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USA Matt Tennyson
#9 HC Lugano / NL - 23/24
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 23, 1990
Position
D
Age
34
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
San Jose Jr. Sharks
Contract
23/24
Agency
PREMIUM

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Matt Tennyson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U AAA 16U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Texas Tornado NAHL 58* 4* 10* 14* 80* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -4
2008-09 Cedar Rapids Roughriders USHL 57* 4* 6* 10* 51* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 0
2009-10 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 34* 2* 7* 9* 30* -1* |
2010-11 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 42* 9* 12* 21* 38* 0* |
2011-12 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 41* 11* 13* 24* 28* -7* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2012-13 San Jose Sharks NHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 60* 5* 22* 27* 44* -6* |
2013-14 Worcester Sharks AHL 54* 7* 14* 21* 33* -25* |
2014-15 San Jose Sharks NHL 27* 2* 6* 8* 16* 0* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 43* 4* 11* 15* 30* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
2015-16 San Jose Sharks NHL 29* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2016-17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 45* 0* 6* 6* 6* -13* |
Charlotte Checkers “A” AHL 9* 3* 4* 7* 5* 7* |
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15* 0* 0* 0* 8* -8* |
Rochester Americans AHL 50* 3* 8* 11* 40* -22* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -1
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
Rochester Americans “A” AHL 47* 4* 17* 21* 42* -8* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 New Jersey Devils NHL 20* 0* 3* 3* 6* -2* |
Binghamton Devils AHL 25* 1* 8* 9* 20* -1* |
2020-21 New Jersey Devils NHL 21* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
Binghamton Devils AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* 0* |
USA WC 10* 2* 2* 4* 4* 2* |
2021-22 Nashville Predators NHL 8* 0* 3* 3* 4* 0* |
Milwaukee Admirals “A” AHL 53* 3* 11* 14* 44* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2022-23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 71* 0* 18* 18* 66* 20* | Playoffs 26 0 3 3 28 9
2023-24 HC Lugano NL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 16 1

Matt Tennyson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 12 429* 31* 116* 147* 0.34* 328* -30* | 6 40 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.08 * 36 * 6 *
NAHL 1 58* 4* 10* 14* 0.24* 80* 4* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -4 *
NCAA 3 117* 22* 32* 54* 0.46* 96* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 173* 4* 25* 29* 0.17* 44* -24* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 1 9 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 16 * 1 *
USHL 1 57* 4* 6* 10* 0.18* 51* 5* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
WC 1 10* 2* 2* 4* 0.40* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Tennyson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/16/2024
04/16/2024 Confirmed HC Lugano Unknown
02/14/2024
02/14/2024 Confirmed No team HC Lugano
09/01/2022
09/01/2022 Confirmed Nashville Predators Coachella Valley Firebirds
07/02/2022
07/02/2022 Confirmed Nashville Predators Unknown
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres
07/03/2016
07/03/2016 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Carolina Hurricanes
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
03/28/2012
03/28/2012 Confirmed Western Michigan Univ. San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 4 #45 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft