Matt Iacopelli
| Matheson Iacopelli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 15, 1994 Woodhaven, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Chicago Blackhawks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
83rd overall, 2014 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Matheson Iacopelli (born May 15, 1994)[1] is an American professional ice hockey winger, who currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 83rd overall by the Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft.
Playing career
Amateur
Iacopelli joined the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL during the 2013–14 season. He was the leading scorer for Muskegon as a 19-year-old USHL rookie, as he led the league with 41 goals and had 23 assists in 58 regular season games and was +12 with 47 penalty minutes. He was then drafted 83rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft, respectively, after that season.
During the 2014–15 season, Iacopelli scored 23 goals for Muskegon in his second USHL season, sharing the team lead with Tom Marchin. He had 14 assists and was -16 with 38 penalty minutes that year as well.
Iacopelli had already committed to playing college hockey at Western Michigan in 2014-15 in September the same year he entered the USHL and became the leading scorer for Muskegon as a rookie. He left the USHL and committed to the NCAA for the Western Michigan Broncos of the NCHC.
Professional
After his sophomore season with the Broncos in the 2016–17 season, Iacopelli opted to end his collegiate career in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 29, 2017.[2] He immediately joined AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, to play out the remainder of the year.
Personal
Iacopelli is the one of only two players to play for the Woodhaven Warriors ice hockey team that has been drafted by an NHL team (Jeremy Smith being the other in the 2007 NHL Draft at 54th overall). He is the son of Marco Iacopelli and Victoria DePalma. He also has two sisters, Chelsea and Marinna, and two brothers, Marco and Fedor. He is of Italian descent and has been quoted as saying Italy is "a place (I've) always wanted to visit".
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Tornado | NAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Jr. Blues | NAHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 58 | 41 | 23 | 64 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 56 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 40 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2014 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2014 | |
References
- ↑ "Matheson Iacopelli - Forward player profile". October 5, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Iacopelli". Chicago Blackhawks. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
External links
- Matt Iacopelli career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matt Iacopelli career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database