Matt Pelech

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Pelech
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1987(1987-09-04)
Age	37
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Virgo

Matt Pelech Biography

Matt Pelech is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on September 4, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Matt Pelech, a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was born September 4, 1987, is currently playing for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League. He was previously a member of the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Pelech was a Flames draft pick. He was 26th in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut as a Flames defenseman in 2009. Since then, he has switched to the right wing and is now known as an enforcer. His brothers Adam Pelech and Michael Pelech also play professionally.

Pelech played in 59 Heat games in 2010-11. He scored 3 goals, 2 assists, and added 198 penalties in minutes. Pelech was not offered a contract by the Flames, so he is an unrestricted agent. He signed with the San Jose Sharks and spent the season with their AHL affiliate the Worcester Sharks. In the 2011-12 AHL season, he appeared in 59 games and scored eight points. He also had 168 PIM. He was the alternate captain for Worcester and was named the team’s “unsung heroes”. Pelech was promoted to the right wing, and he became an enforcer in the Sharks’ organization. He returned to Worcester in 2012-13, where he scored seven points in 58 games, and had a career-high 238 point average. He also played in two games for San Jose.

On May 13, 2015, Pelech agreed to a one-year contract with German outfit, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL. He made 49 appearances in his sole season with the Wild Wings, tallying eight goals and twelve assists. In April 2016, Pelech inked a two-year deal with fellow DEL team Hamburg Freezers. However, the Freezers folded the following month. In September 2016, he signed with the Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League,

After one season in Austria, Pelech moved back to Germany for the 2017–18 season as he inked a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on May 23, 2017. On July 10, 2019, Pelech moved to the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League, signing for defending league champions the Belfast Giants.

He played in four seasons with the Sarnia Sting and the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He was assigned to the Quad Cities Flames of American Hockey League in 2007. On April 4, 2009, he was recalled to the Flames and made his NHL debut against the Minnesota Wild. Three nights later, Pelech scored his first career goal, an assist against the Los Angeles Kings. When the Flames moved their AHL team, he joined the Abbotsford Heat. In January 2010, he was injured by a blood clot in the arm. Doctors initially thought it would end his season. Pelech was able to recover in time to play in the Heat’s playoff games.

Matt Pelech Net Worth

Matt Pelech is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Pelech 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pelech’s younger brother Michael, who was born in 1989, plays in the ECHL for Greenville Swamp Rabbits. While brother Adam (born in 1994), plays in NHL. They are the nephews of Mike Gillis, former Vancouver Canucks general manger and NHL player.

Pelech was a young player in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, playing with a Vaughan minor ice hockey team.

The Sharks again re-signed Pelech to a one-year contract prior to the 2013–14 NHL season. Following a training camp in which he worked to prove he could be more than just a fighter, Pelech was initially assigned to the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL, but was recalled to San Jose for the season opening game when the Sharks’ coaching staff felt the team required a greater physical presence. He scored his first NHL goal – the game winner – against goaltender Roberto Luongo in a 4–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on October 10, 2013.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Matt Pelech Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Matt Pelech celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.