Matt Pettinger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Pettinger
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1980(1980-10-22)
Age	44
Birthplace	Edmonton
Country	Canada
Birth City	Alberta
Horoscope	Libra

Matt Pettinger Biography

Matt Pettinger is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on October 22, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Matthew Pettinger, a former Canadian professional ice hockey left- winger, was born October 22, 1980. He was a National Hockey League player with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks, as well as the Washington Capitals. Pettinger was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.

Pettinger was traded to the Vancouver Canucks by the Washington Capitals on February 26, 2008 at the trade deadline for forward Matt Cooke. Pettinger began the 2008-09 season in the AHL with Canucks’ minor league affiliate the Manitoba Moose. Pettinger was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 21, 2008, on re-entry waivers. The Lightning gave him 15 points in his final 59 games.

On August 6, 2010, Pettinger left North America and signed a one-year contract with German team Kölner Haie of the DEL. After completing a second season with the Sharks, Pettinger opted to remain in the DEL for a third season, however opted to sign with fellow club, the Hamburg Freezers, on a one-year deal on April 9, 2012.

After spending his first few seasons with the National Hockey League, Pettinger split time between the Washington Capitals (NHL), and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates (AHL), before he was offered a permanent spot on the Capitals’ roster in 2003-04. Pettinger was a part of eight games played by HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, Slovenia, during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. He then scored a career-high 20 goals and 18 assists, as NHL play resumed in the following season.

Matt Pettinger Net Worth

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

Pettinger was a young hockey player in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. He played with a Victoria minor ice hockey team.

The Washington Capitals drafted Pettinger in the 43rd round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Pettinger was a part of the University of Denver Pioneers for a season before joining the Calgary Hitmen of Western Hockey League (WHL), midway through 1999-00.

Unable to sign with an NHL team in the 2009 off-season, Pettinger returned to the Manitoba Moose, signing a professional try-out contract on October 14,

2009. Before long, however, injuries to the Vancouver Canucks resulted in him re-signing with his former NHL club on November 2 to a one-year, two-way deal worth the league-minimum $500,000 at the NHL level. Seven games later, he was sent back to the Moose in expectation of forward Daniel Sedin’s return from injury after clearing waivers on November 21. On April 6, 2010 Pettinger was recalled by the Vancouver Canucks. After 422 NHL regular seasons games, Pettinger finally made his post-season debut in playing a solitary game with the Canucks in a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 15, 2010.

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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 Pettinger celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.