Denton Mateychuk
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
| name = Denton Mateychuk
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|12}}
| birth_place = Dominion City, Manitoba, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 187
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Columbus Blue Jackets
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team =
| draft = 12th overall
| draft_year = 2022
| draft_team = Columbus Blue Jackets
| career_start = 2024
}}
Denton Mateychuk (born July 12, 2004){{Cite web |title=Denton Mateychuk at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/570931/denton-mateychuk |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=eliteprospects.com}} is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted twelfth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2022 NHL entry draft.{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Blue Jackets select Denton Mateychuk 12th overall in NHL Entry Draft |url=https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/blue-jackets/blue-jackets-select-denton-mateychuk-12th-overall-in-nhl-entry-draft/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=NBC4 WCMH-TV}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Bailey |title=Who is Denton Mateychuk, the Blue Jackets' pick at 12th overall in the 2022 NHL draft? |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/2022/07/07/blue-jackets-select-denton-mateychuk-2022-nhl-draft/7823543001/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=The Columbus Dispatch}}
Playing career
Following his selection at the draft, Mateychuk was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 13, 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/cbj-sign-david-jiricek-and-denton-mateychuk-to-three-year-elcs/c-334954332 | title = CBJ sign Jiricek and Mateychuk to three-year, entry-level contracts | publisher = Columbus Blue Jackets | date = July 13, 2022 | accessdate = July 13, 2022}}
Personal life
Mateychuk and Owen Pickering are second cousins, and were both selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL entry draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2022/07/06/family-affair-for-manitoba-prospects |title=Family affair for Manitoba prospects |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |first=Mike |last=Sawatzky |date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=July 13, 2022}}
Career statistics
= Regular season and playoffs =
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2019–20
| Eastman Selects | MU18HL | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | WHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| MJHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 65 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 15
| 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 63 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 28
| 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023–24
| Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 52 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 31
| 20 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | AHL | — | — | — | — | —
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |WHL totals ! 203 !! 41 !! 174 !! 215 !! 82 ! 40 !! 15 !! 33 !! 48 !! 4 |
=International=
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2021
| Canada | U18 | {{gold1}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024 | Canada | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 8 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4 !! 0 |
Awards and honours
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats |elite=570931 |hockeydb=230322 | nhl = 8483485 }}
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