Matt Grzelcyk
Date of birth | 5th January 1994 |
place of birth | Charlestown , Massachusetts , USA |
size | 175 cm |
Weight | 79 kg |
position | defender |
number | # 48 |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2012 , 3rd round, 85th position Boston Bruins |
Career stations | |
2010–2012 | USA Hockey National Team Development Program |
2013-2016 | Boston University |
since 2016 |
Boston Bruins Providence Bruins |
Matt Grzelcyk (born January 5, 1994 in Charlestown , Massachusetts ) is an American ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League since April 2016 and plays for them in the position of defender .
Career
Matt Grzelcyk was born in Charlestown, a borough of Boston and attended Belmont Hill High School in Belmont in his youth , for whose ice hockey team he played in a regional high school league. In 2010, the defender moved to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), the central talent factory of the US American Association USA Hockey . For their junior selections he played in the United States Hockey League (USHL), the highest junior league in the country, while the NTDP teams also acted as junior national teams and with them he won a silver medal at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2011 and the Won gold medal at the U18 World Cup in 2012 . After two years, the defender retired due to age from the program and was then selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in 85th position by the Boston Bruins from his hometown.
In the fall of 2012, Grzelcyk enrolled there at Boston University , with whose terriers he henceforth participated in the Hockey East in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's game operations. As a freshman he scored 23 points scorer in 38 games and was consequently elected to the all-rookie team of Hockey East. During the 2013/14 season, in which he missed almost half of the games due to an injury, he represented the US U20 national team at the 2014 U20 World Cup and achieved fifth place with the team there. With the beginning of the 2014/15 season, Grzelcyk took over the position of team captain with the Terriers and promptly led them to the championship of Hockey East. In addition, he also significantly increased his personal statistics and was appointed to the Hockey East First All-Star Team in 2015 and 2016 .
In April 2016, Grzelcyk signed an entry contract with the Boston Bruins, who initially used the defender with their farm team , the Providence Bruins , in the American Hockey League (AHL). In December 2016, however, he was appointed to the Boston squad for the first time and subsequently made his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL), with two games for the time being. In the course of the following season 2017/18 he then earned a regular place in the NHL squad of the Bruins and has been there regularly since then.
Achievements and Awards
- 2013 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
- 2015 Hockey East Championship with Boston University
- 2015 Hockey East First All-Star Team
- 2016 Hockey East First All-Star Team
International
- 2011 silver medal at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge
- 2012 gold medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
Career statistics
Status: end of the 2018/19 season
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | ||
2010/11 | USA Hockey NTDP | USHL | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | ||
2011/12 | USA Hockey NTDP | USHL | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +8 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2012/13 | Boston University | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 20th | 23 | +12 | 26th | ||||||||
2013/14 | Boston University | NCAA | 19th | 3 | 8th | 11 | –7 | 16 | ||||||||
2014/15 | Boston University | NCAA | 41 | 10 | 28 | 38 | +32 | 36 | ||||||||
2015/16 | Boston University | NCAA | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +17 | 36 | ||||||||
2016/17 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 6th | 26th | 32 | +13 | 18th | 17th | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8th | ||
2016/17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ± 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2017/18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14th | 0 | 4th | 4th | +4 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2017/18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15th | +21 | 22nd | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4th | ||
2018/19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 3 | 15th | 18th | +9 | 68 | 20th | 4th | 4th | 8th | −3 | 6th | ||
USHL total | 60 | 2 | 19th | 21st | +14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | ||||
NCAA overall | 125 | 26th | 69 | 95 | +54 | 114 | ||||||||||
AHL total | 84 | 6th | 30th | 36 | +17 | 32 | 17th | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8th | ||||
NHL overall | 129 | 6th | 27 | 33 | +30 | 90 | 31 | 4th | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
International
Represented the USA at:
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2011
- U18 Junior World Championship 2012
- U20 Junior World Championship 2014
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | |
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2011 | United States | WHC | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 2 | |||
2012 | United States | U18 World Cup | 6th | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 2 | ||
2014 | United States | U20 World Cup | 5th place | 5 | 2 | 4th | 6th | +1 | 2 | |
Juniors overall | 16 | 4th | 9 | 13 | 6th |
( 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 )
Personal
In addition to the regional connection, Grzelcyk has had another connection with the Boston Bruins since childhood, as his father and brother worked in the Boston Garden and later in the TD Garden .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruins Sign Matt Grzelcyk To An entry-level contract. nhl.com, April 1, 2016, accessed January 9, 2018 .
- ^ Bill Doyle: Finally, Charlestown's Matt Grzelcyk steps into TD Garden as a Bruin, not a fan. telegram.com, December 15, 2016, accessed on January 9, 2018 (English).
Goalkeeper:
Jaroslav Halák |
Tuukka Rask
Defender:
Brandon Carlo |
Zdeno Chára ( C ) |
Connor Clifton |
Matt Grzelcyk |
Steven Kampfer |
Torey pitcher |
Charlie McAvoy |
Kevan Miller |
John Moore
attacker:
Patrice Bergeron ( A ) |
Anders Bjork |
Charlie Coyle |
Jake DeBrusk |
Ondřej Kaše |
David Krejčí ( A ) |
Karson Kuhlman |
Sean Kuraly |
Pär Lindholm |
Brad Marchand |
Joakim Nordström |
David Pastrňák |
Brett Ritchie |
Nick Ritchie |
Chris Wagner
Head Coach: Bruce Cassidy Assistant Coach : Kevin Dean | Jay Pandolfo | Joe Sacco General Manager: Don Sweeney
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grzelcyk, Matt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Charlestown , Massachusetts , United States |