| Matt Dumba | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Dumba with theIowa Wild in 2015 | |||
| Born | (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 (age 31) Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) Minnesota Wild Arizona Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 7th overall,2012 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Mathew Dumba (born July 25, 1994) is a Canadian professionalice hockeydefenceman for theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to thePittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League (NHL). Dumba was selected with the seventh overall pick by theMinnesota Wild in the first round of the2012 NHL entry draft, with whom he spent his first ten seasons. He has also played for theArizona Coyotes,Tampa Bay Lightning andDallas Stars. Dumba previously played junior with theRed Deer Rebels and briefly for thePortland Winterhawks of theWestern Hockey League (WHL).
Dumba is ofFilipino (maternal) andRomanian andGerman (paternal) descent.[1] He was born inRegina, Saskatchewan, and learned to skate at age three.[2] His family later moved toCalgary, Alberta, where he played hisminor hockey in Calgary with the Crowchild Minor Hockey Association.[3] Dumba spent the 2009–10 season with theEdge School for Athletes in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.[4]
TheRed Deer Rebels of theWestern Hockey League (WHL) selected Dumba with their first-round selection, fourth overall, in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft from the Calgary Bronks AAA Organization.[5] He made his WHL debut in2009–10, his 15-year-old season, appearing in six regular season games and two playoff games for the Rebels. Joining the Rebels full-time in2010–11, Dumba scored 15 goals and 26 points and was a player whom his coach said was noticeable every time he was on the ice. His performance during the season earned Dumba theJim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL's rookie-of-the-year.[6]
Returning to the Rebels for the2011–12 WHL season, Dumba scored 20 goals and 57 points in 69 games. He was the youngest player invited to the selection camp for the2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, however he failed to make the team.[7] However, he continued to impress scouts and observers with his play.Don Hay was one of several WHL coaches to praise Dumba for his enthusiasm on the ice and hard-checking style: "He's a guy who can do all aspects of the game ... he's a very dynamic player with or without the puck. Yes, he can lay out a good bodycheck, but he can also score the overtime winning goal."[3]
Dumba's play in the WHL resulted in him being rated as one of the top prospects for the2012 NHL entry draft.NHL Central Scouting ranked him as the 11th best prospect for the draft, while International Scouting Services ranked him 5th overall.[8] TheMinnesota Wild selected him in the first round, seventh overall,[9] and signed him to an NHL contract a month later.[10] Dumba was returned to the Rebels to begin the2012–13 WHL season, in part due to alabour dispute between the NHL and its players. When the NHL's dispute was resolved, the Wild intended to give him a brief look at their training camp. Dumba impressed the team's coaching staff enough to earn a spot on the Wild's opening-night roster,[11] however, he was returned to Red Deer four games into the NHL season without having played with the Wild.[12]
Dumba earned a spot in the Wild lineup to start the2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013, against theAnaheim Ducks, becoming the second player of Filipino descent to play in the NHL, afterTim Stapleton.[13] He scored his first NHL goal on October 12 againstDan Ellis of theDallas Stars.[14] He recorded only two points in 13 games by December and the Wild loaned Dumba to the Canadian junior team for the2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. While Dumba was with the national team, the Rebels traded his WHL rights to thePortland Winterhawks and the Wild assigned him to Portland upon his return from the World Junior Championship.[15]
In the 2015–16 season, Dumba had a breakout year, playing every game but one with the Minnesota Wild, seeing career highs in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes with 10 goals, 16 assists, 26 points and 38 PIMS. The Wild also played an outdoor game against theChicago Blackhawks atTCF Bank Stadium as part of the NHL Stadium Series. Dumba got the scoring going early as he trailed the play afterRyan Carter had a breakaway, Carter had his shot saved and his rebound saved as well but Dumba poked in the third chance for his ninth goal of the season to give the Wild a 1–0 lead.[16] The Wild went on to beat the Blackhawks 6–1.[16] He played 81 out of the 82 games that season, missing only a 3–0 loss to theSan Jose Sharks as a healthy scratch by coachJohn Torchetti.[17]
On July 28, 2016, he re-signed to a two-year, $5.1M bridge deal with the Wild.[18] After not getting off to a good start for the Wild, new head coachBruce Boudreau opted to scratch Dumba on October 20 against theToronto Maple Leafs. The plan was foiled, however, whenMarco Scandella became sick, forcing Dumba into the lineup. After that he played alongside All-Star defensemanRyan Suter on the first defensive pairing and saw increased responsibilities and ice time. He averaged 21:48 per game alongside Suter.[19] His2017–18 season saw Dumba set new personal bests with 14 goals, 36 assists, and 50 points. On July 21, 2018, Dumba signed a five-year, $30 million contract extension with the Wild, carrying an annual average of $6 million.[20]
On June 8, 2020, Dumba became an inaugural executive board member of theHockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey.[21] Dumba was named the 2020King Clancy Award winner by the NHL for his efforts supporting community initiatives inMinneapolis and as a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance.[22] During the2022–23 season, Dumba scored four goals and 14 points in 79 games and was third in ice time among Wild defencemen.[23]
After the Wild chose to not re-sign Dumba during the 2023 off-season, Dumba signed as anunrestricted free agent to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with theArizona Coyotes on August 7, 2023.[23] Dumba made his Arizona debut on October 13, 2023 versus the New Jersey Devils. He scored his first goal in a Coyotes' uniform onAkira Schmid to open the scoring in the 4–3 victory over the Devils.[24] He played in 58 games for Arizona, scoring four goals and ten points.[25]
On March 8, 2024, the Coyotes traded Dumba along with a2025 seventh-round pick to theTampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a2027 fifth-round pick.[25] He made his Lightning debut on March 9 in a 7–0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.[26] Dumba recorded his first point with the Lightning, an assist onMichael Eyssimont's goal in the first period, in a 7–4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on April 4, 2024.[27] He played in 18 regular season games with Tampa Bay, registering two points.[28] Dumba made his2024 Stanley Cup playoffs debut with the Lightning on April 21 in 3–2 loss to the Florida Panthers in the opening round.[29] He played in five playoff games with the Lightning, finishing second on the team in blocked shots with seven as the Lightning were eliminated from the postseason.[28][30]
On July 1, 2024, Dumba signed as an unrestricted free agent to a two-year, $7.5 million contract with theDallas Stars.[28]
One year into his tenure with Dallas, Dumba was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins on July 10, 2025, alongside a second-round draft pick in2028, in exchange forVladislav Kolyachonok.[31]
 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2012 Czech Republic | |
| IIHF World Championship | ||
 | 2016 Russia | |
Dumba made his debut with thenational team program at the2011Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He was namedcaptain of theunder-18 national team and led Canada to a gold medal victory.[32]
The 18-year-old Dumba participated in his second national junior team camp ahead of the2013 World Junior Championship, but was among the final cuts and did not make the team.[33]
Dumba was loaned from the Wild to the Canadian junior team for the2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[34] He narrowly avoided a suspension after being ejected from a pre-tournament game forkneeing a Swedish opponent,[35] and recorded one assist in seven tournament games for the fourth-place Canadians.[36]
Following the2015–16 season, Dumba made his first appearance with Canada's national men's team, playing in all ten games at the2016 World Championships where Canada repeated as gold medallists.[19]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 62 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 69 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 62 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 26 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 76 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 32 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 69 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 57 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 79 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 63 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 737 | 84 | 174 | 258 | 547 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 39 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada | IH18 |  | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Canada | U18 |  | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2016 | Canada | WC | | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | 2010–11 | [6] |
| NHL | ||
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy | 2019–20 | [22] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of theJim Piggott Memorial Trophy 2010–11 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner 2020 | Succeeded by |