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USA Payton Matsui

#26 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks / NCAA - 22/23
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1. Jack Harvey 35 25 20 45
2. Macklin Celebrini 28 20 22 42
3. Michael Emerson 34 20 20 40
4. Cole Knuble 31 19 20 39
5. Ryan Walsh 32 11 28 39
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 2000
Position
F
Age
22
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Contract
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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 26 3 3 6 6 -3 |
2022-23 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks NCAA 23 4 9 13 2 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
2023-01-27T18:07:00-0500 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
2023-01-07T17:00:00-0800 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Denver
2023-01-06T18:00:00-0800 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Denver
2023-01-01T16:05:00-0600 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-12-31T16:05:00-0600 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Notre Dame
2022-12-17T17:07:00-0500 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
2022-12-16T18:07:00-0500 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
2022-12-10T18:07:00-0500 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
2022-12-09T18:07:00-0500 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks vs Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
2022-11-23T16:00:00-0600 Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks @ Penn State Univ.
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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 2 49 7 12 19 0.39 8 1 | 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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Puckhandling
14
Speed
13
Agility
13
Acceleration
13
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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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Player Biography and Trivia

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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