Matt D'Agostini

Matthew Vincent D'Agostini (born October 23, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 190th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Matt D'Agostini
Born (1986-10-23) October 23, 1986
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
New Jersey Devils
SC Riessersee
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Genève-Servette HC
NHL Draft 190th overall, 2005
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2006present

Playing career

D'Agostini began his Midget age career with the Root River Rangers, a midget AA team from Sault Ste. Marie. After one season with the Rangers, he played one year Midget AAA for the Soo North Stars. The following year he was selected as a walk-on player by the Guelph Storm.

On April 2, 2008, Montreal recalled D'Agostini from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played his first NHL game on April 3, 2008 against the Buffalo Sabres. He scored his first career goal on December 2, 2008 against the Atlanta Thrashers. On December 4, D'Agostini recorded his first NHL assist against the New York Rangers.

On August 14, 2009, the Canadiens signed D'Agostini to a one-year contract extension. During the 2010–11 season, on March 2, 2010, Montreal traded D'Agostini to the St. Louis Blues for Aaron Palushaj.[1]

As free agency approached, on July 1, 2011, the Blues re-signed D'Agostini to a two-year contract.[2]

As a result of the NHL lockout at the start of the 2012-13 season, D'Agostini signed a two-month contract with SC Riessersee, from the resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, playing in the German 2nd Bundesliga, on October 10, 2012.[3] After 10 games with Riessersee, D'Agostini returned to the Blues in order for the start of the shortened NHL season.

A frequent healthy scratch, appearing in only 16 games with the Blues, D'Agostini was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with a conditional 7th round pick in exchange for a conditional 4th or 5th Round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft on March 22, 2013.[4]

New Jersey released D'Agostini at season's end and on July 10, 2013, Pittsburgh Penguins signed him as a free agent to a one-year contract at the league minimum.[5]

After participating in just 8 games in the opening months of the 2013–14 season, the Penguins placed D'agostini on waivers. He was claimed by the Buffalo Sabres on November 27, 2013.[6]

Released by the Sabres, with no NHL clubs interested in acquiring him, D'Agostini signed a one-year contract on July 18, 2014, to play for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).[7] He played 40 games (14 goals, 23 assists) in the 2014-15 regular season followed by twelve postseason contests with seven goals and three assists. He was then signed to a two-year contract, making him an Eagle through the end of the 2016/17 season.[8] In the 2015-16 season, D'Agostini tallied 20 goals and 20 assists in 46 regular season games. He chipped in with three goals and two assists in the playoffs (seven appearances).

On May 31, 2016, he was shipped to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the NL,[9] despite one year remaining on his contract with Geneva. On July 27, 2017, D'Agostini signed a one-year contract extension with the Biancoblu.[10] On March 7, 2018, D'Agostini agreed to an early one-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season. At the conclusion of the 18/19 season, he was signed to a new one-year contract extension on April 24, 2019. On May 22, 2020, D'Agostini agreed to a two-year contract extension with Ambri-Piotta through the 2021/22 season.

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos
2017 Davos

He won the 2015 Spengler Cup with Team Canada, scoring the winning goal in the final against HC Lugano.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Soo North StarsGNML3636235941
2004–05Guelph StormOHL592422462940228
2005–06Guelph StormOHL6625547981158202816
2006–07Hamilton BulldogsAHL63212849332249138
2007–08Hamilton BulldogsAHL7623305338
2007–08Montreal CanadiensNHL10002
2008–09Hamilton BulldogsAHL2014112516
2008–09Montreal CanadiensNHL53129211630000
2009–10Montreal CanadiensNHL4022426
2009–10Hamilton BulldogsAHL30112
2009–10St. Louis BluesNHL70002
2010–11St. Louis BluesNHL8221254640
2011–12St. Louis BluesNHL5599182741014
2012–13SC Riessersee2.GBun102686
2012–13St. Louis BluesNHL161122
2012–13New Jersey DevilsNHL132246
2013–14Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL80114
2013–14Buffalo SabresNHL49561122
2014–15Genève-Servette HCNLA40142337301273108
2015–16Genève-Servette HCNLA462020404773256
2016–17HC Ambrì-PiottaNLA2354924
2017–18HC Ambrì-PiottaNL4719224186
2018–19HC Ambrì-PiottaNL371416301450004
2019–20HC Ambrì-PiottaNL4620224226
NHL totals 324 52 55 107 147 7 1 0 1 4

References

  1. "Canadiens trade D'Agostini to Blues for Palushaj". TSN. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  2. "D'Agostini signs two year contract". St. Louis Blues. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  3. "NHL player for Riessersee" (in German). SC Riessersee. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. "Blues Trade Matt D'Agostini to Devils". TrueHockey.com. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  5. "Penguins sign forward D'Agostini to one-year contract". The Sports Network. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  6. "Sabres' claim forward Matt D'Agostini off waivers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  7. "Matt D'Agostini joins GSHC". Genève-Servette HC (in French). 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  8. "Matt D'Agostini sera encore Genevois pour 2 saisons - SwissHabs". SwissHabs (in French). 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  9. "Welcome to Ambrì Matt!". www.hcap.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  10. https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/9710-hc-ambri-piotta-and-matt-d-agostini-extend-their-contract
  11. "Matt D'Agostini goal leads Canada to Spengler Cup victory". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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