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Canada Matthew Highmore
#20 Bridgeport Islanders / AHL - 25/26
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 27, 1996
Position
C/W
Age
29
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Halifax, NS, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Dartmouth MHA
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Islanders New York Islanders / Signed

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Matthew Highmore Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Dartmouth Ice Dawgs U18 NSMMHL 35* 13* 14* 27* 14* -* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 4 -
2011-12 Dartmouth Major Midgets NSMMHL 25* 13* 13* 26* 42* -* | Playoffs 16 3 8 11 18 -
2012-13 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 30* 4* 5* 9* 26* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -2
Canada Atlantic U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
2013-14 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 68* 19* 31* 50* 62* -13* |
2014-15 Saint John Sea Dogs “A” QMJHL 62* 11* 13* 24* 60* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -4
2015-16 Saint John Sea Dogs “A” QMJHL 65* 22* 53* 75* 38* 25* | Playoffs 17 9 11 20 12 1
2016-17 Saint John Sea Dogs “A” QMJHL 64* 34* 55* 89* 46* 34* | Playoffs 18 6 18 24 14 18
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13* 2* 0* 2* 0* -4* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 64* 24* 19* 43* 24* -6* | Playoffs 13 2 7 9 2 8
2018-19 Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 12* 3* 6* 9* 6* 1* |
2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 36* 2* 4* 6* 6* -1* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 2 -1
Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 21* 4* 8* 12* 14* 5* |
2020-21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 24* 0* 2* 2* 6* -5* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 18* 3* 2* 5* 2* 0* |
2021-22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 46* 5* 7* 12* 14* 1* |
2022-23 St. Louis Blues NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 68* 19* 42* 61* 34* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2023-24 Ottawa Senators NHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* |
Belleville Senators “A” AHL 43* 9* 22* 31* 10* -8* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -5
2024-25 Ottawa Senators NHL 41* 2* 4* 6* 10* -5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -1
Belleville Senators “A” AHL 23* 2* 8* 10* 0* -4* |
2025-26 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 23* 5* 11* 16* 6* -6* |
Projected AHL 72* 16* 34* 50* 19* -19* |

Matthew Highmore Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Cape Breton Jr. Screaming Eagles QC Int PW 3* 3* 0* 3* 4* -* |
2010-11 Team Nova Scotia CWG 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Saint John Sea Dogs “A” Memorial Cup 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* 1* |

Matthew Highmore Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 254* 66* 116* 182* 0.72* 94* -17* | 3 22 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.41 * 8 * 3 *
CWG 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 187* 14* 21* 35* 0.19* 38* -13* | 2 10 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.40 * 6 * -2 *
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 2 60* 26* 27* 53* 0.88* 56* -* | 2 25 4 * 12 * 16 * 0.64 * 22 * - *
QC Int PW 2 3* 3* 0* 3* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 5 289* 90* 157* 247* 0.85* 232* 42* | 4 44 15 * 30 * 45 * 1.02 * 40 * 13 *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matthew Highmore Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/30/2025
09/30/2025 Up/Down New York Islanders Bridgeport Islanders
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Ottawa Senators New York Islanders
01/10/2025
01/10/2025 Up/Down Belleville Senators Ottawa Senators
06/27/2024
06/27/2024 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks
04/02/2020
04/02/2020 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
03/02/2017
03/02/2017 Confirmed Saint John Sea Dogs Chicago Blackhawks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 5 #54 overall by Truro Bearcats in the MJAHL Draft

Drafted 2012, 1 #8 overall by Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #112 by FCHockey