Matthew Kiersted
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| Date of Birth: | April 14, 1998 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Elk River, MN | Height: | 6'0" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 181 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | North Dakota | 2017 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Futures Draft | 2014 | 1 | 6 | Chicago Steel |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Florida Panthers |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers | D | 2024-06-28 |
| Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers | D | 2022-06-27 |
| Univ. of North Dakota | Florida Panthers | D | 2021-04-01 |
| Elk River/Zimmerman High | Univ. of North Dakota | D | 2014-04-19 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| USHL Clark Cup Champion | USHL | 2016-2017 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Second All-Star Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Champion | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (West) Second All-American Team | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (USCHO) Third Team | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| AHL Best Plus/Minus | AHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Team MPLS Magazine | UMHSEHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-2014 | Elk River/Zimmerman High | USHS-MN | 24 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013-2014 | Team Red | USA-S15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Twin Cities Orthopedics | UMHSEHL | 18 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Elk River/Zimmerman High | USHS-MN | 25 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 31 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014-2015 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | U.S. National U17 Team | NTDP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Grey | USA-S16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | B16 - Blue (Final 54) | MNHP-16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 44 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Steel | JCWC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team Grey | USA-S17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 33 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 50 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 29 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 28 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 64 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022-2023 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 49 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 44 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023-2024 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 53 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024-2025 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 64 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 40 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |