Matt Stefanishion
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Matt Stefanishion | |||
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Born |
Daysland, Alberta, Canada | October 5, 1983||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
ACHW team Former teams |
Stony Plain Eagles Alaska Aces Charlotte Checkers Peoria Rivermen Victoria Salmon Kings Columbia Inferno Hartford Wolf Pack Hershey Bears | ||
Playing career | 2006–present |
Matt Stefanishion (born October 5, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing.
Early life
[edit]Stefanishion was born in Daysland, Alberta, Canada. After playing two seasons in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with the Melville Millionaires, Stefanishion entered Ferris State University. He played two seasons with the Bulldogs, being named as an honourable mention to the CCHA All-Rookie Team in the 2004–05 season.
Career
[edit]Stefanishion was not selected in the NHL Entry Draft; however, he was signed to a two-year contract by the Washington Capitals on April 1, 2006. He also played for the Stony Plain Eagles of the Senior AAA Allan Cup Hockey West.[1][2]
Stefanishion has had a journeyman career throughout the ECHL and to a lesser extent the American Hockey League, suiting up for six separate ECHL teams as well as the Hershey Bears, Hartford Wolf Pack, and Peoria Rivermen of the AHL. Stefanishion's last season playing for either an ECHL or AHL team was 2010–11, which he spent with the Victoria Salmon Kings.
References
[edit]- ^ Matt Stefanishion at EliteProspects. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Bentley Generals statistics Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1983 births
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
- Fresno Falcons players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Living people
- Reading Royals players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs