Matthew Phillips (ice hockey)

Matthew Phillips (born April 6, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Matthew Phillips
Born (1998-04-06) April 6, 1998
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Calgary Flames
Stockton Heat (AHL)
NHL Draft 166th overall, 2016
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Junior

Phillips was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall by the Victoria Royals in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. The season prior to being drafted, Phillips scored forty goals and 77 points in 37 games played with the Calgary Bisons of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL).[1] Phillips participated in the Royals' training camp and preseason for the 2013–14 WHL season as a 15-year old, despite not being eligible to play in the regular season, as WHL rules prevent players under the age of 16 from playing.[2] He was subsequently returned to his minor ice hockey team, the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL) Calgary Buffaloes, where he finished the season with fifteen goals and 35 points in 33 games played.

Phillips joined the Royals' training camp and preseason for the 2014–15 WHL season, but was again returned to his minor ice hockey team in Calgary.[3] Playing with the AMHL Calgary Buffaloes for the second straight season, Phillips was leading the league in scoring when he was called up to the Royals.[4] Phillips made his Western Hockey League debut for the Royals on January 23, 2015 against the Kamloops Blazers, scoring one goal in a 4–3 overtime loss.[5] He played one more game during the 2014–15 WHL season, finishing with three points in two games played, before being returned to the Buffaloes. He finished his second season with the Buffaloes winning the Harry Allen Memorial Trophy as the top scorer in the AMHL with 33 goals and 73 points in 34 games played.[6][7] He also won the Trevor Linden Trophy as the league's top forward and was named to the AMHL First All-Star Team.[8][9]

On December 31, 2017, Phillips signed a three-year, $2.325 million entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames.[10][11]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Victoria Royals WHL 21230 —————
2015–16 Victoria Royals WHL 7237397616 135382
2016–17 Victoria Royals WHL 7050409050 61232
2016–17 Stockton Heat AHL 10110 20002
2017–18 Victoria Royals WHL 71486411232 11613196
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 651325382 —————
2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 381518336 —————
AHL totals 1042844728 20002

Awards and honours
Award Year Ref
AMHL
Harry Allen Memorial Trophy (AMHL Top Scorer) 2015 [7]
Trevor Linden Trophy (AMHL Top Forward) 2015 [8]
AMHL First All-Star Team 2015 [9]
WHL
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year) 2016 [12]
WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team 2017, 2018 [13][14]

References
  1. "Royals select 11 players in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft". Victoria Royals. May 2, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. Dheensaw, Cleve (August 31, 2013). "Victoria Royals pound Seattle Thunderbirds goalie but lose shootout". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. B.1. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. Dheensaw, Cleve (September 12, 2014). "Victoria Royals' young guns draw blanks against Giants". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. D.1. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. Heinen, Laurence (January 27, 2015). "'Dub Weekly: Odd couple leading Hitmen to success". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. D.9. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. Dheensaw, Cleve (January 24, 2015). "Blazers burn Victoria Royals in OT". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. B.9. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. Hagen, Jefferson (March 31, 2015). "UFA Bisons off to Vancouver after conquering the province". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. C.12. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  7. "Harry Allen Memorial Trophy - Top Scorer". Alberta Midget Hockey League. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  8. "Trevor Linden Trophy - Top Forward". Alberta Midget Hockey League. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  9. "All Stars". Alberta Midget Hockey League. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  10. "Flames sign Matthew Phillips". Calgary Flames. December 31, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. "Matthew Phillips". CapFriendly.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  12. "WHL Announces 50th Season Award Winners". Western Hockey League. May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  13. "WHL announces 2016-17 Conference All-Star teams". Western Hockey League. March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  14. "WHL announces 2017-18 Conference Award winners". Western Hockey League. March 21, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.


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