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Canada Matt Cooke
#24 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 14/15
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 07, 1978
Position
LW
Age
45
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Belleville, ON, CAN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 6 #144 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Brother: Stephen Cooke

Team Staff profile of Matt Cooke also available

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Matt Cooke Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Wellington Dukes MetJAHL 46* 9* 23* 32* 62* -* |
1995-96 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61* 8* 11* 19* 102* -* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 6 -
1996-97 Windsor Spitfires OHL 65* 45* 50* 95* 146* -* | Playoffs 5 5 5 10 10 -
1997-98 Windsor Spitfires OHL 23* 14* 19* 33* 50* 0* |
Kingston Frontenacs OHL 25* 8* 13* 21* 49* -6* | Playoffs 12 8 8 16 20 2
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30* 0* 2* 2* 27* -12* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 37* 15* 18* 33* 119* -28* |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51* 5* 7* 12* 39* 3* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 18* 5* 8* 13* 27* 7* |
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81* 14* 13* 27* 94* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -3
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82* 13* 20* 33* 111* 4* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 0 3
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82* 15* 27* 42* 82* 21* | Playoffs 14 2 1 3 12 3
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53* 11* 12* 23* 73* 5* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 12 3
Canada WC 9* 2* 2* 4* 8* 5* |
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45* 8* 10* 18* 71* -8* |
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81* 10* 20* 30* 64* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61* 7* 9* 16* 64* -4* |
Washington Capitals NHL 17* 3* 4* 7* 27* 5* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -1
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 76* 13* 18* 31* 101* 0* | Playoffs 24 1 6 7 22 -2
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 15* 15* 30* 106* 17* | Playoffs 13 4 2 6 22 -4
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67* 12* 18* 30* 129* 14* |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82* 19* 19* 38* 44* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 16 3
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48* 8* 13* 21* 36* -2* | Playoffs 15 0 4 4 35 1
2013-14 Minnesota Wild NHL 82* 10* 18* 28* 54* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 8 1
2014-15 Minnesota Wild NHL 29* 4* 6* 10* 13* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 1

Matt Cooke Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Quinte Red Devils “A” QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Matt Cooke Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 55* 20* 26* 46* 0.84* 146* -21* | 0 * * * * * *
MetJAHL 1 46* 9* 23* 32* 0.70* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 1 046* 167* 231* 398* 0.38* 1 135* 61* | 12 110 13 * 25 * 38 * 0.35 * 141 * 5 *
OHL 3 174* 75* 93* 168* 0.97* 347* -6* | 3 24 14 * 16 * 30 * 1.25 * 36 * 2 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 2* 2* 4* 0.44* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Cooke Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/18/2015
06/18/2015 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Unknown
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild
06/22/2010
06/22/2010 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 10 #155 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Cult/Star player for Wellington Dukes

Cult/Star player for Windsor Spitfires

Career transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Signed to a three-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2010-06-22 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2008-07-25 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2008-02-26 • Traded to the Washington Capitals for Matt Pettinger
- 2005-09-20 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2001-08-22 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks