Matt Generous

Matt Generous
Born May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04) (age 26)
Cheshire, CT, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SM-liiga team
Former teams		 Lukko
AHL
Portland Pirates
Lake Erie Monsters
ECHL
Reading Royals
NHL Draft 208th overall, 2005
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2009–present

Matt Generous (born May 4, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Rauman Lukko of the Finnish SM-league .

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Playing career

Generous first played Junior A hockey in the EJHL with the New England Jr Falcons before he was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Generous then committed to play collegiate hockey in the ECAC with St. Lawrence University. In his senior year in 2008–09, Generous had 8 goals for 17 points and was +5 in 35 games to be named the ECAC’s Outstanding Defensive Defenseman. Generous completed his four-year Saints career with 56 points (18+38) in 139 games, and was a four-time member of the ECAC All-Academic Team.

On April 1, 2009, Generous signed a one-year, entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres and was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, to begin his professional career in the remainder of the 2008–09 campaign.[1]

After attending the Sabres training camp for the 2009–10 season, Generous was then re-assigned to the Pirates on September 22, 2009.[2] In his first full professional season, Generous remained with the Pirates for the entirety of the year and in 61 games posted 2 goals and 11 assists.

Without a contract offer from the Sabres at seasons end, Generous attended fellow AHL team, the Providence Bruins, training camp on a try-out for the 2010–11 season.[3] On October 1, Generous was released from the Bruins, however, he was then signed a one-year contract with ECHL affiliate, the Reading Royals.[4] After starting the season on the Blueline with Royals Generous was then signed to a professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL on December 14, 2010.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 New England Jr Falcons EJHL 49 8 16 24 105 — — — — —
2005–06 St. Lawrence University ECAC 34 4 11 15 34 — — — — —
2006–07 St. Lawrence University ECAC 37 3 6 9 34 — — — — —
2007–08 St. Lawrence University ECAC 33 3 12 15 31 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Lawrence University ECAC 35 8 9 17 34 — — — — —
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 4 1 0 1 13 4 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 61 2 11 13 74 — — — — —
2010–11 Reading Royals ECHL 22 1 4 5 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 40 1 4 5 63 7 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 105 4 15 19 150 11 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ^ "Sabres sign Matt Generous". Buffalo Sabres. 2009-04-01. http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=416232. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
  2. ^ "Sabres assign 14 players to Portland". Buffalo Sabres. 2009-09-22. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=499422. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  3. ^ "Providence Bruins release 7 from tryouts". oursportscentral.com. 2010-10-01. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4097342. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  4. ^ "Royals sign Defenseman Matt Generous". Reading Royals. 2010-10-01. http://www.royalshockey.com/news/News.asp?story_id=1217. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  5. ^ "Matt Generous loaned to Lake Erie". Reading Royals. 2010-12-14. http://www.royalshockey.com/news/News.asp?story_id=1301. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 

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