Auston Taylour Matthews is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . Born in San Ramon, California, Matthews and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, when he was an infant. After playing baseball and hockey during his childhood, he developed a particular interest in hockey after watching the local Arizona Coyotes play. A product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League , Matthews played for the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League prior to being drafted into the NHL in 2016, winning a Swiss Cup title that same year. Matthews was widely considered the top prospect of the draft, and was selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Auston Matthews | |||
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Matthews with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020 | |||
Born |
San Ramon, California, U.S. | September 17, 1997||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs ZSC Lions | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft |
1st overall, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Auston Matthews is an American professional ice-hockey player with a promising and bright career and the potential to grow into a top-level center player. He was born in California and grew up in Arizona. As a child, he was good at both baseball and ice hockey. As he grew up, he chose to focus on ice hockey. He has been described as a naturally nimble skater who can quickly accelerate his speed. Matthews exhibits confidence and competence in his game. He has helped the US win the ˜World U-17 Hockey Challenge' gold once and the ˜IIHF World U18 Championship' gold twice. He also represented the US at the ˜IIHF World U20 Championship.' For a year, he represented the ˜ZSC Lions' in the ˜Swiss National League A' (NLA) and won a number of awards in the ˜NLA.' Matthews was selected first overall in the 2016 ˜National Hockey League' (NHL) draft, by the ˜Toronto Maple Leafs.' He set a record by scoring 4 goals in his ˜NHL' debut and won the ˜Calder Trophy' for being the league's top rookie. He has achieved many milestones as a young, promising player. Presently he lives in Toronto, Canada.
He was born to Brian and Ema Matthews in San Ramon, California; he later moved to Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Growing up, he played with US National Development Team and ZSC Lions of National League A, bypassing the the more traditional Canadian major junior leagues and the NCAA.
He scored 116 points in his second season with the US National Development Team, breaking Patrick Kane's record of 102.
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At the age of 24,
Auston Matthews height is 1.90 m.
He spent a year playing with Jack Eichel while the two were on the USNDT during the 2013-2014 season.
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● Auston Matthews was born on September 17, 1997 (age 24) in San Ramon, California, United States ● He is a celebrity hockey player
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