Matt Zultek

Matt Zultek (born March 12, 1979) is a Canadian 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]

Matt Zultek
Born (1979-03-12) March 12, 1979
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
SPHL team
Former teams
Mississippi Surge
Rapid City Rush
Toledo Storm
Trenton Titans
Greenville Grrrowl
NHL Draft 15th overall, 1997
Los Angeles Kings
56th overall, 1999
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2001present

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
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References

  1. Donna Sarasin; David Ward (October 25, 1997). "The Rebuilding of a Kingdom". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  2. Naylor, David (January 15, 2000). "Ottawa's Zultek recovering from his season of pain". Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. "Matt Zultek". hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. "Memorial Cup hero Matt Zultek happy to relive old memories". ottawa67s.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
Preceded by
Olli Jokinen
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
1997
Succeeded by
Mathieu Biron


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