Matthew Yeats

Matthew Yeats (born April 6, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played five National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Washington Capitals.

Matthew Yeats
Born (1979-04-06) April 6, 1979
Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 248th overall, 1998
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2002–2009

Playing career

Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Yeats was signed in 2003 as a free agent by the Portland Pirates, and then later the Washington Capitals, he played five games for the Capitals near the end of the 2003–04 NHL season.

The Norwegian team Sparta Warriors in Sarpsborg, Norway announced Yeats as their new goalie for the 07/08 season in the Get League on April 28, 2007, he left the team from Sarpsborg on 28 October 2008 and moved to Herlev Hornets. He left after 3 months Denmark and joined on 1 February 2009 to Slovenian club HK Acroni Jesenice of the Erste Bank Hockey League.[1] He left the team after the end of season.

Teams

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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