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2022 Winter Olympics - Men's Tournament

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USA Payton Matsui

#26 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks / NCAA - 21/22
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Last 10 games
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Vadim Shipachyov 48 24 43 67
2. Andrei Kuzmenko 45 20 33 53
3. Corban Knight 47 18 30 48
4. Damir Zhafyarov 47 18 27 45
5. Nikita Mikhailis 47 18 26 44
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 2000
Position
F
Age
21
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
USA
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Contract
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Wednesday, 20:04
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 MN Bruins 15U AAA MNBEL 14U 16 2 4 6 - |
2015-16 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 23 6 13 19 4 | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0
2016-17 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 25 21 12 33 10 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0
2017-18 Team Southeast UMHSEHL 21 7 9 16 12 | Playoffs 3 4 4 8 2
St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 25 26 28 54 8 | Playoffs 6 2 6 8 2
2018-19 Central Illinois Flying Aces USHL 13 2 0 2 0 0 |
Merritt Centennials BCHL 35 8 9 17 22 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 0
2019-20 Merritt Centennials “A” BCHL 58 18 26 44 24 |
2020-21 Aberdeen Wings NAHL 56 27 38 65 18 44 | Playoffs 11 2 6 8 2 1
2021-22 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks NCAA 14 2 1 3 4 -4 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 B16 - White (Final 54) MNHP-16 3 1 2 3 - |
2017-18 B17 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-17 3 2 1 3 - |
Team Black USA-S17 5 2 2 4 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NCAA
Sun 16/01 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Minnesota
Sat 15/01 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Minnesota
Sun 09/01 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Maine
Sat 08/01 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Maine
Sat 01/01 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Denver
Wed 15/12 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
Tue 14/12 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
Sat 11/12 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
Fri 10/12 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
Sun 28/11 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCHL 2 93 26 35 61 0.66 46 - | 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 0 -
MNBEL 14U 1 16 2 4 6 0.38 - - | 0
MNHP-16 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 - - | 0
MNHP-17 1 3 2 1 3 1.00 - - | 0
NAHL 1 56 27 38 65 1.16 18 44 | 1 11 2 6 8 0.73 2 1
NCAA 1 14 2 1 3 0.21 4 -4 | 0
UMHSEHL 1 21 7 9 16 0.76 12 - | 1 3 4 4 8 2.67 2 -
USA-S17 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 - - | 0
USHL 1 13 2 0 2 0.15 0 0 | 0
USHS-MN 3 73 53 53 106 1.45 22 - | 3 15 3 11 14 0.93 2 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Chase Foley (D) 2015-2019 4 B16 - White (Final 54), B17 - Blue (Final 54), Central Illinois Flying Aces, St. Thomas Academy, Team MAP South Hockey
Brady Ziemer (D) 2014-2019 3 MN Bruins 15U AAA, Merritt Centennials, Team Black
Tommy Winges (D) 2015-2018 3 B16 - White (Final 54), St. Thomas Academy
Nico Vega (F) 2015-2018 3 St. Thomas Academy

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/18/2020
09/18/2020 Confirmed Merritt Centennials Aberdeen Wings
01/11/2020
01/11/2020 Confirmed Merritt Centennials Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
11/09/2018
11/09/2018 Confirmed Central Illinois Flying Aces Merritt Centennials
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Drafted 2020, 1 #23 overall by Aberdeen Wings in the NAHL Supplemental Draft

Drafted 2018, 7 #112 overall by Central Illinois Flying Aces in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2017, 10 #222 overall by Minnesota Magicians in the NAHL Entry Draft

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