{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | caption = | alt = | image = Matt Pettinger.JPG | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|22|mf=y}} | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 205 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | league = | team = | played_for = Washington Capitals<br>Vancouver Canucks<br>Tampa Bay Lightning<br>Kölner Haie<br>Hamburg Freezers | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 43rd overall | draft_year = 2000 | draft_team = Washington Capitals | career_start = 2000 | career_end = 2015 }}
'''Matthew Pettinger''' (born October 22, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and the Washington Capitals. Pettinger was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/article-135642/newest-canuck%E2%80%99s-life-a-neverending-road-trip|title=After move to Canucks, Matt Pettinger's on an endless road trip|date=March 12, 2008|work=The Georgia Straight|accessdate=March 7, 2017}}</ref>
==Playing career== As a youth, Pettinger played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Victoria, British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Pettinger was drafted in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL entry draft. Before his professional career, Pettinger played a season and a half for the University of Denver Pioneers before joining the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) midway through the 1999–00 season.{{cn|date=February 2019}}
Pettinger spent his first few seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) splitting time between the Washington Capitals and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, before earning a full-time roster spot with the Capitals in 2003–04. Pettinger played eight games for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, then recorded a career-high 20 goals, 18 assists and 38 points as NHL play resumed the following season.{{cn|date=February 2019}}
On February 26, 2008, at the trade deadline, Pettinger was dealt from the Washington Capitals to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Matt Cooke.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=27544f68-b11b-4512-8c96-60aa1dbaac75|title= Cooke traded to Washington | publisher = Canada.com | date = 2008-02-26 | accessdate = 2008-10-21}}</ref> Beginning the 2008–09 season back in the AHL with the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, Pettinger was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=253310&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl | title = Lightning claim Pettinger | publisher = TSN | date = 2008-10-21 | accessdate = 2008-10-21 | archive-date = 2008-10-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081024181746/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=253310&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl | url-status = dead }}</ref> He completed the season with 15 points in 59 games with the Lightning.{{cn|date=February 2019}}
Unable to sign with an NHL team in the 2009 off-season, Pettinger returned to the Manitoba Moose, signing a professional try-out contract on October 14, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Getting back in groove|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/2009/10/28/11548446-sun.html|accessdate=2009-11-02|date=2009-10-28|publisher=Winnipeg Sun}}</ref> Before long, however, injuries to the Vancouver Canucks resulted in him re-signing with his former NHL club on November 2 to a one-year, two-way deal worth the league-minimum $500,000 at the NHL level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pettinger inks one-year deal |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Pettinger+inks+year+deal+with+Canucks/2173951/story.html |accessdate=2009-11-02 |date=2009-11-02 |newspaper=The Province |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104114042/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Pettinger%2Binks%2Byear%2Bdeal%2Bwith%2BCanucks/2173951/story.html |archivedate=November 4, 2009 }}</ref> Seven games later, he was sent back to the Moose in expectation of forward Daniel Sedin's return from injury after clearing waivers on November 21.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canucks clear room for Sedin, send Pettinger to AHL|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=299290|accessdate=2009-11-21|date=2009-11-21|publisher=The Sports Network}}</ref> On April 6, 2010 Pettinger was recalled by the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moose lose Pettinger to Canucks|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Moose-lose-Pettinger-to-Canucks-90003497.html|accessdate=2010-04-06|date=2010-04-06|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref> After 422 NHL regular-season games, Pettinger finally made his post-season debut, playing a single game with the Canucks in a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2010041522 | title = Samuelsson scores in overtime for Canucks | work = Yahoo! Sports | date = 2010-04-15 | accessdate = 2010-08-06}}</ref>
On August 6, 2010, Pettinger left North America and signed a one-year contract with German team Kölner Haie of the DEL.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=5404 | title = NHL player Matt Pettinger strengthens Kölner Haie | publisher = Kölner Haie |date=August 6, 2010| accessdate=August 6, 2010| language=German }}</ref> After completing a second season with the Sharks, Pettinger opted to remain in the DEL for a third season; however, he signed a one-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers on April 9, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/html/news_5e4057e3-f39d-4ac2-8503-8e7bb252e0c0.html | title = Matt Pettinger signs as a Freezer | publisher = Hamburg Freezers |date=April 9, 2012| accessdate=April 10, 2012| language = German | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150919133007/http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hamburg-freezers.de%2Fhtml%2Fnews_5e4057e3-f39d-4ac2-8503-8e7bb252e0c0.html | archive-date=September 19, 2015| url-status = dead }}</ref>
==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 ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1996–97 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 49 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 55 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 |- | 1998–99 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–2000 | University of Denver | WCHA | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1999–2000 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 27 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 64 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 61 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 69 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |- | 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | IEHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 59 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 54 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 44 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |- | 2012–13 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 49 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 47 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |- | 2014–15 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 198 ! 53 ! 49 ! 102 ! 219 ! 5 ! 0 ! 2 ! 2 ! 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 422 ! 65 ! 58 ! 123 ! 210 ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 230 ! 57 ! 101 ! 158 ! 164 ! 36 ! 9 ! 10 ! 19 ! 14 |}
===International=== {{MedalTableTop| name = no}} {{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }} {{MedalSport | Ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1999 Winnipeg|}} {{MedalBronze|2000 Umea|}} {{MedalBottom}} {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1997 | Canada Western | U17 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999 | Canada | WJC | {{silver2}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |- | 2000 | Canada | WJC | {{bronze3}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 | Canada | WC | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 13 ! 7 ! 1 ! 8 ! 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Senior totals ! 8 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettinger, Matt}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Calgary Hitmen players Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Hamburg Freezers players Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players Category:Kölner Haie players Category:Manitoba Moose players Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton Category:Vancouver Canucks players Category:Victoria Salsa players Category:Washington Capitals draft picks Category:Washington Capitals players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen