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Matt Calvert
Matt Calvert
Left Wing  - CBJ
Number: 11
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 187
Shoots: Left
Born: Dec 24, 1989  (Age 23)
Birthplace: Brandon, MB, Canada
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Drafted: CBJ / 2008 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 5th (127th overall) PROSPECT BIO

Career: Recorded 1st NHL hat trick on 2/25/11 vs. PHX (opposing G: I. Bryzgalov)… Named NHL's 3rd Star of the Week for 2/20-2/27/11 (3GP-5G-1A-6P)... Made his NHL debut on 1/7/11 at ANA… Scored 1st career NHL goal on 1/8/11 at LAK (opposing G: J. Quick)… Scored a goal in his AHL debut (w/SPR) on 10/8/10 at PRO… Played 3 seasons (2007-10) in the WHL with Brandon (198GP-99G-131A-230P)… Served as Wheat Kings Team Captain in 2009-10… Named a 2009-10 WHL East 2nd Team All-Star and earned post-tournament All-Star honors at the '10 Memorial Cup (5GP-3G-1A-4P)…  Won the Jack Forsyth League Trophy as MMHL champs with Brandon 'AAA' Midget Wheat Kings in 2007.

2012-13: Scored 1st career shootout goal (GW) on 3/10 at DET... Scored 1st career OTG on 3/7 vs. VAN... Recorded 34GP-10G-11A-21P, +11 rating with Springfield (AHL) during work stoppage.

2011-12: Tallied 56GP-17G-19A-36P with Springfield and 13GP-0G-3A-3P with CBJ.  

Personal: Nickname: 'Calvs''... Favorite player growing up: Martin St-Louis.
 



2008-09: Registered 28-39-67, 58 penalty minutes and was +10 in 58 games with Brandon (WHL)… Led the team in power play goals (12), was second in plus/minus rating, fourth (tied) in goals, third in assists and sixth in points… Named the Boston Pizza WHL Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 2-8 (4-6-10 in three games)… Scored his first career hat trick Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton… Added 9-8-17 and 22 penalty minutes in 12 playoff games… Led the club in playoff goals, while ranking second in plus/minus rating (+11) and third in points and penalty minutes (tied)…

2007-08: Collected 24-40-64, 48 penalty minutes and was +26 in 72 games with Brandon (WHL)… Led the club in plus/minus rating, while ranking second in goals, assists and points… Led the team and ranked seventh (tied) in the WHL in shorthanded goals (3)… Ranked fourth among WHL rookies in points… Had three power play goals… Added 1-2-3 and two penalty minutes in six playoff games.

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