Matt Korthuis

Matt Korthuis
Date of birth	September 22, 1981
place of birth	Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	193 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2000-2002	Estevan Bruins
2002-2003	Nijmegen Tigers
2004-2006	Heerenveen Flyers
2006-2007	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam
2007–2012	HYS The Hague
2012	Melbourne Ice

Matt Korthuis (born September 22, 1981 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a former Dutch - Canadian ice hockey player who celebrated his greatest successes with HYS The Hague .

Career

Clubs

Matt Korthuis, who was born to Dutch parents in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan , began his career as an ice hockey player with the Estevan Bruins youth team , for which he played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for two years . In 2002 he moved to the home of his ancestors, where he first played for one year for the Nijmegen Tigers and then for two years with the Heerenveen Flyers in the honor division . After a year with the Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam , with whom he won the Dutch ice hockey cup in 2007 , he joined league competitor HYS The Hague , with whom he stayed for five years. With the team from the Dutch government metropolis he experienced his most successful time as an ice hockey player and won the Dutch championship title in 2009 and 2011, the North Sea Cup in 2011 and 2012 and the Dutch cup competition in 2012. After this success he moved to the southern hemisphere and ended his career with Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League in summer 2012 by winning the Goodall Cup , the Australian championship .

After retiring, he worked as a scout for the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League in the 2013/14 season .

International

Korthuis played for the Netherlands at the World Championships in Division I in 2007 , 2008 and 2009 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Dutch cup winner with the Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam
• 2009 Dutch champion with HYS The Hague
• 2011 Dutch champion and winning the North Sea Cup with HYS The Hague
• 2012 Dutch Cup winner and North Sea Cup win with HYS The Hague
• 2012 Australian champion with the Melbourne Ice

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Ehrendivision main round	9	355	198	238	436	984
Honor Division Playoffs	9	65	34	26th	60	209
AIHL main round	1	19th	7th	19th	26th	74
AIHL playoffs	1	2	1	1	2	2

Web links

• Matt Korthuis at hockeydb.com (English)
• Matt Korthuis at eliteprospects.com (English)