# Matt Read > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matt_Read > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matt_Read.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Read > Source revision: 1347657121 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1986)}} {{similar names|Matthew Read (disambiguation)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Matt Read 2018 (a) 01.png | image_size = 230px | caption = Read in 2018 | position = [Right wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 190 | played_for = [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)
[Södertälje SK](/source/S%C3%B6dert%C3%A4lje_SK)
[Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|6|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Ilderton](/source/Middlesex_Centre), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada | ntl_team = CAN | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2020 }} '''Matthew Zachary Jarrett Read''' (born June 14, 1986) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who played eight seasons in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). He played for the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers), who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and the [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild). ==Playing career== ===Minor=== Read started playing hockey on [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island) playing for the Kerry Park Islanders. At the age of ten, he moved to [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), and played for Pikes Peak Minor Hockey for four years. He then moved to [Ilderton](/source/Ilderton%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), and played for the Ilderton Jets of the OMHA's Shamrock League.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} ===Junior/Collegiate=== After being a finalist in the OMHA Bantam Championship, Read's team won the championship in his first year of midget,{{Cite web | url = http://www.omha.net/gfb/champions.asp?smode=results¢re_id=&champ_year=2003&classification=&division=&champion=&Submit2=Search+Champions | title = OMHA Champions | publisher = omha.net | date = 2012-03-04 | accessdate = 2012-03-04 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} with Ilderton defeating Centre Hastings in four games. From minor hockey, Read played OHA Junior D hockey for the [Lucan Irish](/source/Lucan_Irish) in the 2003–04 season. In 2004–05, Read signed with the nearby [St. Marys Lincolns](/source/St._Marys_Lincolns) Junior B club of the [Western Ontario Hockey League](/source/Western_Ontario_Hockey_League) (WOHL). He spent two seasons with the Lincolns. In the 2004–05 season, Read was runner up to future NHLer [Logan Couture](/source/Logan_Couture) for the WOHL Rookie of the Year Award. Couture, a graduate of the Lucan Irish of the Shamrock League, played that season with the [St. Thomas Stars](/source/St._Thomas_Stars) before being an [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League) (OHL) first round draft pick in 2005. The following season, Read signed with the [Milton Icehawks](/source/Milton_Icehawks) Junior A club of the [Ontario Junior Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League) (OJHL) for 2005–06. In 2006–07, Read spent a season with the [Des Moines Buccaneers](/source/Des_Moines_Buccaneers) of the [United States Hockey League](/source/United_States_Hockey_League) (USHL). ===Professional=== Read signed a three-year contract as a free agent with the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) on March 24, 2011, after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with [Bemidji State University](/source/Bemidji_State_Beavers_men's_ice_hockey).{{cite news | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557072 | title = Flyers Sign BSU's Read | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = 2011-03-24 | accessdate = 2011-03-24}} Read made the Flyers roster out of training camp heading into the [2011–12 season](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season) and made his NHL debut on October 6, 2011, against the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins). He scored his first NHL goal on October 8 against [Martin Brodeur](/source/Martin_Brodeur) of the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils). On October 18, Read recorded a career-high four points (one goal and three assists) in a 7–2 Flyers win over the [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators). Read participated in the [All-Star SuperSkills Competition](/source/59th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game){{cite web|author=Seravalli, Frank|title=Read's Travels are Taking Him to All-Star Skills Event|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-26/sports/30666985_1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110060901/http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-26/sports/30666985_1|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|publisher=Philadelphia Daily News|date=2012-01-27|accessdate=2012-01-28}} and finished second in the accuracy contest, behind [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars) forward [Jamie Benn](/source/Jamie_Benn).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=613902&|title=2012 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft results|publisher=[National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League)|date=2012-01-26|accessdate=2013-08-21}} Read finished the regular season leading all NHL rookies in goals scored, 24, and ranking fourth among all rookies in points, 47.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20122ALLSRSALL&sort=goals&viewName=summary|title=2011–2012 - Regular Season - Skater - Summary - Goals|publisher=[National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League)|accessdate=2013-08-21}} During the [2012–13 NHL lock-out](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_lock-out), Read moved overseas to Europe to play for [Södertälje SK](/source/S%C3%B6dert%C3%A4lje_SK) of the [Allsvenskan](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan), Sweden's second-tier hockey league.{{cite web|author=BroadStreet|title=Matt Read signs lockout contract with Swedish club Södertälje ...|url=http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2012/10/1/3441250/matt-read-contract-sweden-nhl-lockout-2012|publisher=BroadStreet Bully|date=2013-01-03|accessdate=2012-01-28|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611195440/https://www.broadstreethockey.com/2012/10/1/3441250/matt-read-contract-sweden-nhl-lockout-2012|url-status=dead}} He recorded 24 points in 20 games. Shortly after play resumed to begin the [2012–13 season](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season) in January, Read scored his first career NHL hat-trick on January 26, 2013, against the [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers), scoring on goaltenders [José Théodore](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Th%C3%A9odore) and [Scott Clemmensen](/source/Scott_Clemmensen). Following the shortened season, Read was invited to play for [Team Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) at the [2013 IIHF World Championships](/source/2013_IIHF_World_Championships). On September 20, 2013, Read signed a four-year, $14.5 million contract extension with the Flyers.{{cite web|author=Anthony SanFilippo|title=Matt Read signs extension with Flyers|url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=20510|publisher=Philadelphia Flyers|date=September 20, 2013|accessdate=September 20, 2013}} On October 8, 2015, Read scored the first goal of the [2015–16](/source/2015-16_NHL_season) season for the Flyers in the season opener against the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning). thumb|Read in 2018 On July 30, 2018, Read signed a one-year, two way contract with the [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild).{{cite web |title=Wild signs Read to one-year, two-way deal |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/matt-read-release-073018/c-299623598 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=July 30, 2018 |date=July 30, 2018}} On August 2, 2019, as a free agent from the Wild, Read signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs). After participating in training camp and the pre-season he was signed to a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on September 30, 2019.{{cite web | url = http://marlies.ca/article/marlies-update-training-camp-roster | title = Marlies update training camp roster | publisher = [Toronto Marlies](/source/Toronto_Marlies) | date = September 30, 2019 | accessdate = September 30, 2019 | archive-date = October 3, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191003162044/http://marlies.ca/article/marlies-update-training-camp-roster | url-status = dead }} ==Personal life== In July 2014, Read married his longtime girlfriend, Erin Cody.{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Randy|title=Greetings from the press box: Flyers' Matt Read feels he looks like a 'goof' with Movember mustache|url=http://www.nj.com/flyers/index.ssf/2014/11/greetings_from_the_press_box_flyers_matt_read_feels_he_looks_like_a_goof_with_movember_mustache.html|website=nj.com|accessdate=March 30, 2018|date=November 13, 2014}} On March 17, 2015, they gave birth to their first child, a daughter.{{cite tweet |user=NHLFlyers |number=578612107962372096 |date=March 19, 2015 |title=Congratulations to Matt & Erin Read on the birth of their daughter: Roen Brittan Read, 4lbs,10oz, born in Minnesota on March 17 at 9:30 pm!}}{{cite web|last1=Isaac|first1=Dave|title=Matt Read trying to be good soldier as he waits for NHL opportunity|url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/nhl/flyers/2017/12/05/matt-read-trying-play-good-soldier-he-waits-nhl-opportunity/924852001/|website=courierpostonline.com|accessdate=March 30, 2018|date=December 5, 2017|quote=his wife, Erin, and young daughter, Roen.}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#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 | [Lucan Irish](/source/Lucan_Irish) | [OHAJDL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_Association) | 31 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | [St. Marys Lincolns](/source/St._Marys_Lincolns) | [WOHL](/source/Western_Ontario_Hockey_League) | 36 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2004–05 | St. Marys Lincolns | WOHL | 47 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_OPJHL_season) | [Milton Icehawks](/source/Milton_Icehawks) | [OPJHL](/source/Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League) | 48 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_USHL_season) | [Des Moines Buccaneers](/source/Des_Moines_Buccaneers) | [USHL](/source/United_States_Hockey_League) | 58 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Bemidji State Beavers](/source/Bemidji_State_Beavers_men's_ice_hockey) | [CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) | 36 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Bemidji State Beavers | CHA | 37 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Bemidji State Beavers | [WCHA](/source/Western_Collegiate_Hockey_Association) | 37 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season) | [Adirondack Phantoms](/source/Adirondack_Phantoms) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season) | [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 79 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_HockeyAllsvenskan_season) | [Södertälje SK](/source/S%C3%B6dert%C3%A4lje_SK) | [Allsv](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan) | 20 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |- | [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- | [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season) | [Lehigh Valley Phantoms](/source/Lehigh_Valley_Phantoms) | AHL | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_AHL_season) | [Iowa Wild](/source/Iowa_Wild) | AHL | 61 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |- | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season) | [Minnesota Wild](/source/Minnesota_Wild) | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_AHL_season) | [Toronto Marlies](/source/Toronto_Marlies) | AHL | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 449 ! 88 ! 100 ! 188 ! 83 ! 30 ! 5 ! 5 ! 10 ! 14 |} ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [2013](/source/2013_IIHF_World_Championship) | [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) | [WC](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) | 5th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2014](/source/2014_IIHF_World_Championship) | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" |Senior totals ! 16 ! 3 ! 5 ! 8 ! 4 |} ==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | [College](/source/NCAA_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Championship) |- | All-[CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) [Rookie Team](/source/List_of_All-CHA_Teams) | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | [CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) [Rookie of the Year](/source/List_of_CHA_Rookie_of_the_Year) | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | All-[CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) [First Team](/source/List_of_All-CHA_Teams) | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | NCAA Frozen Four | 2008–09 | |- | All-[CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) [First Team](/source/List_of_All-CHA_Teams) | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | [CHA](/source/College_Hockey_America) [Player of the Year](/source/List_of_CHA_Player_of_the_Year) | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | [AHCA](/source/American_Hockey_Coaches_Association) [West Second-Team All-American](/source/List_of_Division_I_AHCA_All-American_Teams) | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Ice hockey stats}} {{S-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [Chris Moran](/source/Chris_Moran_(ice_hockey)) | title = [CHA Rookie of the Year](/source/List_of_CHA_Rookie_of_the_Year)| years = [2007-08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after = [Brad Hunt](/source/Brad_Hunt_(ice_hockey))}} {{succession box | before = [Ted Cook](/source/Ted_Cook_(ice_hockey)) | title = [CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament](/source/List_of_CHA_Most_Valuable_Player_in_Tournament)| years = [2009](/source/2009_CHA_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament)| after = [Cameron Talbot](/source/Cameron_Talbot)}} {{succession box | before = [Juliano Pagliero](/source/Juliano_Pagliero) | title = [CHA Player of the Year](/source/List_of_CHA_Player_of_the_Year)| years = [2009-10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after = Award Discontinued}} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Read, Matt}} Category:1986 births Category:Adirondack Phantoms players Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Category:Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey players Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Iowa Wild players Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Category:Living people Category:Minnesota Wild players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Ontario Category:Philadelphia Flyers players Category:Södertälje SK players Category:Toronto Marlies players Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Matt Read](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Read) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Read?action=history)). 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