| 2
| 6
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1996-97 AHL season|1996–97]]
| [[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| AHL
| AHL
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| 11
| 11
| 25
| 25
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996-97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| Hershey Bears
| Hershey Bears
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| 5
| 5
| 4
| 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Colorado Avalanche
| Colorado Avalanche
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Colorado Avalanche
| Colorado Avalanche
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| Hershey Bears
| Hershey Bears
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| 3
| 3
| 8
| 8
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]]
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–2000]]
| Hershey Bears
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| AHL
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| 14
| 14
| 10
| 10
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| Colorado Avalanche
| Colorado Avalanche
| NHL
| NHL
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| 2000–01
| [[2000–01 IHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| [[Cleveland Lumberjacks]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]]
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| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
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| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| [[2002–03 NLA season|2002–03]]
| [[ZSC Lions]]
| [[ZSC Lions]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
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| 8
| 8
| 14
| 14
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| 2003–04
| [[2003–04 NLA season|2003–04]]
| ZSC Lions
| ZSC Lions
| NLA
| NLA
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04
| 2003–04
| [[GCK Lions]]
| [[GCK Lions]]
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| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
|-
| 2003–04
| 2003–04
| [[HC Ambri-Piotta]]
| [[HC Ambrì–Piotta]]
| NLA
| NLA
| 6
| 6
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| QMJHL Second All-Star team
| QMJHL Second All-Star team
| [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1993–94]]
| [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1993–94]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=15009|title=Legends of hockey = Christian Matte | publisher =''legendsofhockey.net'' | date = 2010-07-20 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=15009|title=Legends of hockey = Christian Matte | website =legendsofhockey.net | date = 2010-07-20 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[American Hockey League]]
| colspan="3" | [[American Hockey League]]
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| First All-Star Team
| First All-Star Team
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]]
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/s/2000/0403/461232.html|title=Note from the AHL | publisher =''[[ESPN]]'' | date = 2000-04-03 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/s/2000/0403/461232.html|title=Note from the AHL | publisher =[[ESPN]] | date = 2000-04-03 | accessdate = 2010-07-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy]]
| [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{hockeydb|10722}}
*{{icehockeystats}}


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[[Category:Quebec Nordiques draft picks]]
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[[Category:Rochester Americans players]]
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 9 April 2023

For the Canadian football player, see Kristian Matte.
Christian Matte
Born (1975-01-20) January 20, 1975 (age 49)
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Colorado Avalanche
Minnesota Wild
NHL draft 153rd overall, 1993
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1994–2004

Christian Matte (born January 20, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played briefly in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild.

Playing career[edit]

As a youth, Matte played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the a minor ice hockey team from Hull, Quebec.[1]

Matte first played competitive major junior hockey with Abitibi Forestiers in the Quebec QAAA before moving on the Granby Bisons in the QMJHL. In his first season in 1992–93 he complied 53 points in 68 games to be named in the QMJHL All-Rookie Team.[citation needed] Matte was consequently drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 6th round, 153rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted Matte reported back to the Bisons and played another two years with the team developing a strong scoring touch earning a place in the QMJHL Second All-Star team and scoring 50 goals and 116 points in 66 games his final year there.[citation needed] For the 1995–96 season Matte turned pro and joined the Cornwall Aces in the AHL. The following year the Nordiques relocated to Colorado and Matte joined the Hershey Bears who became the Avalanche's new minor league affiliate. That same season Matte also made his NHL debut and played in 5 games with the Avalanche.[citation needed]

Matte then played the majority of the next three years with the Bears. In the 1999–2000 season, his last within the Avalanche organization, Matte scored an impressive 104 points in 73 games with Hershey to be awarded the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL leading scorer.[2] Despite averaging more than a point per game in the minors Matte was not able to crack the Avalanche lineup and never played more than 7 games in a season with the Avalanche. For the 2000–01 season Matte signed as a free agent with the newly formed Minnesota Wild where he would have a better chance of cracking the starting lineup.[3] However, Matte played only three games with the Wild before being sent to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL for the remainder of the season, leading the IHL in scoring with 38 goals. The next year Matte signed with the Buffalo Sabres but never played a game with them, instead playing with their minor league affiliate Rochester Americans. From the 2002–03 season until the 2003–04 season Matte played in Switzerland before retiring.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Granby Bisons QMJHL 68 17 36 53 56 — — — — —
1993–94 Granby Bisons QMJHL 59 50 47 97 103 7 5 5 10 12
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1994–95 Granby Bisons QMJHL 66 50 66 116 86 13 11 7 18 12
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL — — — — — 3 0 1 1 2
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 64 20 32 52 51 7 1 1 2 6
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL 49 18 18 36 78 22 8 3 11 25
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 71 33 40 73 109 7 3 2 5 4
1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL 60 31 47 78 48 5 2 1 3 8
1999–2000 Hershey Bears AHL 73 43 61 104 85 14 8 6 14 10
1999–2000 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 58 38 29 67 59 4 1 1 2 0
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 72 22 29 51 48 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 ZSC Lions NLA 44 22 25 47 49 12 5 3 8 14
2003–04 ZSC Lions NLA 12 3 6 9 12 — — — — —
2003–04 GCK Lions NLB 3 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2003–04 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 6 3 4 7 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 390 167 227 394 419 60 22 14 36 55
NHL totals 25 2 3 5 12 — — — — —

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
Junior
QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1992–93
QMJHL Second All-Star team 1993–94 [4]
American Hockey League
First All-Star Team 1999–00 [5]
John B. Sollenberger Trophy 1999–00 [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  3. ^ "Western Conference Movement Chart". ESPN. 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  4. ^ "Legends of hockey = Christian Matte". legendsofhockey.net. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. ^ "Note from the AHL". ESPN. 2000-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-20.

External links[edit]

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