Matt Korthuis

Matt Korthuis
Born (1981-09-22) September 22, 1981
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams
Melbourne Ice
Amstel Tijgers
Estevan Bruins
Friesland Flyers
HYS The Hague
Nijmegen Devils
National team  Netherlands
Playing career 2000present

Matt Korthuis (born September 22, 1981) is a Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1]

Playing career

Korthuis first played for the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 2000.[1] Playing in his first season Korthuis recorded 44 points in 57 for the 2000–01 season. After two seasons with the Bruins Korthuis left moved to the Netherlands and signed with the Nijmegen Devils of the Dutch Eredivisie league.[1] Korthuis remained with the Devils for only one season before moving to the Friesland Flyers of the same league for the start of the 2004–05 season. Korthuis remained with the Flyers for two seasons recording a total of 121 points in 94 games.[1] Starting the 2006-07 Eredivisie season Korthuis signed with the Amstel Tijgers. Korthuis won his first Dutch Cup with the team after they won the 2007 Dutch Cup tournament.[1] He remained at the club for only one season before signing with HYS The Hague for the start of the 2007-08 season. Korthuis played for HYS The Hague for five season from 2007 until 2012, winning the 2012 Dutch Cup and the 2009 and 2011 Dutch Championship.[1] At the end of the 2011-12 season Korthuis moved to Australia and signed with the Melbourne Ice of the Australian Ice Hockey League. In his first season with the Ice he won the 2012 Goodall Cup.[1]

Korthuis was first selected to represent the Netherlands in 2007 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament being played in Qiqihar, China. The Netherlands finished fifth while Korthuis seven points in his five games.[2] Korthuis represented the Netherlands again at the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament and the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament. The Netherlands again finished fifth in both tournaments while Korthuis managed four points at the 2008 tournament and five in 2009.[3][4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Estevan Bruins SJHL 57 20 24 44 57
2001–02 Estevan Bruins SJHL 61 29 33 62 165
2002–03 Nijmegen Devils Eredivisie 35 23 8 31 153 8 1 3 4 22
2004–05 Friesland Flyers Eredivisie 35 25 23 48 98 7 5 3 8 8
2005–06 Friesland Flyers Eredivisie 46 26 25 51 130 9 9 5 14 22
2006–07 Amstel Tijgers Eredivisie 35 14 23 37 120 5 5 0 5 34
2007–08 HYS The Hague Eredivisie 38 21 17 38 100 5 2 1 3 10
2008–09 HYS The Hague Eredivisie 43 21 34 55 52 10 3 4 7 22
2009–10 HYS The Hague Eredivisie 47 26 36 62 116 5 1 4 5 26
2010–11 HYS The Hague North Sea Cup 35 22 35 57 94 8 3 4 7 49
2011–12 HYS The Hague North Sea Cup 44 20 37 57 121 8 5 2 7 16
2012 Melbourne Ice AIHL 19 7 19 26 74 2 1 1 2 2
2012 Melbourne Ice TTCL 1 1 1 2 2
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM +/–
2007 Netherlands 2007 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A 5 2 5 7 24 2
2008 Netherlands 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A 5 1 3 4 6 –1
2009 Netherlands 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B 5 1 4 5 8 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Matt Korthuis". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  2. "2007 IIHF World Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  3. "2008 IIHF World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  4. "Group B: Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
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