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USA Matt Donovan
#46 Chicago Wolves / AHL - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
May 09, 1990
Position
D
Age
34
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Edmond, OK, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2008 round 4 #96 overall by New York Islanders

Matt Donovan is a defenseman with good skating and puck-handling ability, so he can rush the puck or jump up on a play. Owns a fairly accurate shot from the point, and good offensive vision. Donovan can play a physical game at times, too. Defensively, he could stand to be more a consistent presence.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2017)

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Matt Donovan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Dallas Stars Elite 18U AAA 18U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Cedar Rapids Roughriders USHL 59* 12* 18* 30* 41* 19* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 0
2008-09 Cedar Rapids Roughriders USHL 57* 19* 32* 51* 43* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 2 0
2009-10 Univ. of Denver NCAA 36* 7* 14* 21* 50* 11* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 2* 5* 4* 6* |
2010-11 Univ. of Denver NCAA 42* 9* 23* 32* 64* 17* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6* 1* 4* 5* 10* 1* |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 72* 10* 35* 45* 63* 11* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -1
2012-13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 75* 14* 34* 48* 112* 14* |
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 52* 2* 14* 16* 26* -9* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 27* 7* 14* 21* 25* 11* |
USA WC 7* 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* |
2014-15 New York Islanders NHL 12* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 10 0
2015-16 Rochester Americans AHL 73* 8* 23* 31* 61* -23* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC SHL 50* 1* 14* 15* 74* 5* | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 8 2
2017-18 Frölunda HC SHL 52* 7* 20* 27* 69* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -3
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Milwaukee Admirals “A” AHL 64* 11* 24* 35* 66* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 4
2019-20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62* 5* 27* 32* 58* 16* |
2020-21 HV71 SHL 12* 2* 5* 7* 2* 1* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Milwaukee Admirals “A” AHL 76* 8* 32* 40* 57* -5* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 6 -7
2022-23 Adler Mannheim DEL 47* 8* 15* 23* 33* 7* | Playoffs 12 0 8 8 8 -3
2023-24 Chicago Wolves “A” AHL 69* 4* 39* 43* 88* -41* |

Matt Donovan Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 0* 8* 8* 16* 5* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7* 1* 4* 5* 4* 2* |
USA Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |

Matt Donovan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 9 524* 68* 232* 300* 0.57* 540* -11* | 3 17 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.35 * 20 * -4 *
Champions HL 2 20* 1* 12* 13* 0.65* 20* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 47* 8* 15* 23* 0.49* 33* 7* | 1 12 0 * 8 * 8 * 0.67 * 8 * -3 *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 78* 16* 37* 53* 0.68* 114* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 69* 2* 18* 20* 0.29* 28* -8* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * 0 *
SHL 3 114* 10* 39* 49* 0.43* 145* 17* | 3 22 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.05 * 8 * -1 *
USHL 2 116* 31* 50* 81* 0.70* 84* 24* | 2 8 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.63 * 6 * 0 *
WC 1 7* 2* 0* 2* 0.29* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 2* 5* 0.71* 4* 6* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Donovan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/26/2024
08/26/2024 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Retired
06/14/2023
06/14/2023 Confirmed Adler Mannheim Chicago Wolves
06/17/2022
06/17/2022 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals Adler Mannheim
01/20/2021
01/20/2021 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals HV71
03/23/2020
03/23/2020 Confirmed Nashville Predators Milwaukee Admirals
11/05/2018
11/05/2018 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals Nashville Predators
06/07/2018
06/07/2018 Confirmed Frölunda HC Milwaukee Admirals
02/20/2017
02/20/2017 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC
07/21/2016
07/21/2016 Confirmed Rochester Americans Frölunda HC
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
07/15/2014
07/15/2014 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
03/31/2011
03/31/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Denver New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 1 #10 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft