About Matt Kassian
Born 1986. Matt Kassian is a Canadian ice hockey player.
Matt Kassian (born October 28, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild and the Ottawa Senators.
Playing career Kassian made his NHL debut during the 2010-11 season after originally being selected in the second round, 57th overall, by Minnesota in the 2005 NHL entry draft. His junior hockey career was spent with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.
On November 3, 2010, the Minnesota Wild recalled Kassian from the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros. During the month of November 2010 Kassian played four games for the Wild, collecting 12 minutes in penalties and no points, with only a single shot on goal. He was then assigned back to the Aeros in December. He was re-called from the Aeros in mid-January. He recorded his first NHL goal on March 1, 2012 in the first period of a game against the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his second NHL goal in the third period of that same game.
On March 12, 2013, Kassian was traded from the Wild to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick in 2014. He spent the remainder of the 2012-13 season and all of the 2013-14 season with the Senators, appearing in a total of 48 games, serving primarily as an enforcer. Following the 2013-14 season, Kassian was not re-signed by Ottawa. "I wanted to be back and they felt otherwise. That's their right as an organization," he said.
In September 2014, Kassian was invited to Arizona Coyotes' training camp but was ultimately not offered a contract. He was invited to attend AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates training camp, and appeared in 2 games in the 2014-15 season with the club before ending his professional career and enrolling in business school.
He is of no relation to fellow professional forward Zack Kassian.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002β03 Sherwood Park Crusaders AAA AMHL 33 5 7 12 38 15 7 3 10 2003β04 Vancouver Giants WHL 37 1 0 1 42 3 0 0 0 4 2004β05 Vancouver Giants WHL 41 0 3 3 89 β β β β β 2004β05 Kamloops Blazers WHL 28 3 0 3 83 6 1 2 3 14 2005β06 Kamloops Blazers WHL 67 5 6 11 147 β β β β β 2006β07 Kamloops Blazers WHL 72 8 10 18 162 4 0 1 1 0 2007β08 Houston Aeros AHL 19 0 0 0 48 β β β β β 2007β08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 47 6 4 10 90 β β β β β 2008β09 Houston Aeros AHL 56 1 2 3 130 4 0 0 0 10 2009β10 Houston Aeros AHL 59 2 4 6 149 β β β β β 2010β11 Houston Aeros AHL 60 4 4 8 132 8 0 0 0 2 2010β11 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 0 0 0 12 β β β β β 2011β12 Minnesota Wild NHL 24 2 0 2 55 β β β β β 2011β12 Houston Aeros AHL 26 2 2 4 34 β β β β β 2012β13 Houston Aeros AHL 9 1 0 1 12 β β β β β 2012β13 Ottawa Senators NHL 15 1 0 1 47 5 0 2 2 17 2013β14 Ottawa Senators NHL 33 1 1 2 63 β β β β β 2014β15 Portland Pirates AHL 2 0 0 0 0 β β β β β AHL totals 231 10 12 22 505 12 0 0 0 12 NHL totals 76 4 1 5 177 5 0 2 2 17
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Matt Kassian was born on 28 October 1986 in Edmonton.
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