Matt Tennyson
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| Matt Tennyson | |||
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| Born | April 23, 1990 Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Matthew Thomas Tennyson (born April 23, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Tennyson attended the Western Michigan University where he played three seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team. Tennyson turned professional to join the Worcester Sharks for the final games of their 2011–12 AHL season.[1]
Matt is the first player from the San Jose Junior Sharks youth hockey program to play in the NHL, let alone with the Sharks.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Texas Tornado | NAHL | 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 60 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 54 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 43 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL totals | 60 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA Second Team | 2011–12 | [3] |
References
External links
Categories:
- Use mdy dates from April 2013
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
- Ice hockey people from California
- People from Pleasanton, California
- San Jose Barracuda players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Texas Tornado players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
- Worcester Sharks players
