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| Matt Frattin | |||
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 Frattin with theToronto Maple Leafs in 2012 | |||
| Born | (1988-01-03)January 3, 1988 (age 37) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams | Free agent Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings Columbus Blue Jackets Stockton Heat Barys Nur-Sultan Lausanne HC Ak Bars Kazan HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL draft | 99th overall,2007 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Matthew Frattin (born January 3, 1988) is a Canadian professionalice hockeyright winger who is currently a free agent. He began his NHL career with theToronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him 99th overall in2007. Frattin also played in the NHL for theLos Angeles Kings andColumbus Blue Jackets before rejoining Toronto in 2014 via a trade. Frattin spent a further season and a half in the Maple Leafs organization before being included in a nine-player trade with theOttawa Senators.
At the end of his senior season ofcollege ice hockey with theUniversity of North Dakota, in 2010–11, Frattin was honored as theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Year, also being named aHobey Baker Award finalist.
Frattin was born inEdmonton,Alberta.[1] As a youth, he played in the 2001Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the North West Hawksminor ice hockey team from Edmonton.[2]
He played junior hockey for theFort Saskatchewan Traders of theAlberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) during the 2006–07 season. After playing junior A ice hockey in Alberta, he was then selected by theToronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 99th overall, of the2007 NHL Entry Draft. He then enrolled at theUniversity of North Dakota in 2007.[3]
In August of 2009, Frattin was dismissed from the UND squad due to a DUI -- his second alcohol-related run-in with the police in two months. Despite being offered a professional contract from the Maple Leafs, Frattin opted to return to school. With his scholarship taken away, he took out student loans and decided to earn his way back onto the roster. This was a success, as Frattin "cleaned" up his life and returned to become an integral part of the team.[4]
Frattin scored a key goal inNorth Dakota's playoff victory over rivals theUniversity of Minnesota in the 2010Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) playoffs.[citation needed] At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Frattin won the team's fitness competition after working out extensively during the off-season.[3] In 2010, he also made headlines after the WCHA suspended him for one game due to a hit that he delivered against a Minnesota player.[5]
In the2010–11 season, Frattin had a highly-productive offensive year, leading the entireNCAA Men's Division I in goal-scoring, with 36, a total eclipsing his combined total from his first three collegiate years combined.[6][7][8][9] His 36 goals was the third-highest single season total in Division I college hockey in the previous ten years, and the most since the University of Minnesota'sRyan Potulny scored 38 in the2005–06 season. Frattin also set separate eight- and nine-game goal-scoring streaks during the season.[10] He played a key role in North Dakota's success in the playoffs, scoring two game-winning goals in the WCHA playoffs en route to aFrozen Four appearance. At the end of the season, Frattin was named WCHA Player of the Year and was selected as aHobey Baker Award finalist.[11][12]
On April 8, 2011, at the end of the WCHA season, Frattin signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in his first career NHL game the very next day, on April 9.[13] His first career NHL goal was scored in the2011–12 season on November 19, 2011, against goaltenderTomáš Vokoun of theWashington Capitals.[14]
On July 1, 2012, Toronto signed Frattin to a two-year contract extension.[15] On June 23, 2013, Frattin was traded to theLos Angeles Kings, along with goaltenderBen Scrivens and a conditional second-round draft pick, in exchange for goaltenderJonathan Bernier.[16] On March 5, 2014, Frattin was again traded, this time to theColumbus Blue Jackets, along with a second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick, in exchange for All-StarMarián Gáborík.[17]
After 4 games in Columbus, Frattin was then traded from the Blue Jackets back to the Maple Leafs on July 1, 2014, in exchange forJerry D'Amigo and2015 conditional seventh-round draft pick.[18] He was then immediately signed to a two-year contract extension by Toronto.[citation needed]
Frattin spent most of his next two seasons in the AHL with the Marlies. In the15–16 season, Frattin lost ice time to young players such asWilliam Nylander andConnor Brown, but still produced in his limited role. On February 9, 2016, Frattin was included in a blockbuster nine-player deal that focused aroundDion Phaneuf moving to theOttawa Senators.[19] It was the third time Frattin had been involved in a trade with the Maple Leafs in as many years. Frattin was loaned back to the Marlies the following day by the Senators to finish the season.[citation needed]
As a free agent from the Senators, Frattin opted to continue his career in the AHL, signing a one-year deal with the Stockton Heat, an affiliate of theCalgary Flames on September 1, 2016.[20] On July 18, 2017, it was reported that Frattin had signed with Beijing's HCKunlun Red Star, the only KHL team based in China.[21] However it was later confirmed to have fallen through as he signed with fellow KHL club,Barys Astana, on August 23, 2017.[22]
After two stints with Barys, Frattin as a free agent continued his tenure in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract withAk Bars Kazan on May 4, 2019.[23] In the following2019–20 season, Frattin played among the club's top nine forwards, registering 8 goals and 28 points in 56 regular season games. He added 5 points in their first-round series sweep overHC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before the remainder of the playoffs were cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent, Frattin made a familiar return to Barys Nur-Sultan, agreeing to a one-year contract for his third stint with the club on May 19, 2020.[24] In 2021, Frattin extended his contract to spend his 4th season with the club.[25] After a rough start to the season was marked by Frattin catching COVID-19 in October, Frattin left the club to attend the birth of his daughter in December.[26][27] It was already reported that Frattin was not returning, but the club finally agreed to a termination of his deal in March of 2022.[28]
In June 2022, Frattin signed withHC Bolzano of theICEHL.[29] He had 9 goals and 17 assists for 26 points in 40 games, adding 8 points in 19 games in a run that saw Bolzano lose in the finals toEC Salzburg.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | 58 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 75 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 24 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 23 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 25 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 59 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 71 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 54 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Barys Astana | KHL | 42 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lausanne HC | NL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Barys Astana | KHL | 52 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 56 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 49 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 33 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 135 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 232 | 52 | 80 | 132 | 137 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 2011 | |
| AHCAWest First-Team All-American | 2011 | |
| WCHAAll-Tournament Team | 2011 | [30] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | WCHA Player of the Year 2010–11 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | WCHA Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 2011 | Succeeded by |