Matthew Wood
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | February 6, 2005 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Nanaimo, BC | Height: | 6'4" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 193 |
| Position: | Center | Commit: | Minnesota | 2024 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHL Prospects Draft | 2020 | 2 | 41 | Regina Pats |
| USHL Futures Draft | 2021 | 9 | 122 | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2023 | 1 | 15 | Nashville Predators |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | C | Nashville Predators |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Admirals | Nashville Predators | F | 2025-10-23 |
| Nashville Predators | Milwaukee Admirals | F | 2025-10-10 |
| Univ. of Minnesota | Nashville Predators | F | 2025-03-29 |
| Univ. of Connecticut | Univ. of Minnesota | F | 2024-04-08 |
| Victoria Grizzlies | Univ. of Connecticut | F | 2021-08-13 |
| North Island Silvertips U18 AAA | Victoria Grizzlies | F | 2020-12-20 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| CSSHL U15 Most Sportsmanlike | CSSHL U15 | 2019-2020 |
| BCHL Most Goals | BCHL | 2021-2022 |
| BCHL Top Scorer (Brett Hull Trophy) | BCHL | 2021-2022 |
| BCHL Most Goals by Rookie | 2021-2022 | |
| BCHL Most Points by Rookie | 2021-2022 | |
| BCHL First Team All-Star | BCHL | 2021-2022 |
| BCHL All-Rookie Team | BCHL | 2021-2022 |
| BCHL Rookie of the Year (Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy) | BCHL | 2021-2022 |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2022-2023 |
| U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team | U18 WJC | 2022-2023 |
| U18 WJC Bronze Medal | U18 WJC | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) All-Rookie Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (B1G) Honorable Mention All-Star Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (B1G) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | BC Junior Canucks | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Nanaimo Clippers U15 A1 | VIBHL | 58 | 52 | 110 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | North Shore Warriors U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | North Shore Warriors U15 Prep | John Reid Memorial | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | North Island Silvertips U18 AAA | BCEHL U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 46 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 33 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021-2022 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 35 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 35 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 43 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 39 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
