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Canada Matthew Peca
#63 Springfield Thunderbirds / AHL - 25/26
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
2-time CCHL Champion 2
1-time CCHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time CCHL Top Prospect Award 1
Date of Birth
Apr 27, 1993
Position
C
Age
32
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Petawawa, ON, CAN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2011 round 7 #201 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM

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Matthew Peca Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA HEO U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Ottawa Valley Titans U16 AAA U16 AAA 41* 19* 33* 52* 20* -* |
Ottawa Valley Titans U16 AAA OEHL U16 23* 10* 17* 27* 12* -* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 2 -
2009-10 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 60* 21* 26* 47* 10* -* | Playoffs 15 3 3 6 6 -
2010-11 Pembroke Lumber Kings “A” CHL T1 50* 26* 46* 72* 14* -* | Playoffs 14 11 10 21 6 -
2011-12 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 39* 8* 31* 39* 12* 1* |
2012-13 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 39* 15* 15* 30* 36* 36* |
2013-14 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 40* 12* 26* 38* 16* 4* |
2014-15 Quinnipiac Univ. “C” NCAA 39* 7* 29* 36* 27* 0* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 0
2015-16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 65* 8* 35* 43* 10* -11* |
2016-17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 10* 1* 1* 2* 2* -3* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 68* 12* 29* 41* 14* -6* | Playoffs 22 4 10 14 4 5
2017-18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 10* 2* 3* 5* 0* 6* |
Syracuse Crunch “A” AHL 63* 13* 33* 46* 18* -1* | Playoffs 6 3 6 9 2 6
2018-19 Montréal Canadiens NHL 39* 3* 7* 10* 4* -14* |
2019-20 Montréal Canadiens NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Laval Rocket AHL 34* 4* 9* 13* 12* -14* |
Ottawa Senators NHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |
2020-21 Ottawa Senators NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Belleville Senators AHL 21* 3* 8* 11* 5* -9* |
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 68* 23* 37* 60* 16* 3* | Playoffs 18 6 10 16 2 -1
2022-23 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 38* 9* 26* 35* 4* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2023-24 Springfield Thunderbirds “C” AHL 48* 12* 29* 41* 18* 13* |
2024-25 Springfield Thunderbirds “C” AHL 68* 31* 32* 63* 16* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -2
2025-26 Springfield Thunderbirds “C” AHL 26* 4* 14* 18* 8* -7* |
Projected AHL 72* 11* 39* 50* 22* -19* |

Matthew Peca Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Pembroke Lumber Kings Fred Page Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2010-11 Pembroke Lumber Kings Fred Page Cup 4* 7* 5* 12* 0* -* |
Pembroke Lumber Kings RBC Cup 6* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
Canada East U19 WJAC-19 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |

Matthew Peca Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 11 507* 120* 255* 375* 0.74* 121* -31* | 6 54 14 * 28 * 42 * 0.78 * 8 * 7 *
CCHL (CJHL, CHL T1) 2 110* 47* 72* 119* 1.08* 24* -* | 2 29 14 * 13 * 27 * 0.93 * 12 * - *
Fred Page Cup 2 9* 7* 7* 14* 1.56* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HEO U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 157* 42* 101* 143* 0.91* 91* 41* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 83* 6* 15* 21* 0.25* 6* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
OEHL U16 1 23* 10* 17* 27* 1.17* 12* -* | 1 6 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * - *
RBC Cup 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 AAA 1 41* 19* 33* 52* 1.27* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Matthew Peca Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/14/2024
03/14/2024 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Springfield Thunderbirds
03/23/2022
03/23/2022 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Ottawa Senators St. Louis Blues
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Extension Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Ottawa Senators
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Montréal Canadiens
07/05/2017
07/05/2017 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
04/01/2015
04/01/2015 Confirmed Quinnipiac Univ. Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 8 #141 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection