Matt Nickerson

Date of Birth: Jan 11, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Old Lyme, CT, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 196 cm / 6'5"
Weight: 106 kg / 234 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Matt Nickerson Facts

Player Type: AgitatorEnforcerPhysical Defenseman
Drafted: 2003 round 3 #99 overall by Dallas Stars

Nickerson is a towering defenseman. Strong defensively but not much of an offensive threat. Able and willing to hit the opponents. Decent skater for a big guy. Stands up for his teammates and willing to drop the gloves if needed. Has had to adapt his rough style to avoid sitting in the penalty box. (EP 2018)

Matt Nickerson Statistics

									Post
2000-2001	Connecticut Whalers	IJHL	22	13	16	29	141	-
2001-2002	Texas Tornado	NAHL	47	1	12	13	97	-
2002-2003	Texas Tornado	NAHL	47	6	23	29	277	-
2003-2004	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	38	5	9	14	179	-
2004-2005	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	48	1	11	12	182	-4	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	27	-4
2005-2006	Ässät	SM-liiga	36	5	8	13	236	8	Playoffs	14	1	0	1	50	3
2006-2007	Iowa Stars	AHL	40	0	3	3	97	3
2006-2007	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL	13	1	1	2	73	3
2007-2008	Ässät	SM-liiga	25	1	6	7	106	-7
2007-2008	Ilves	SM-liiga	13	3	3	6	39	3	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	24	-3
2008-2009	Malmö Redhawks	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	1	2	3	18	4
2008-2009	Ilves	SM-liiga	40	1	1	2	156	-5	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	0
2009-2010	Springfield Falcons	AHL	19	0	1	1	44	-2
2010-2011	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-2013	KooKoo	Mestis	41	1	11	12	154	1	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	65	7
2013-2014	Fife Flyers	EIHL	40	2	7	9	307	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	6	-
2014-2015	Fife Flyers	EIHL	46	2	15	17	192	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	4	-
2015-2016	Belfast Giants	EIHL	35	3	6	9	93	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2016-2017	Belfast Giants	EIHL	51	2	12	14	77	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	6	-
2017-2018	Milton Keynes Lightning	EIHL	36	2	4	6	150	-
2018-2019	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	35	1	6	7	150	1	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	63	7

Matt Nickerson Tournament Statistics


2013-2014	Fife Flyers	EIHL Cup	7	0	1	1	35	-
2014-2015	Fife Flyers	EIHL Cup	8	1	4	5	43	-
2015-2016	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	8	1	0	1	22	-
2016-2017	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	11	0	4	4	21	-
2017-2018	Milton Keynes Lightning	EIHL Cup	7	0	2	2	50	-
2018-2019	TUTO Hockey	Suomen Cup	1	0	0	0	2	-

Matt Nickerson Career Totals by League


AHL	2	59	0	4	4	0.07	141	1	0
ECHL	1	13	1	1	2	0.15	73	3	0
EIHL	5	208	11	44	55	0.26	819	-	4	11	1	1	2	0.18	16	-
EIHL Cup	5	41	2	11	13	0.32	171	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	18	4	0
IJHL	1	22	13	16	29	1.32	141	-	0
Mestis	2	76	2	17	19	0.25	304	2	2	17	1	4	5	0.29	128	14
NAHL	2	94	7	35	42	0.45	374	-	0
NCAA	1	38	5	9	14	0.37	179	-	0
QMJHL	1	48	1	11	12	0.25	182	-4	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	27	-4
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	114	10	18	28	0.25	537	-1	3	26	2	2	4	0.15	74	0
Suomen Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0

Matt Nickerson Career Totals by Team


Ässät	2	61	6	14	20	0.33	342	1	1	14	1	0	1	0.07	50	3
Belfast Giants	2	105	6	22	28	0.27	213	-	2	5	1	0	1	0.20	6	-
Clarkson Univ.	1	38	5	9	14	0.37	179	-	0
Connecticut Whalers	1	22	13	16	29	1.32	141	-	0
Fife Flyers	2	101	5	27	32	0.32	577	-	2	6	0	1	1	0.17	10	-
Idaho Steelheads	1	13	1	1	2	0.15	73	3	0
Ilves	2	53	4	4	8	0.15	195	-2	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	24	-3
Iowa Stars	1	40	0	3	3	0.08	97	3	0
KooKoo	1	41	1	11	12	0.29	154	1	1	10	1	2	3	0.30	65	7
Malmö Redhawks	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	18	4	0
Milton Keynes Lightning	1	43	2	6	8	0.19	200	-	0
Springfield Falcons	1	19	0	1	1	0.05	44	-2	0
Texas Tornado	2	94	7	35	42	0.45	374	-	0
TUTO Hockey	1	36	1	6	7	0.19	152	1*	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	63	7
Victoriaville Tigres	1	48	1	11	12	0.25	182	-4	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	27	-4

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Nickerson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	SM-liiga Most Penalized Player (236min) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Playoffs Most Penalized Player (48min)
2008-2009	SM-liiga Most Penalized Player (156min)
2012-2013	Finland2 (Mestis) Most Penalized Player (154min) Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Most Penalized Player (65min) Finland2 (Mestis) Second All-Star Team Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal
2013-2014	EIHL Most Penalized Player (307)
2018-2019	Finland2 (Mestis) Bronze Medal Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+7) Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Most Penalized Player (63min)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/19/2018	Confirmed	Milton Keynes Lightning	TUTO Hockey
02/01/2018	Confirmed	Milton Keynes Lightning	Unknown
06/03/2017	Confirmed	Belfast Giants	Milton Keynes Lightning
05/09/2016	Extension	Belfast Giants	Belfast Giants
05/07/2015	Confirmed	Fife Flyers	Belfast Giants
07/31/2014	Extension	Fife Flyers	Fife Flyers
09/06/2013	Confirmed	KooKoo	Fife Flyers
08/31/2012	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo
05/15/2012	Confirmed	No team	KooKoo
07/13/2009	Confirmed	Ilves	Edmonton Oilers

Matt Nickerson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 6 #33 by Jonquière Marquis in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 2007, 1 #4 by Thetford Mines Prolab in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 2003, 11 #169 by Victoriaville Tigres in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2002, 7 #76 by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2001, 2 #19 by Texas Tornado in the NAHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for Ässät

Career transactions
- 2009-07-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2007-10-04 • Loaned to Ässät by the Dallas Stars
- 2005-10-05 • Loaned to Ässät by the Dallas Stars
- 2004-09-15 • Returned to the Victoriaville Tigres
- 2004-05-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Dallas Stars