Matt Zultek (born March 12, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. The Kings had acquired this selection from the St. Louis Blues as part of the 1996 Wayne Gretzky trade.[1] The Kings were unable to sign him to a contract, and he was redrafted in 1999 by the Boston Bruins.[2]
Zultek never played in the National Hockey League, and most recently played for the Toledo Storm (ECHL) in 2006-07 and the Rapid City Rush (CHL) 2008-09. From 2009 to 2011 he played for the Mississippi Surge (SPHL).[3]
Zultek scored the 1999 Memorial Cup winning goal for the Ottawa 67's against the Calgary Hitmen.[4][2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Caledon Canadians | MetJHL | 50 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 63 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 62 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 156 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 56 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 28 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Thomas University | AUS | 17 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 48 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 148 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 58 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 205 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 65 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 231 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 2005–06 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 42 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 72 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | EC Dornbirn | AUT.2 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 120 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC Dornbirn | AUT.2 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rapid City Rush | CHL | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Mississippi Surge | SPHL | 52 | 47 | 21 | 68 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Mississippi Surge | SPHL | 45 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 73 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 349 | 130 | 137 | 267 | 996 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 100 | ||||
References
- ^ Donna Sarasin; David Ward (October 25, 1997). "The Rebuilding of a Kingdom". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Naylor, David (January 15, 2000). "Ottawa's Zultek recovering from his season of pain". Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Zultek". hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Memorial Cup hero Matt Zultek happy to relive old memories". ottawa67s.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database