Position Right Wing Salary 1.5 million USD (2016) Name Matthew Halischuk Career start 2008 | Playing career Weight 84 kg Shoots Right Height 1.83 m | |
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NHL teamFormer teams Winnipeg JetsNew Jersey DevilsNashville Predators NHL Draft 117th overall, 2007New Jersey Devils Similar People Andrew Ladd, Paul Maurice, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Shea Weber, Peter Laviolette | ||
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Matthew "Matt" Halischuk (born June 1, 1988) is a Ukrainian Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany. Prior to that, he was a member of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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- Playing career
- Personal life
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Playing career
Halischuk was drafted 117th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He was drafted from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he played for the Kitchener Rangers and the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He was selected to Team Canada for the 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship. At the U20 Championship he scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the gold medal game.
Halischuk made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Lowell Devils, AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. Halischuk played his first NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 29, 2008 at the Prudential Center and recorded an assist before returning to Lowell for the remainder of the year. In the following 2009–10 season Halischuk scored his first NHL goal against Jose Theodore in a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on November 14, 2009.
On June 19, 2010, Halischuk was traded by the Devils, along with a second round draft pick, to the Nashville Predators for Captain Jason Arnott. On April 30, 2011, Halischuk scored the game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime of Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinal series against the Vancouver Canucks to even up the series at 1-1. It was Nashville's first ever win in the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs.
On July 7, 2011, Halischuk signed a two-year contract with the Nashville Predators. After the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Halischuk was not given a Qualifying offer by the Predators, releasing him as a free agent. On July 11, 2013, he was signed to a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets. On July 1, 2015, Halischuk resigned with the Jets, for one year, $750,000. On December 17, 2015 Halischuk was recalled to the Winnipeg Jets.
On October 29, 2016, he inked a deal with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Germany's top league. He made 23 appearances for the Roosters tallying four goals and six assists, before parting ways with the team on January 23, 2017.
Personal life
Halischuk is engaged to be married to Ms. Erin Pryde of London, Ontario on July 12, 2014.