Matthew Pistilli

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Matthew Pistilli

| image = Matthew Pistilli - Checkers.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|10|17}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 219

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| league = DEL2

| team = Löwen Frankfurt

| prospect_league =

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| former_teams = Albany River Rats
Charlotte Checkers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Norfolk Admirals
Esbjerg Energy

| played_for =

| draft = Undrafted

| draft_year =

| draft_team =

| career_start = 2009

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Matthew Pistilli (born October 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Löwen Frankfurt in the German DEL2.

Playing career

Undrafted from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, on May 20, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=472062 | title = Canes agree to terms with Matthew Pistilli | work = Carolina Hurricanes | date = 2009-05-20 | accessdate = 2011-01-03}}

After spending three years within the Hurricanes organizational affiliate's, Pistilli was signed without an extension to a one-year ECHL contract with the South Carolina Stingrays on September 21, 2012.{{cite web | url = http://stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2205 | title = Forward Pistilli brings AHL experience to Stingrays | work = South Carolina Stingrays | date = 2012-09-21 | accessdate = 2012-09-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121921/http://stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2205 | archive-date = 2015-12-08 | url-status = dead }} During the 2012–13 season, Pistilli compiled 23 points in 35 games for the Stingrays before he was traded back to the Everblades as part of a deal for Matt Beca on December 31, 2012.{{cite web| url = http://floridaeverblades.com/blades-acquire-forward-matthew-pistilli-from-stingrays/ | title= 'Blades acquire forward Matthew Pistilli from Stingrays | work = Florida Everblades | date = 2012-12-31 | accessdate = 2012-12-31}}

On September 8, 2014, Pistilli moved to his third ECHL club, in agreeing to a standard player contract with the Fort Wayne Komets.{{cite web | url = http://www.komets.com/press-release/komets-acquire-veteran-skater-matthew-pistilli | title = Komets acquire veteran skater Matthew Pistilli | work = Fort Wayne Komets | date = 2014-09-08 | accessdate = 2014-09-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002018/http://www.komets.com/press-release/komets-acquire-veteran-skater-matthew-pistilli | archive-date = 2014-09-11 | url-status = dead }} After a bright start to the 2014–15 season with the Komets, producing 13 points in 12 games, Pistilli returned to the AHL in signing a professional try-out contract with the Norfolk Admirals on November 17, 2014.{{cite web | url = http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=3327 | title = Admirals sign two from ECHL | work = Norfolk Admirals | date = 2014-11-17 | accessdate = 2014-11-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034050/http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=3327 | archive-date = 2014-11-29 | url-status = dead }}

On July 15, 2015, with the Komets unable to match interest abroad, Pistilli agreed to a one-year contract with Danish club, Esbjerg Energy of the Metal Ligaen.{{cite web | url = http://www.esbjergenergy.dk/producs--services1 | title = Large strong Canadian to Esjberg | work = Esbjerg Energy | date = 2015-07-15 | accessdate = 2015-07-15 | language = Danish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150716030328/http://www.esbjergenergy.dk/producs--services1 | archive-date = 2015-07-16 | url-status = dead }} He was a key part of Esbjerg's championship-winning campaign, playing 45 times in the regular season, tallying 22 goals and 40 assists, and recording five goals as well as eleven assists in 19 playoff contests on the way to the title.

Pistilli moved to Germany for the 2016-17 season, joining DEL2 side Löwen Frankfurt. He was the league's leading goal scorer in the 2016-17 regular season, tallying 32 goals in 51 contests.{{Cite web|url=https://www.del-2.org/liga/archiv/33/topscorer/|title=Statistiken - Spielpläne - Archiv der DEL2|last=GmbH|first=Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade|website=www.del-2.org|language=de|access-date=2017-03-05}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 2004–05

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 6

| —

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| 2005–06

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 34

| 5

| 10

| 20

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Gatineau Olympiques

| QMJHL

| 32

| 10

| 13

| 23

| 16

| 17

| 2

| 4

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Gatineau Olympiques

| QMJHL

| 65

| 22

| 29

| 51

| 44

| 5

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| Gatineau Olympiques

| QMJHL

| 63

| 37

| 56

| 93

| 51

| 19

| 11

| 17

| 28

| 14

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 63

| 45

| 41

| 86

| 37

| 21

| 13

| 7

| 20

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 11

| 2

| 4

| 8

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Albany River Rats

| AHL

| 41

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 10

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 27

| 15

| 16

| 31

| 12

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 50

| 8

| 11

| 19

| 15

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 73

| 12

| 13

| 25

| 24

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| South Carolina Stingrays

| ECHL

| 35

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 21

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 39

| 17

| 35

| 52

| 26

| 13

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 3

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 31

| 17

| 23

| 40

| 30

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 21

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 13

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 13

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Fort Wayne Komets

| ECHL

| 58

| 21

| 35

| 56

| 24

| 12

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 6

ALIGN="center"

| 2014–15

| Norfolk Admirals

| AHL

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 211

! 31

! 39

! 70

! 66

! 5

! 0

! 1

! 0

Awards and honours

QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year (2008–09){{cite book |last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011|year=2010 |publisher= Triumph Books |page= 315|isbn= 978-1-60078-422-4}}
CHL Humanitarian of the Year (2008–09){{cite book |last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011|year=2010 |publisher= Triumph Books |page= 315|isbn= 978-1-60078-422-4}}