Mathew Bodie

Mathew Bodie (born March 7, 1990) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career As a member of the Winnipeg Thrashers midget hockey team, he was named the Most Valuable player and top defenceman at the 2008 Telus Cup. The Thrashers captured the silver medal.

Bodie playing for the Union Dutchmen during the 2014 Frozen Four. Bodie played collegiate hockey for the Union Dutchmen in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his sophomore year, Bodie's outstanding play was recognized when he was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey First Team. He captained the team as a senior, leading them to win the 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the first championship win in school history.

Undrafted, Bodie was signed by the New York Rangers to a one-year entry-level contract on April 15, 2014, after Union won the NCAA Championship.

On April 20, 2016, Bodie was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, but he did not play for the team.

During the 2016–17 season, while captaining the Wolf Pack, Bodie was dealt by the Rangers at the trade deadline to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Daniel Catenacci on February 28, 2017. He played out the season in the AHL with the Rochester Americans, producing 9 points in 17 games.

On July 1, 2017, Bodie as a free agent signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. After attending the Lightning's 2017 training camp, he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch for the duration of the 2017–18 season. Assuming a role as the Crunch's top pairing defenseman, Bodie responded with a professional high 31 assists and 37 points in 74 games.

As a free agent from the Lightning, Bodie opted to halt his North American career, agreeing to an initial one-year deal with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 20, 2018. In his debut season in Russia in 2018–19, Bodie recorded 3 goals and 16 points in 39 games from the blueline with Torpedo.

On June 14, 2019, Bodie as a free agent opted to sign in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Mid-way into the 2019–20 season, Bodie collected 1 goal and 3 points in 17 games with Växjö, before he transferred to fellow SHL outfit, IK Oskarshamn, for the remainder of the campaign on November 25, 2019. Bodie in an increased role with Oskarshamn, boosted his offensive totals with 1 goal and 10 points in 27 regular season games.

As a free agent from IK Oskarshamn, Bodie extended his European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on November 12, 2020.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Powell River Kings BCHL 53 1 41 42 41 18 2 12 14 20 2009–10 Powell River Kings BCHL 51 8 34 42 37 23 9 22 31 23 2010–11 Union College ECAC 40 6 26 32 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Union College ECAC 39 8 21 29 32 — — — — — 2012–13 Union College ECAC 35 6 18 24 32 — — — — — 2013–14 Union College ECAC 40 8 31 39 57 — — — — — 2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75 5 27 32 42 15 3 4 7 6 2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 76 7 29 36 38 — — — — — 2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 45 8 22 30 47 — — — — — 2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 17 2 7 9 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 74 6 31 37 36 5 0 2 2 6 2018–19 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 39 3 13 16 32 — — — — — 2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 17 1 2 3 8 — — — — — 2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 27 1 9 10 10 — — — — — 2020–21 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 30 3 19 22 42 5 0 1 1 4 2021–22 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 39 3 16 19 44 — — — — — 2022–23 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 4 21 25 48 15 0 10 10 25 2023–24 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 4 26 30 47 7 1 4 5 10 2024–25 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 40 2 18 20 42 12 1 5 6 10 AHL totals 287 28 116 144 171 20 3 6 9 12 DEL totals 208 16 100 116 223 39 2 20 22 49

Awards and honours

Award Year Telus Cup Most Valuable Player 2007–08 Top Defenceman 2007–08 College ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2010–11 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2011–12 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2011–12 All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 2012–13 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2013–14 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2013–14 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Team 2014