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USA Matt Grzelcyk
#24 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 2
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 05, 1994
Position
D
Age
30
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Boston, MA, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$2,750,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 3 #85 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency
PREMIUM

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Matt Grzelcyk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Belmont Hill School USHS-Prep 31* 2* 18* 20* 30* -* |
2010-11 USNTDP Juniors USHL 36* 1* 9* 10* 28* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 55* 2* 16* 18* 40* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 5* 6* 2* -* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 5* 6* 2* -* |
2011-12 USNTDP Juniors USHL 24* 1* 10* 11* 6* 8* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 60* 3* 20* 23* 22* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 5* |
USA U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 7* |
2012-13 Boston Univ. NCAA 38* 3* 20* 23* 26* 12* |
2013-14 Boston Univ. NCAA 19* 3* 8* 11* 16* -7* |
USA U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Boston Univ. “C” NCAA 41* 10* 28* 38* 36* 32* |
2015-16 Boston Univ. “C” NCAA 27* 10* 13* 23* 36* 17* |
2016-17 Boston Bruins NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Providence Bruins AHL 70* 6* 26* 32* 18* 13* | Playoffs 17 0 3 3 8 -2
2017-18 Boston Bruins NHL 61* 3* 12* 15* 22* 21* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 4 -2
Providence Bruins AHL 14* 0* 4* 4* 14* 4* |
2018-19 Boston Bruins NHL 66* 3* 15* 18* 68* 9* | Playoffs 20 4 4 8 6 -3
2019-20 Boston Bruins NHL 68* 4* 17* 21* 34* 15* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -5
2020-21 Boston Bruins NHL 37* 5* 15* 20* 22* 11* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 4 -2
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 73* 4* 20* 24* 24* 22* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -6
2022-23 Boston Bruins NHL 75* 4* 22* 26* 28* 46* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
2023-24 Boston Bruins NHL 63* 2* 9* 11* 37* 13* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21* 0* 8* 8* 4* -11* |
Projected NHL 82* 0* 31* 31* 16* -43* |
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Matt Grzelcyk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Middlesex Islanders QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Team Red USA-S15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Matt Grzelcyk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 84* 6* 30* 36* 0.43* 32* 17* | 1 17 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.18 * 8 * -2 *
International-Jr 2 15* 2* 6* 8* 0.53* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 125* 26* 69* 95* 0.76* 114* 54* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 466* 25* 118* 143* 0.31* 241* 126* | 7 66 5 * 9 * 14 * 0.21 * 26 * -19 *
NTDP 2 115* 5* 36* 41* 0.36* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 60* 2* 19* 21* 0.35* 34* 14* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 1 *
USHS-Prep 1 31* 2* 18* 20* 0.65* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Grzelcyk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins
10/17/2020
10/17/2020 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
06/16/2018
06/16/2018 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
04/01/2016
04/01/2016 Confirmed Boston Univ. Boston Bruins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 11 #194 overall by Québec Remparts in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2010, 4 #49 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Belmont Hill School