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USA Matt Rust
#13 Wheeling Nailers / ECHL - 11/12
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1989
Position
C
Age
35
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2007 round 4 #101 overall by Florida Panthers

A fast-skating forward, Rust plays a strong two-way game. He is a good defensive forward and plays with a lot of grit and energy. Also has solid abilities on offense and good hockey sense.
Erik K. Piri, EP

Brother: Bryan Rust

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Matt Rust Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Honeybaked 14U AAA 14U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Honeybaked 18U AAA 18U AAA 51* 16* 22* 38* 31* 5* |
2005-06 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 32* 7* 5* 12* 22* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 36* 9* 8* 17* 36* -* | Playoffs 12 2 0 2 0 -
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2006-07 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 33* 3* 11* 14* 46* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 15* 9* 6* 15* 31* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 2* 4* 6* 3* |
2007-08 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 38* 12* 11* 23* 69* 13* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* -2* |
2008-09 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 37* 11* 11* 22* 39* 18* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 1* 4* 10* 2* |
2009-10 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 45* 13* 27* 40* 24* 21* |
2010-11 Univ. of Michigan “A” NCAA 44* 5* 21* 26* 41* 14* |
2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 43* 4* 7* 11* 14* 1* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 3
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |

Matt Rust Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Honeybaked 14U AAA Big Nickel U14 3* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |

Matt Rust Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
18U AAA 1 51* 16* 22* 38* 0.75* 31* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 43* 4* 7* 11* 0.26* 14* 1* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 3 *
Big Nickel U14 1 3* 3* 2* 5* 1.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 51* 18* 14* 32* 0.63* 67* -* | 1 12 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.17 * 0 * - *
NCAA 4 164* 41* 70* 111* 0.68* 173* 66* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 65* 10* 16* 26* 0.40* 68* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 3* 1* 4* 0.33* 18* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Rust Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/11/2011
10/11/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Michigan Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Florida Panthers Columbus Blue Jackets