Matt Dalton

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Matt Dalton

| image = Matt Dalton cropped from 202311051356 DSCN7523.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Dalton with the HL Anyang in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|04}}

| birth_place = Clinton, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 189

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = ALH

| team = HL Anyang

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Providence Bruins
Reading Royals
Vityaz Chekhov

| ntl_team = South Korea

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

}}

Matt Dalton (born July 4, 1986) is a Korean-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for HL Anyang of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) and the South Korea men's national ice hockey team.

Career

Dalton played college hockey at Bemidji State University. On April 22, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins.{{cite web |title=Bruins Sign Goaltender Matt Dalton To An Entry Level Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-goaltender-matt-dalton-to-an-entry-level-contract/c-449659 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 30, 2023 |date=April 22, 2009}}

Dalton made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut with Vityaz Chekhov on August 14, 2011, and allowed one goal in a 3–1 win over Metallurg Novokuznetsk.{{cite web | url = http://www.hcvityaz.ru/hcvityaz/579.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419131756/http://www.hcvityaz.ru/hcvityaz/579.html|archive-date=19 April 2012| script-title=ru:Первая победа Витязя| language=Russian | publisher = hcvityaz.ru | date = August 14, 2011 | accessdate = October 15, 2011}} Dalton played in the KB Euro Ice Hockey Challenge as the starting goaltender for the South Korean national team.

Awards and honours

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=Junior=

NAHL Most Valuable Player – 2005–06
NAHL First All-Star Team – 2005–06
NAHL All-Rookie First Team – 2005–06
NAHL Best GAA (1.63) – 2005–06
NAHL Best Save Percentage (.940) – 2005–06

=College=

CHA champion – 2008–09
All-CHA Second Team – 2008–09
NCAA (CHA) All-Tournament Team – 2008–09
NCAA (CHA) Second All-Star Team – 2008–09

=Professional=

ECHL Goaltender of the Week – February 14, 2011 – February 20, 2011{{cite web | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4157327 | title =Matt Dalton Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week | publisher = OurSportsCentral.com | date =February 22, 2011 | accessdate = October 10, 2011}}
Nadezhda Cup Best Goaltender – 2013–14
Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) champion – 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23
ALIH Best Goaltender – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
ALIH First Team – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
ALIH Playoff MVP – 2015–16, 2016–17