Matt Frattin

Matt Frattin
Born January 3, 1988 (1988-01-03) (age 24)
Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 99th overall, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2011–present

Matt Frattin (born January 3, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round (99th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In his senior season of college hockey he was honoured as the WCHA player of the year.

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Playing career

Frattin was raised in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] He played junior hockey for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the AJHL during the 2006–07 season. After playing junior hockey in Alberta he was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round (99th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He then enrolled in the University of North Dakota in 2007.[2]

In July 2009 he was briefly detained by police after allegedly throwing a kitchen table from a garage at 3AM. He later stated that in his first years at North Dakota his play suffered due to the amount of time that he spent partying.[3] He was released from the team in August 2009 after being arrested for driving under the influence.[4] Though he almost left college to play professionally, Frattin decided to stay at North Dakota even though he had lost his athletic scholarship. He took one semester off from school and worked two jobs in Edmonton. He worked at his father's two Italian bakeries and for a concrete company run by a family friend.[3][5] Frattin returned to the team in December 2009 and was later found not guilty of all charges.[2][6] He is very close to his North Dakota teammates, many of whom consider him to be a notorious prankster.[2] Several of his teammates have also applauded his humble attitude after returning to North Dakota.[7]

Frattin scored a key goal in North Dakota's playoff victory over their rival Minnesota in the 2010 WCHA playoffs. Another goal that he scored in the playoffs that year was selected by SportsCenter as the play of the day. At the beginning of the 2010 season Frattin won the team's fitness competition after working out extensively during the off season.[2] In 2010 he also made headlines after the WCHA suspended him for one game due to a hit that he delivered against Minnesota.[8]

In the 2010–11 season Frattin was very successful, leading the NCAA Mens Division I in goals scored.[9][10][11] In his senior season Frattin scored more goals than he did in his first three seasons combined.[3] His 36 total goals was the third highest single season goal total in Division I college hockey in the previous 10 years, and the most since Minnesota's Ryan Potulny had 38 in 2005-06. He also accomplished 8 game and 9 game goal scoring streaks during the season.[12] 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 a Frozen Four appearance. He was the WCHA player of the year and was selected as a Hobey Baker Award finalist.[13][14] On April 8, 2011, Frattin signed a two-year entry level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in his first NHL game on April 9, 2011.[15] His first NHL goal was scored on November 19, 2011 against Tomas Vokoun of the Washington Capitals. [16]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
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 — — — — —
NCAA totals 153 64 55 119 109 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Matt Frattin". Team. Toronto Maple Leafs. http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474192. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d Schlossman, Brad (December 18, 2010). "The Road to Redemption". Grand Forks Herald. http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/187416/. Retrieved March 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Borzi, Pat (April 2, 2011). "On New Path, Leading to Frozen Four". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/sports/03frattin.html. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ "North Dakota dismisses Frattin". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 19, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4410328. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
  5. ^ Augustoviz, Roman (April 4, 2011). "How Leafs prospect Matt Frattin turned his life around". The Toronto Star. Minneapolis Star Tribune. http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/968659--how-leafs-prospect-matt-frattin-turned-his-life-around. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Frattin Aquitted [sic] on DUI Charge". WDAZ. February 2, 2010. http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/1510/. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
  7. ^ Magill, Justin (April 5, 2011). "Sioux-per Friends". College Hockey News. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2011/04/05_ff_sioux-per_friends.php. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
  8. ^ "WCHA suspends North Dakota forward Matt Frattin for a game after hit". NHL.com. Canadian Press. March 16, 2010. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=521563. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2010-2011". USCHO.com. http://www.uscho.com/stats/overall/division-i-men/2010-2011/. Retrieved March 28, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Frattin sniping from all over". Grand Forks Herald. November 26, 2010. https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&article_id=184704. Retrieved March 2, 2011. 
  11. ^ Miller, Patrick (March 7, 2011). "North Dakota’s Frattin finds next gear late in turnaround season". USCHO.com. http://www.uscho.com/2011/03/07/north-dakotas-frattin-finds-next-gear-late-in-turnaround-season/. Retrieved March 12, 2011. 
  12. ^ Schlossman, Brad (April 7, 2011). "Frozen Four preview: Frattin alone in spotlight". Grand Forks Herald. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/195863/group/Sports/. Retrieved April 8, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Frattin Named WCHA Player of the Year". WZAD. March 10, 2011. http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/7062/. Retrieved March 28, 2011. 
  14. ^ "UND’s Frattin a Hobey Baker Award finalist". The Dickinson Press. March 17, 2011. https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=6&article_id=46058&CFID=321238699&CFTOKEN=52322678. Retrieved March 28, 2011. 
  15. ^ Longley, Rob (April 9, 2011). "Leaf rookies get feet wet". The Toronto Sun. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2011/04/09/17936761.html. Retrieved April 10, 2011. 
  16. ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2011020277

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