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USA Matt Caito
#8 Leksands IF / SHL - 25/26
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Coto de Caza, CA, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
27/28

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Matt Caito Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Los Angeles Selects HC 18U AAA 18U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Salisbury School USHS-Prep 26* 2* 15* 17* -* -* |
2010-11 Salisbury School USHS-Prep 26* 8* 15* 23* -* -* |
2011-12 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 59* 7* 19* 26* 71* 16* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 -2
2012-13 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 42* 5* 16* 21* 38* 12* |
2013-14 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 38* 3* 13* 16* 20* -3* |
2014-15 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 39* 4* 20* 24* 47* 19* |
2015-16 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 32* 4* 7* 11* 20* -3* |
Toledo Walleye ECHL 8* 2* 3* 5* 2* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 1
2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 6* 1* |
Toledo Walleye ECHL 23* 8* 6* 14* 18* 7* | Playoffs 17 1 8 9 15 2
2017-18 Iowa Wild AHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
Rapid City Rush ECHL 28* 5* 14* 19* 18* 4* |
2018-19 Graz99ers EBEL 52* 19* 25* 44* 52* 28* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 6 2
2019-20 KooKoo Liiga 59* 8* 35* 43* 42* 19* |
2020-21 Leksands IF SHL 51* 4* 27* 31* 46* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -1
2021-22 Leksands IF SHL 49* 3* 21* 24* 28* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2022-23 Leksands IF SHL 52* 5* 19* 24* 20* 2* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 0
2023-24 Leksands IF SHL 40* 5* 18* 23* 22* 9* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 0
2024-25 Leksands IF SHL 52* 5* 12* 17* 20* 0* |
2025-26 Leksands IF “A” SHL 26* 1* 2* 3* 18* -17* |
Projected SHL 50* 2* 4* 6* 35* -33* |

Matt Caito Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Leksands IF Champions HL 10* 2* 7* 9* 6* -3* |

Matt Caito Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 22* 1* 3* 4* 0.18* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 10* 2* 7* 9* 0.90* 6* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 59* 15* 23* 38* 0.64* 38* 17* | 2 23 2 * 9 * 11 * 0.48 * 21 * 3 *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 52* 19* 25* 44* 0.85* 52* 28* | 1 10 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.60 * 6 * 2 *
Liiga 1 59* 8* 35* 43* 0.73* 42* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 151* 16* 56* 72* 0.48* 125* 25* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 6 270* 23* 99* 122* 0.45* 154* -3* | 4 17 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.24 * 6 * -2 *
USHL 1 59* 7* 19* 26* 0.44* 71* 16* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 4 * -2 *
USHS-Prep 2 52* 10* 30* 40* 0.77* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Caito Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/16/2024
04/16/2024 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
10/08/2021
10/08/2021 Extension Leksands IF Leksands IF
06/26/2020
06/26/2020 Confirmed KooKoo Leksands IF
05/07/2019
05/07/2019 Confirmed Graz99ers KooKoo
06/01/2018
06/01/2018 Confirmed Rapid City Rush Graz99ers
10/24/2017
10/24/2017 Confirmed Toledo Walleye Rapid City Rush
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Iowa Wild
06/10/2016
06/10/2016 Confirmed Toledo Walleye Grand Rapids Griffins
03/24/2016
03/24/2016 Confirmed Miami Univ. (Ohio) Toledo Walleye
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 1 #13 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft