Matthew Yeats

Matthew Yeats (born April 6, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2009, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Playing career Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL entry draft, Yeats was signed in 2003 as a free agent by the Portland Pirates, and then later the Washington Capitals, he played five games for the Capitals near the end of the 2003–04 season.

The Norwegian team Sparta Warriors in Sarpsborg announced Yeats as their new goalie for the 2007–08 season in the Get League on April 28, 2007. He left the team from Sarpsborg on 28 October 2008 and moved to Herlev Hornets. He left after 3 months Denmark and joined on 1 February 2009 to Slovenian club HK Acroni Jesenice of the Erste Bank Hockey League. He left the team after the end of season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1995–96 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 1 0 0 0 — 20 3 0 9.00 .750 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Olds Grizzlys AJHL 32 — — — — 1678 95 1 3.41 — — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Olds Grizzlys AJHL 26 12 12 1 — 1498 96 0 3.85 — — — — — — — — — 1999–00 University of Maine HE 32 20 6 4 — 1821 79 0 2.60 .911 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 University of Maine HE 33 18 9 4 — 1897 76 2 2.40 .897 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 University of Maine HE 20 6 8 3 — 1048 54 0 3.09 .887 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 2 1 1 0 — 90 4 0 2.67 .902 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 48 23 16 8 — 2811 141 4 3.01 .896 8 4 1 397 16 1 2.42 .896 2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 5 1 3 0 — 258 13 0 3.03 .908 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 7 2 1 1 — 332 12 1 2.17 .928 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Reading Royals ECHL 13 8 2 2 — 780 31 1 2.38 .918 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 4 2 1 1 — 247 9 0 2.19 .913 2 0 1 66 3 0 2.72 .864 2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 35 21 7 — 5 1980 98 1 2.97 .895 5 2 3 289 16 1 3.33 .901 2006–07 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 60 32 19 — 7 3342 165 6 2.96 .910 6 2 4 287 16 1 3.35 .902 2007–08 Sparta Sarpsborg NOR 41 — — — — 3080 100 4 1.95 .913 6 — — — — — 2.95 .903 2008–09 Herlev Hornets DEN 36 — — — — 1944 143 0 4.41 .889 5 — — — — — 3.84 .901 2008–09 HK Acroni Jesenice EBEL 2 — — — — — — 0 4.00 .833 2 — — — — — 2.37 .934 NHL totals 5 1 3 0 — 258 13 0 3.03 .908 — — — — — — — —