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Canada Matt Moulson
#26 Hershey Bears / AHL - 21/22
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
2-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 2
Date of Birth
Nov 01, 1983
Position
LW/RW
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
North York, ON, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 9 #263 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Brother: Chris Moulson
Sister: Shannon Moulson-Nap Father-in-law: Mike Backman
Brothers-in-law: Brett Backman, Sean Backman, Jonathan Quick

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Matt Moulson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Mississauga Braves U18 AA GTHL U18 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Guelph Dominators MWJHL 43* 31* 24* 55* 63* -* | Playoffs 5 7 5 12 18 -
2001-02 Guelph Dominators MWJHL 42* 56* 46* 102* 80* -* | Playoffs 5 3 5 8 0 -
Springfield Spirit NAHL 1* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
2002-03 Cornell Univ. NCAA 33* 13* 10* 23* 22* -* |
2003-04 Cornell Univ. NCAA 32* 18* 17* 35* 37* -* |
2004-05 Cornell Univ. “A” NCAA 34* 22* 20* 42* 33* -* |
2005-06 Cornell Univ. “C” NCAA 35* 18* 20* 38* 14* 1* |
2006-07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 77* 25* 32* 57* 23* 26* | Playoffs 16 2 3 5 6 -2
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22* 5* 4* 9* 4* 2* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 57* 28* 28* 56* 29* 5* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 4 -9
2008-09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* 3* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 54* 21* 26* 47* 35* 3* |
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL 82* 30* 18* 48* 16* -2* |
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 82* 31* 22* 53* 24* -10* |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 82* 36* 33* 69* 6* 1* |
2012-13 New York Islanders NHL 47* 15* 29* 44* 4* -3* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 10 -4
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 11* 6* 3* 9* 6* 3* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 44* 11* 18* 29* 20* -8* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 20* 6* 7* 13* 8* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 0
2014-15 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 77* 13* 28* 41* 4* -11* |
2015-16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81* 8* 13* 21* 16* -5* |
2016-17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81* 14* 18* 32* 10* -4* |
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 2* -9* |
Ontario Reign AHL 49* 18* 28* 46* 16* 18* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 3
2018-19 Ontario Reign “A” AHL 68* 28* 34* 62* 48* -1* |
2019-20 Hershey Bears AHL 62* 22* 19* 41* 24* 3* |
2020-21 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 33* 12* 12* 24* 43* 9* |
2021-22 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 24* 5* 12* 17* 10* -3* |

Matt Moulson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 8 424* 159* 191* 350* 0.83* 228* 60* | 3 24 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.38 * 12 * -8 *
GTHL U18 AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MWJHL 2 85* 87* 70* 157* 1.85* 143* -* | 2 10 10 * 10 * 20 * 2.00 * 18 * - *
NAHL 1 1* 2* 0* 2* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 134* 71* 67* 138* 1.03* 106* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 650* 176* 193* 369* 0.57* 122* -36* | 2 16 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.38 * 14 * -4 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Matt Moulson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2022
07/11/2022 Confirmed Hershey Bears Retired
07/27/2021
07/27/2021 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
08/07/2020
08/07/2020 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
07/24/2019
07/24/2019 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Hershey Bears
09/23/2018
09/23/2018 Loan Buffalo Sabres Ontario Reign
12/05/2017
12/05/2017 Loan Buffalo Sabres Ontario Reign
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
03/05/2014
03/05/2014 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild
10/27/2013
10/27/2013 Confirmed New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
01/27/2011
01/27/2011 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
07/27/2010
07/27/2010 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
07/06/2009
07/06/2009 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Cambridge Redhawks

Cult/Star player for Cornell Univ.

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

A hard-working winger with a good shot and goal-scoring instincts. Has good size.
Is a bit lacking in the skating department, and isn't a very physical player.

Career transactions
- 2013-10-27 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres with a 2014 1st and 2015 2nd-round NHL draft pick for Thomas Vanek.
- 2011-01-27 • Signed to a three-year cotnract extension by the New York Islanders
- 2010-07-27 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2009-07-06 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2008-07-16 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2006-09-01 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Los Angeles Kings


Matt Moulson was also a National Lacrosse League draft pick, with Rochester drafting him in the fourth round, in 2003.