# Matt Kassian

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1986)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt = 
| image = Matt Kassian 2013-05-17.JPG
| caption = With the [Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) during the [2013 playoffs](/source/2013_Stanley_Cup_playoffs).
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild)<br>[Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)
| position = [Left wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 232
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|28}}
| birth_place = [Edmonton, Alberta](/source/Edmonton), Canada
| draft = 57th overall
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_team = [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild)
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2014
| website =
}}

'''Matt Kassian''' (born October 28, 1986) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who has played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) for the [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild) and the [Ottawa Senators](/source/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](/source/2005_NHL_entry_draft).<ref>{{cite web| title = Senators acquire forward Matt Kassian from Minnesota in exchange for Ottawa's sixth-round draft pick in 2014| url =  http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=659799 | website = [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) | date = 2013-06-26 | accessdate = 2013-06-25}}</ref> His junior hockey career was spent with the [Vancouver Giants](/source/Vancouver_Giants) of the [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League).

On November 3, 2010, the [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild) recalled Kassian from the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League)'s [Houston Aeros](/source/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013)).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=542465 | title = Wild recall Kassian; Latendresse on IR | publisher = [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild) | date = 2010-11-03 | accessdate = 2010-11-03}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471719&view=log&season=20112012|title=Matt Kassian (NHL Player Profile)|website=[National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League)|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref> He recorded his first NHL goal on March 1, 2012 in the first period of a game against the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens). He scored his second NHL goal in the third period of that same game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scores/boxscore/?id=14965 |title= Kassian tallies two goals in win over Canadiens |publisher= [The Sports Network](/source/The_Sports_Network) |date= 2012-03-03 |accessdate=2012-03-03}}</ref>

On March 12, 2013, Kassian was traded from the Wild to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick in 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=418005 | title = Senators acquire Matt Kassian from Wild for draft pick | publisher = [The Sports Network](/source/The_Sports_Network) | date = 2013-03-12 | accessdate = 2013-03-12}}</ref> 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](/source/Enforcer_(ice_hockey)). 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.<ref>{{cite news| title = Ex-Senator Kassian still looking for work | url = http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/09/02/ex-senator-kassian-still-looking-for-work | newspaper = [Ottawa Sun](/source/Ottawa_Sun) | date = 2014-09-02 | accessdate = 2014-09-02}}</ref>

In September 2014, Kassian was invited to [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes)' training camp but was ultimately not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web| title = Coyotes invite Kassian, two others to camp: report  | url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=730066 | website = [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) | date = 2014-09-26 | accessdate = 2014-09-26}}</ref> He was invited to attend AHL affiliate, the [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates)  training camp, and appeared in 2 games in the [2014-15](/source/2014-15_AHL_season) season with the club before ending his professional career and enrolling in business school.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/shifting-nhl-culture-knocks-games-enforcers-down-for-the-count/article23570987/ | title = Shifting NHL culture knocks enforcers down for the count | newspaper = [The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail) | date = 2015-03-23 | accessdate = 2015-03-23}}</ref>

He is of no relation to fellow professional forward [Zack Kassian](/source/Zack_Kassian).<ref>{{cite web| title = March 16: Gameday Goodie - Matt Kassian | url = http://video.senators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=221123 | website = [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) | date = 2013-03-16 | accessdate = 2013-03-16}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"|
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"|
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"|
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2002–03
| Sherwood Park Crusaders AAA
| [AMHL](/source/Alberta_Midget_Hockey_League)
| 33
| 5
| 7
| 12
| 38
| 15
| 7
| 3
| 10
|
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_WHL_season)
| [Vancouver Giants](/source/Vancouver_Giants)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-   
| [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_WHL_season)
| Vancouver Giants
| WHL
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 89
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05
| [Kamloops Blazers](/source/Kamloops_Blazers)
| WHL
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 83
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 14
|-   
| [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_WHL_season)
| Kamloops Blazers
| WHL
| 67
| 5
| 6
| 11
| 147
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_WHL_season)
| Kamloops Blazers
| WHL
| 72
| 8
| 10
| 18
| 162
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-   
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_AHL_season)
| [Houston Aeros](/source/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013))
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48
| —
| —
| —
| — 
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_ECHL_season)
| [Texas Wildcatters](/source/Texas_Wildcatters)
| [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
| 47
| 6
| 4
| 10
| 90
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — 
|-  
| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_AHL_season)
| Houston Aeros
| AHL
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 130
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_AHL_season)
| Houston Aeros
| AHL
| 59
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 149
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — 
|-   
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season)
| Houston Aeros
| AHL
| 60
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 132
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season)
| [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season)
| Minnesota Wild
| NHL
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 55
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_AHL_season)
| Houston Aeros
| AHL
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 34
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AHL_season)
| Houston Aeros
| AHL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season)
| [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)
| NHL
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 17
|-  
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season)
| Ottawa Senators
| NHL
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 63
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_AHL_season)
| [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates)
| AHL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 231
! 10
! 12
! 22
! 505
! 12
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 12
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 76
! 4
! 1
! 5
! 177
! 5
! 0
! 2
! 2
! 17
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Category:Kamloops Blazers players
Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Texas Wildcatters players
Category:Vancouver Giants players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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