| Mathew Bodie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 7, 1990 East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Mathew Bodie (born March 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a member of the Winnipeg Thrashers midget hockey team, he was named the Most Valuable player and top defenceman at the 2008 Telus Cup. The Thrashers captured the silver medal.
Bodie played collegiate hockey for the Union Dutchmen in the a NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his sophomore year, Bodie's outstanding play was recognized when he was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey First Team.[1]
Undrafted, Bodie was signed by the New York Rangers to a one-year entry-level contract on April 15, 2014, after Union won the NCAA Championship.[2]
On April 20, 2016, Bodie was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, but he did not play for the team.[3]
During the 2016–17 season, while captaining the Wolf Pack, Bodie was dealt by the Rangers at the trade deadline to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Daniel Catenacci on February 28, 2017.[4] He played out the season in the AHL with the Rochester Americans, producing 9 points in 17 games.
On July 1, 2017, Bodie as a free agent signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 53 | 1 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 51 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Union College | ECAC | 40 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Union College | ECAC | 39 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Union College | ECAC | 35 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Union College | ECAC | 40 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 75 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 76 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 45 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 213 | 22 | 85 | 107 | 135 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada West
| ||
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
 |
2009 Summerside | |
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Telus Cup Most Valuable Player | 2007-08 | |
| Telus Cup Top Defenceman | 2007-08 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2010–11 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2011–12 | [6] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2011–12 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Third Team | 2012–13 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2013–14 | [7] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2013–14 | |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2014 | [8] |
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2014 |
References
- ^ Schott, Ken (March 15, 2012). "Union coach Bennett wins Tim Taylor Award; goalie Grosenick wins Ken Dryden Award (Final)". Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Free Agent Mat Bodie". New York Rangers. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
((cite web)): Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sabres trade Catenacci to Rangers for defenseman Mat Bodie". Yahoo! Sports. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lightning sign defenseman Mat Bodie to one-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ECAC Announces Regular-Season Awards". ECAC Hockey. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "All-Conference All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
