Matt D'Agostini

Matt D'Agostini
Born October 23, 1986 (1986-10-23) (age 25)
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 St. Louis Blues
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 190th overall, 2005
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2008–present

Matthew D'Agostini (born October 23, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 190th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

D'Agostini began his Midget age career with the Root River Rangers, a midget AA team from Sault Ste. Marie. After one season with the Rangers, he played one year Midget AAA for the Soo North Stars. The following year he was selected as a walk-on player onto the Guelph Storm. On April 2, 2008, D'Agostini was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played his first NHL game on April 3, 2008 against the Buffalo Sabres. He scored his first career goal on December 2, 2008 against the Atlanta Thrashers. On December 4, D'Agostini recorded his first NHL assist against the New York Rangers.

On August 14, 2009, D'Agostini was signed to a one-year contract extension by the Canadiens.

On March 2, 2010, D'Agostini was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Aaron Palushaj.[1]

On July 1, 2011, D'Agostini was re-signed to a two-year contract with the Blues.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Soo North Stars NOHA 36 36 23 59 — — — — — —
2004–05 Guelph Storm OHL 59 24 22 46 29 4 0 2 2 8
2005–06 Guelph Storm OHL 66 25 54 79 81 15 8 20 28 16
2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 63 21 28 49 33 22 4 9 13 8
2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 23 30 53 38 — — — — —
2007–08 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20 14 11 25 16 — — — — —
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 12 9 21 16 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 40 2 2 4 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 21 25 46 40 — — — — —
NHL totals 183 35 36 71 86 3 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Canadiens trade D'Agostini to Blues for Palushaj". TSN. 2010-03-03. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=312205. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
  2. ^ http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567993&navid=DL|STL|home

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