Matthew Peca

Matthew Peca
Born (1993-04-27) April 27, 1993
Petawawa, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
NHL Draft 201st overall, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2015–present

Matthew Peca (born April 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (201st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing Career

Quinnipiac University

Prior to turning professional, Peca attended Quinnipiac University where he played four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC Hockey conference. He was recognized for his outstanding play with the Bobcats when he was named as a freshman to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, and in his final season was named to the 2014–15 All-ECAC Hockey First Team.

On April 1, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Peca to a two-year entry level contract.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Pembroke Lumber Kings CJHL 60 21 26 47 10 15 3 3 6 6
2010–11 Pembroke Lumber Kings CCHL 50 26 46 72 14 14 11 10 21 6
2011–12 Quinnipiac University ECAC 39 8 31 39 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Quinnipiac University ECAC 39 15 15 30 36 — — — — —
2013–14 Quinnipiac University ECAC 40 12 26 38 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Quinnipiac University ECAC 39 7 29 36 27 — — — — —
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 1 3 4 0 3 1 1 1 2
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 65 8 35 43 10 — — — — —
NHL totals — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team 2011–12 [2]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2014–15 [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015/4/1/8326113/quinnipiacs-matthew-peca-signs-with-tampa-bay-lightning
  2. ↑ http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=751727
  3. ↑ "League Announces Postseason Awards". ECAC Hockey. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-04.

External links


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