Matthew Wood (ice hockey)
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| Matthew Wood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Wood with Minnesota in November 2024 | |||
| Born |
February 6, 2005 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
15th overall, 2023 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2025–present | ||
Matthew Wood (born February 6, 2005) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 15th overall by the Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft.
Wood was the youngest player in college hockey when he scored 11 goals and 34 points in 35 games playing for the University of Connecticut.[1] He was named to Hockey East's All-Rookie team. During the 2023–24 season, in his sophomore year, he again led UConn in scoring with 16 goals and 12 assists in 35 games.[2] On April 8, 2024, Wood announced he would transfer to the University of Minnesota for the 2024–25 season. During his junior year he recorded 17 goals and 22 assists in 39 games.[3]
Wood made his NHL debut on April 5, 2025, against the Montreal Canadiens.[4]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2023 Switzerland | |
At the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky tournament, Wood put up five points in five games, winning a gold medal. At the 2023 U18 worlds, he led Canada with 13 points in seven games, winning bronze.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 46 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | University of Connecticut | HE | 35 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | University of Connecticut | HE | 35 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 39 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 77 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Canada | HG18 |  |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Canada | U18 |  |
7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Canada | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6 | ||||