Born: May 4, 1973
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Resides: Buffalo, NY and New York City
Height: 6'0 Weight: 189lbs
Shoots: Left
Position: RW, LW, C
Family: Mother, Sandra; Brother, Brent; Wife, Christine; Son, Matthew Jr(born May 4, 1998); Daughter, Taylor Rose(born July 23, 2001)
League: NHL
Current Team: New York Rangers
Drafted: 1992 in the 4th Round, 83rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres
League: QMJHL
Teams: Beauport Harfangs and Victoriaville Tigers
Drafted: 1990 in the 20th Round, dead last, by the Beauport Harfangs
At The Time:
Height: 5'8" Weight: 140lbs Age: 17
First NHL Goal: 4/15/93 in a 4-7 loss to Philadelphia
First NHL Fight: Against Sean Hill
November 21, 1996: Most Points in an NHL Game:4(against Toronto; 2g,2a)
December 15, 1997: Most Penalty Minutes in an NHL Game: 34(against Dallas)
March 6, 1998: 100th Career Point(against NY Islanders)
March 26, 1998: Most Assists in an NHL Game:3(against Vancouver)
May 10, 1998(Mother's Day): First Career Hat Trick
January 6, 1999: 300th Career Game(against Anaheim)
March 11, 1999: Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins for Stu Barnes
March 13, 1999: First game, and first point(assist), as a Penguin
November 16, 1999: 50th Career Goal(against Buffalo)
October 7, 2000: 400th Career Game(against Nashville)
February 1, 2001: Traded to Tampa Bay for Wayne Primeau
February 6, 2001: First game as a Lightning(against Minnesota)
February 10, 2001: First point(goal) as a Lightning(against Boston)
March 21, 2001: 100th career assist(against Atlanta)
December 2, 2001: 500th career game(against New York Rangers)
December 12, 2001: Traded to New York Rangers for Zdeno Ciger
December 15, 2001: First game as a Ranger(against Buffalo)
December 23, 2001: First point as a Ranger, assist(against Ottawa)
January 17, 2002: First goal as a Ranger(against New Jersey)
November 9, 2002: Recorded his 2000th NHL penalty minute(against Columbus)
December 31, 2002: 200th NHL point(against Carolina)
January 23, 2003: 600th career game(against Nashville)
As of April 19, 2003
Most Games Played: Against Boston/Philadelphia(38)
Most Points: Against Boston(23)
Most Goals: Against Boston(9)
Most Assists: Against Boston(14)
Most Penalty Minutes: Against Philadelphia(206)...second: New Jersey(126)
NFL Team: New York Jets
Hockey Player Growing Up: Dale Hunter
Team Growing Up: Montreal Canadiens
Arena To Play In: First Union Center in Philadelphia
Speaks: English and French
Hockey Relation: Ray Sheppard(distant cousin)
Award: Rochester's Most Popular Player in '93-'94
*At the Penguins annual skills competition, November 20, 2000, Matthew tied Jaromir Jagr for first place in shooting accuracy, breaking 4 of 6 targets. He also came in third in the fastest skater competition!
*As of the 2000-2001 season, Matt still wore the same shoulder pads he was given in his first training camp with the Buffalo Sabres, they were an old pair of Rob Ray's.
*Matthew stood up in Rob Ray's wedding in the summer of 2002
*On March 31, 2003 Matt won the Steven McDonald award for going "above and beyond the call of duty" as voted by the New York Rangers fans!
