Matt Caria

Matt Caria
Born (1988-08-16) August 16, 1988
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Manchester Storm
Utah Grizzlies
Florida Everblades
Kalamazoo Wings
Manchester Storm
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Matt Caria (born August 16, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Manchester Storm of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

Caria was named the 2004–05 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) Rookie of the Year, and was selected in the 6th round by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the 2004 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection.[1] He played four seasons in the OHL, scoring 99 goals and 158 assists for 257 points, while earning 338 penalty minutes, in 239 games played.

He then played 14 professional games in the ECHL,[2] with the Utah Grizzlies and the Florida Everblades, during the 2009–10[3] season before attending Lakehead University[4] where he played four years (2009 to 2013) of Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey within the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Conference. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2010–11 OUA West First All-Star Team[5] and the 2011–12 OUA West Second All-Star Team.[6]

After completing his university program, Caria joined the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL where he played the 2013–14 season, scoring 58 points in 68 games, and was named to the 2013–14 ECHL All-Rookie Team.[7]

Awards and honours

Award Year
NOJHL Rookie of the Year 2004–05 [8]
OUA West First All-Star Team 2010–11 [9]
OUA West Second All-Star Team 2011–12 [10]
ECHL All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Southlake Cinemania".
  2. ↑ sager. "Hockey: Matt Caria is T-Bay bound; but when can he suit up for Lakehead?".
  3. ↑ Everblades swing deal to acquire Matt Caria from Utah in exchange for Jardran Beljo – Blades' Blog
  4. ↑ Caria, Dias join Smith at Lakehead University | Sault Star
  5. ↑ Saultites Quesnele and Caria Named to OUA Allstars – Sault Sports
  6. ↑ "Thunderwolves Year in Review".
  7. ↑ Caria Named to All-Rookie Team | intotheboards.net
  8. ↑ Thunderbirds’ Joel Horodziejczyk named NOJHL rookie of the year | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
  9. ↑ "Thunderwolves Hockey – News – Three Wolves receive OUA West All-Star nods".
  10. ↑ "Thunderwolves Hockey – News – Four Wolves selected to OUA All-Star teams".
  11. ↑ "RoyalsHockey.com – Defenseman Michal Cajkovsky Named to ECHL All-Rookie Team".

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