Matt Donovan

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Matt Donovan
Date of birth May 9, 1990
place of birth Edmond , Oklahoma , USA
size 183 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2008 , 4th round, 96th position
New York Islanders
Career stations
2007-2009 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
2009-2011 University of Denver
2011-2013 Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2013-2015 New York Islanders
2015-2016 Rochester Americans
2016-2018 Frölunda HC
since 2018 Milwaukee Admirals

Matthew "Matt" Donovan (born May 9, 1990 in Edmond , Oklahoma ) is an American ice hockey player who has been playing for the Milwaukee Admirals from the American Hockey League on the position of defender since June 2018 .

Career

Donovan in the Bridgeport Sound Tigers jersey

Donovan spent part of his youth in the Dallas Stars ' youth program before moving to the United States Hockey League at the age of 17, where he played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for two years. In his first season he was elected to the league's all-rookie team and selected in the following summer by the New York Islanders from the National Hockey League in the NHL Entry Draft 2008 in the fourth round in 96th position. The second USHL year he finished as the best point defender in the entire league, which brought him the election to the First All-Star Team of the league. In the summer of 2009, Donovan enrolled at the University of Denver . In addition to his studies, he played parallel for the university team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Within the two years that the offensive defender spent at the university, he was again appointed to numerous selection teams. In a total of 78 games at college level, he collected 53 points scorer .

In March 2011, Donovan finally signed his first professional contract with the Islanders, ending his studies early. The defender spent the rest of the 2010/11 season with New York's Bridgeport Sound Tigers farm team in the American Hockey League , where he quickly gained a foothold in the professional field with five scorer points in six missions. Nevertheless, he spent the entire 2011/12 season in Bridgeport and only made his NHL debut at the end of the season for the Islanders, who had ordered him there in April 2012. In the end he found himself in the AHL All-Rookie Team because of his performance . The American also spent the 2012/13 game year with the Sound Tigers without receiving any minutes in the NHL this time. It was not until the 2013/14 season that Donovan was able to earn a regular place in the New York Islanders squad and played 52 games. It was also used 27 times in Bridgeport. The upward trend did not continue despite his contract extension in the summer of 2014, as the defensive player only appeared twelve times during the 2014/15 season and otherwise acted as the seventh defender in the squad as a reservist.

Since the Islanders did not renew his expiring contract this time, Donovan moved as a free agent in July 2015 for one year to league rivals Buffalo Sabers . There he spent the game year but exclusively in the AHL with the Rochester Americans farm team . Donovan therefore decided not to continue his career in North America in the summer of 2016 and therefore moved to Europe. There he signed an annual contract with the reigning Swedish champions Frölunda HC from Gothenburg . During the season he defended the title with the team in the Champions Hockey League , which Frölunda secured by beating HC Sparta Prague . In mid-February 2017, his expiring contract was prematurely extended by one year until summer 2018. In total, Donovan scored eight goals and 34 assists in 102 games. He returned to North America in June 2018 and signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals . Almost six months later, their NHL cooperation partner, Nashville Predators, took over the contract from the American and extended the commitment to the NHL until summer 2020. In March 2020, he finally signed a two-year contract with the Admirals, limited to the AHL.

International

At the international level, Donovan represented his home country at the World Junior A Challenge 2008 and the U20 World Junior Championship in 2010 . He won the gold medal with the Americans at both the World Junior A Challenge and the U20 World Junior Championship. The United States secured the world title with a 6: 5 final victory over Canada. He contributed five scorer points in seven tournament games and his three tournament hits were the most among all defenders.

For the men's selection of the US boys , Donovan was on the ice at the 2014 World Cup . There he met twice in seven tournament games. The Americans finished the world title bouts in sixth place.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2008 USHL All-Rookie Team
  • 2009 participation in the USHL All-Star Game
  • 2009 USHL First All-Star Team
  • 2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team
  • 2011 WCHA All-Academic Team

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2007/08 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 59 12 18th 30th 41 3 0 1 1 4th
2008/09 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 57 19th 32 51 43 5 0 4th 4th 2
2009/10 University of Denver NCAA 36 7th 14th 21st 50
2010/11 University of Denver NCAA 42 9 23 32 64
2010/11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6th 1 4th 5 10 - - - - -
2011/12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 72 10 34 44 63 3 0 1 1 6th
2011/12 New York Islanders NHL 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2012/13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 75 14th 34 48 112 - - - - -
2013/14 New York Islanders NHL 52 2 14th 16 26th - - - - -
2013/14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 27 7th 14th 21st 25th - - - - -
2014/15 New York Islanders NHL 12 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 10
2015/16 Rochester Americans AHL 73 8th 23 31 61 - - - - -
2016/17 Frölunda HC SHL 50 1 14th 15th 74 14th 0 1 1 8th
2017/18 Frölunda HC SHL 52 7th 20th 27 69 6th 0 0 0 0
2018/19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 64 11 24 35 66 5 0 2 2 8th
2018/19 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
2019/20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62 5 27 32 58 - - - - -
USHL total 116 31 50 81 84 8th 0 5 5 6th
NCAA overall 78 16 37 53 114
Svenska hockey player overall 102 8th 34 42 143 20th 0 1 1 8th
AHL total 379 56 161 217 395 8th 0 3 3 14th
NHL overall 69 2 18th 20th 28 2 0 0 0 10

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2010 United States U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 3 2 5 4th
2014 United States WM 6th place 7th 2 0 2 2
Juniors overall 7th 3 2 5 4th
Men overall 7th 2 0 2 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Matt Donovan  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matt Donovan Making His Return To North America. In: elitesportsny.com. June 9, 2018, accessed June 13, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Donovan, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donovan, Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmond , Oklahoma