Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood (born February 6, 2005) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 15th overall by the Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Wood was the youngest player in college hockey when he scored 11 goals and 34 points in 35 games playing for the University of Connecticut. He was named to Hockey East's All-Rookie team. During the 2023–24 season, in his sophomore year, he again led UConn in scoring with 16 goals and 12 assists in 35 games. On April 8, 2024, Wood announced he would transfer to the University of Minnesota for the 2024–25 season. During his junior year he recorded 17 goals and 22 assists in 39 games.

Wood made his NHL debut on April 5, 2025, against the Montreal Canadiens.

International play

At the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky tournament, Wood put up five points in five games, winning a gold medal. At the 2023 U18 worlds, he led Canada with 13 points in seven games, winning bronze.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2020–21 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 18 5 8 13 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 46 45 40 85 33 5 2 3 5 10 2022–23 University of Connecticut HE 35 11 23 34 4 — — — — — 2023–24 University of Connecticut HE 35 16 12 28 43 — — — — — 2024–25 University of Minnesota B1G 39 17 22 39 16 — — — — — 2024–25 Nashville Predators NHL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2025–26 Nashville Predators NHL 71 17 13 30 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 5 1 3 4 0 — — — — —NHL totals 77 17 14 31 16 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Canada U18 5th 4 2 0 2 0 2022 Canada HG18 5 2 3 5 0 2023 Canada U18 7 7 6 13 6 2024 Canada WJC 5th 5 2 2 4 0Junior totals 21 13 11 24 6

Awards and honours Award Year BCHL All-Rookie Team 2022 First All-Star Team 2022 Rookie of the Year 2022 Brett Hull Trophy - Top scorer 2022College HE All-Rookie Team 2023