Auston Matthews is among the best hockey gamers within the NHL.
The American ahead was named Rookie of the Year for the 2016-17 season and received his first MVP award for the 2021-22 season. Matthews has spent his whole 10-year NHL profession with the Toronto Maple Leafs and, regardless of making the playoffs each season, is nonetheless trying to find his first Stanley Cup title.
Matthews is additionally a key member of the United States nationwide crew, competing for Team USA within the Four Nations match in addition to the Olympics.
Here is more on the place Matthews is from.
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Where is Auston Matthews from?
Matthews was born in San Ramon, California on September 17, 1997. When he was nonetheless an toddler, his household moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Matthews’ newbie profession was spent with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, which is based mostly in Plymouth, Michigan. The heart spent a 12 months in Switzerland taking part in for the ZSC Lions. Other than that, he has lived in Toronto all through his whole skilled profession.
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Where did Auston Matthews play junior hockey?
The typical path to the NHL sees many hockey gamers competing in junior hockey leagues to get expertise after which both taking part in in faculty or going proper into the NHL if they’re proficient sufficient.
Matthews was loads proficient, however he did not play junior hockey. He was drafted by the Everett Silvertips within the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft which might have been his junior hockey choice, however as an alternative he opted to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
They play within the United States Hockey League, however the basic consensus is that they put together to play worldwide hockey. It turned time after the 2014-2015 season for him to resolve to both play newbie hockey, change to main junior hockey in Canada or to play professionally overseas.
Matthews opted to play for the ZSC Lions within the Swiss National League A in Switzerland. After a 12 months with that crew, he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the primary general decide within the 2016 NHL Draft.
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Auston Matthews profession stats
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- |
| 2016-17 | Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Maple Leafs | 62 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | Maple Leafs | 68 | 37 | 36 | 73 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | Maple Leafs | 70 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 19 |
| 2020-21 | Maple Leafs | 52 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Maple Leafs | 73 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | Maple Leafs | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | Maple Leafs | 81 | 69 | 38 | 107 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | Maple Leafs | 67 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Maple Leafs | 51 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 4 |
| Total | Maple Leafs | 680 | 427 | 348 | 775 | 155 |
