Matt Konan
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = ACC 0355 (50510512811).jpg
| caption = Konan with the Adirondack Phantoms in 2013
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
| position = Defense
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|03}}
| birth_place = Tustin, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 182
| shoots = Left
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2012
| career_end = 2016
}}
Matthew Thomas Konan (born September 3, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2012–13 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2012 to 2016, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
As a youth, Konan played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Prior to turning professional, Konan played junior hockey from 2007 to 2012 with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL where, over five seasons, he played 301 games and scored 107 points.{{cite news | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=637961 | title = 'Overager' Konan looks forward to rookie season | author = Bill Meltzer | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = July 14, 2012 | accessdate = April 22, 2013}}
On April 2, 2012, Konan signed a three-year entry-level contract with Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite news | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625543 | title = Flyers sign free agents Mangene, Konan | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = April 2, 2012 | accessdate = April 22, 2013}} He played most of the 2012–13 season in the AHL where he played 45 games with the Adirondack Phantoms. Konan was recalled by the Flyers after the Phantoms season ended and he made his NHL debut on April 25, 2013, against the New York Islanders.{{cite news | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=64095 | title = KONAN IN | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = April 25, 2012 | accessdate = April 25, 2013}}
During a December 20, 2013 game, Konan was elbowed by the Norfolk Admirals' Dave Steckel and left the game with a concussion.{{cite web |url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/hockey/flyers/mc-phantoms-zone-04152015-20150416-column.html |title=Lehigh Valley Phantoms' Danick Martel stands tall despite stature |newspaper=The Morning Call |first=Gary R. |last=Blockus |date=April 16, 2015 |accessdate=October 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004215731/http://www.mcall.com/sports/hockey/flyers/mc-phantoms-zone-04152015-20150416-column.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.phantomshockey.com/norfolkahlfinale/ |title=Phantoms Fall in Norfolk AHL Finale |publisher=Lehigh Valley Phantoms |date=April 17, 2015 |accessdate=October 3, 2015}} He missed the next 15 months and returned at the end of the 2014–15 season, appearing in 3 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Konan's entry-level contract expired after the season and the Flyers did not issue him a qualifying offer in order to retain his NHL rights, which made him an unrestricted free agent.{{cite web |url=http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/nhl/teamstats.asp?yr=&type=transactions&teamno=15 |title=Philadelphia Flyers Transactions |publisher=NBC Sports |accessdate=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025225/http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/nhl/teamstats.asp?yr=&type=transactions&teamno=15 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
On October 5, 2015, Konan signed a contract with the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.{{cite web |url=http://echl.com/echl-transactions-oct-5-p199709 |title=ECHL Transactions - Oct. 5 |publisher=ECHL |date=October 5, 2015 |accessdate=October 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008030847/http://echl.com/echl-transactions-oct-5-p199709 |archive-date=October 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2007–08
| WHL | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 53
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009–10
| Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 117
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 69
| 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011–12
| Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 73
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13
| AHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 54
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13 | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14
| Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2014–15 | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16
| ECHL | 46 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 39
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:Adirondack Phantoms players
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Sportspeople from Orange, California
Category:Trenton Titans players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (1992–present) players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players