Matt Stajan
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | December 19, 1983 , Mississauga, ON, CA |
| NHL Draft | 57th overall, 2002 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Matthew Stajan (born December 19, 1983 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, currently with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Hockey career
[edit] Minor leagues
Stajan attended St. Timothy's Elementary School and Iona Catholic Secondary School.[1] As a young hockey player, Stajan played for such minor organizations as The Toronto Red Wings and Mississauga Senators.
He was drafted 79th overall by Belleville in the 2000 OHL priority selection. After scoring 33 goals and 52 assists with the Bulls, he was selected by the Maple Leafs in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft with the 57th overall selection. Stajan played one game in Toronto at the end of the junior campaign, in which he scored his first NHL goal on his first shot against the Ottawa Senators' goalie Martin Prusek.
[edit] NHL
At the age of 20, Stajan was able to make the Maple Leafs roster. In his first full NHL regular-season, he was selected to the NHL All-Star Young Stars team as a forward after Atlanta Thrasher's Garnet Exelby had to step out of the game due to an injury. Stajan had two points (1G, 1A) in the game.
While the 2004-05 NHL season was canceled due to the lock-out, Stajan played for the St. John's Maple Leafs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
During the 2005-2006 season, Stajan tied Marian Hossa for first place with eight shorthanded points (4G, 4A).[2] On September 13, 2006, the Leafs signed Stajan to a two-year deal worth $1.75 million.[3]
Stajan wears the uniform #14, which he selected in honour of his uncle Robert, who wore #14 for basketball before passing away from cancer at age 22.[4] Leafs legend Dave Keon, who played for the Leafs during their last Stanley Cup victory in 1967, also wore #14. He distanced himself from the franchise during the Harold Ballard era, and held a grudge because his number was never retired. Stajan has stated that if the Leafs retired the number, he would immediately surrender it.[4]
Matt Stajan is the Player Representative for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League Players Association
[edit] International play
Stajan was a member of Team Canada in 2003 World Junior Championships
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PP | SH | GW | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 57 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2001-02 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2002-03 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 57 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 2002-03 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 22 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 50 | +5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 44 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 47 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Totals | NHL | 314 | 56 | 71 | 127 | 163 | +5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
[edit] NHL awards
- Named to 2003-04 NHL YoungStars team[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Winer, David. "Stajan keeps it in perspective", The Mississauga News, 2007-07-12. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ NHL.com 2005-06 Shorthanded Stats. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Leafs and Stajan agree to two year deal. TSN.ca (2006-09-13). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ a b Zeisberger, Mike. "It's no numbers game: Stajan and 14 have a history in the family", CANOE, 2007-02-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ TSN player profile. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
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| NAME | Stajan, Matt |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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