Matt Frattin
Frattin Matthew ( born January 3, 1988 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since March 2014 at the Columbus Blue Jackets under contract.
Career
Matt Frattin began his career as a hockey player with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders, for which he was active in the 2006/07 season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, to their rookie of the year he was elected. Then the winger in the NHL Entry Draft, was selected in the fourth round in 2007 when a total of 99 players from the Toronto Maple Leafs. First he attended for four years, the University of North Dakota, for their hockey team he was parallel in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association active. With his team he won in 2010 and 2011, the WCHA Championship. He was elected to the All- Academic Team of the WCHA in 2009 and 2011 as well as 2011, when he was top scorer of the WCHA, in addition to their first All-Star team as well as their player of the year.
Over the 2010/11 season Frattin made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he had a regular place in the following season, while he was parallel to the Farm Team Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League action. After the end of the 2012/13 season he was released along with Ben Scrivens and a second-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft in 2014 or 2015 in exchange for Jonathan Bernier of the Los Angeles Kings.
After 40 appearances for the Kings Frattin was given again before the trade deadline on March 5, 2014 when he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets, along with two draft picks in exchange for Marián Gáborík.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 AJHL Rookie of the Year
- 2009 WCHA All- Academic Team
- 2010 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of North Dakota
- 2011 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of North Dakota
- 2011 WCHA All- Academic Team
- 2011 WCHA First All -Star Team
- 2011 WCHA Player of the Year
- 2011 WCHA Scoring Champion
- 2013 AHL All- Star Classic
NHL stats
(End of season 2012/ 13)