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USA Matt Kiersted

a.k.a. "Matthew Kiersted"
#3 Charlotte Checkers / AHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 14, 1998
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Elk River, MN, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
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Florida Panthers Florida Panthers / Signed
Highlights
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Team MPLS Magazine UMHSEHL 2 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Elk River High USHS-MN 24 6 15 21 22 - | Playoffs 3 0 4 4 2 -
2014-15 Team Twin Cities Orthopedics UMHSEHL 18 3 12 15 14 - |
Elk River High USHS-MN 25 8 28 36 31 - | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 2 -
Chicago Steel USHL 11 0 1 1 6 -1 |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 3 0 1 1 0 - |
2015-16 Chicago Steel USHL 57 4 19 23 44 -10 |
2016-17 Chicago Steel USHL 23 2 12 14 24 10 |
2017-18 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 29 4 4 8 10 -2 |
2018-19 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 36 7 11 18 35 2 |
2019-20 Univ. of North Dakota “A” NCAA 33 6 23 29 50 22 |
2020-21 Univ. of North Dakota “A” NCAA 29 3 19 22 28 15 |
Florida Panthers NHL 7 0 0 0 2 -4 |
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL 10 1 1 2 2 -8 |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 63 5 15 20 64 6 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 2
2022-23 Florida Panthers NHL 20 1 3 4 6 4 |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 49 6 15 21 44 3 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 16 -6
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Team Red USA-S15 5 2 0 2 - - |
2014-15 Team Grey USA-S16 6 1 2 3 - - |
B16 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-16 3 0 1 1 - - |
2015-16 Chicago Steel JCWC 5 0 2 2 16 2 |
Team Grey USA-S17 5 1 3 4 6 - |
B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3 2 1 3 - - |
2016-17 USA U19 WJAC-19 5 0 3 3 2 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2023-05-04T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers @ Hershey Bears
2023-05-03T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers @ Hershey Bears
2023-04-29T18:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers vs Hershey Bears
2023-04-28T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers vs Hershey Bears
2023-04-21T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-04-20T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-04-18T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-04-15T18:05:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2023-04-14T19:05:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-04-11T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers @ Hershey Bears
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 112 11 30 41 0.37 108 9 | 2 14 1 3 4 0.29 20 -4
JCWC 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 16 2 | 0
MNHP-16 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 - - | 0
MNHP-17 1 3 2 1 3 1.00 - - | 0
NCAA 4 127 20 57 77 0.61 123 37 | 0
NHL 3 37 2 4 6 0.16 10 -8 | 0
NTDP 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 - | 0
UMHSEHL 2 20 3 12 15 0.75 14 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
USA-S15 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 - - | 0
USA-S16 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 - - | 0
USA-S17 1 5 1 3 4 0.80 6 - | 0
USHL 3 91 6 32 38 0.42 74 -1 | 0
USHS-MN 2 49 14 43 57 1.16 53 - | 2 6 1 8 9 1.50 4 -
WJAC-19 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 2 - | 0
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Leadership
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Hitting
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Defensive
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Collin Adams (F) 2014-2021 7 Team Grey, U.S. National U17 Team, USA U19, Univ. of North Dakota
Peter Thome (G) 2016-2021 5 Chicago Steel, Univ. of North Dakota
Jasper Weatherby (F) 2015-2021 4 Team Grey, Univ. of North Dakota
Mark Senden (F) 2018-2023 4 Charlotte Checkers, Univ. of North Dakota
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/12/2023
01/12/2023 Up/Down Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers
12/05/2022
12/05/2022 Up/Down Charlotte Checkers Florida Panthers
11/11/2022
11/11/2022 Up/Down Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers
06/27/2022
06/27/2022 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
04/01/2021
04/01/2021 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota Florida Panthers
04/19/2014
04/19/2014 Confirmed Elk River High Univ. of North Dakota
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Drafted 2014, 1 #6 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Futures Draft

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