Matvei Gridin (born 1 March 2006) is a Russian ice hockey player for the
Muskegon Lumberjacks of the
United States Hockey League (USHL) as a prospect for the
Calgary Flames of the
National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 28th overall by the Flames in the
2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Gridin began playing hockey at three years old in his hometown of
Kurgan. He played youth hockey for Spartak St. Petersburg and
Avangard Omsk
Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...
's organizations before being selected by the
Muskegon Lumberjacks in the 15th round of the 2022 USHL draft. During the
2022–23 season, he recorded eight goals and 11 assists in 40 games for the Lumberjacks.
During the
2023–24 season, Gridin led the USHL in scoring with 38 goals and 45 assists in 60 games. He ranked fourth in the league in goals and tied for fourth in assists. Following the season he was named to the All-USHL first team.
He was drafted 28th overall by the
Calgary Flames in the
2024 NHL entry draft.
On 5 July 2024, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flames.
On 3 July 2024, he was drafted first overall by the
Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 2024
CHL Import Draft
The CHL Import Draft is an annual event in which every team in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) may select the rights to eligible import players. An import is classified as a player who does not have residency status in either Canada or the U ...
. He was committed to play
college ice hockey at
Michigan, however, he forfeited that eligibility after signing his entry-level contract with the Flames instead.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
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2006 births
Living people
Calgary Flames draft picks
Muskegon Lumberjacks players
People from Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast
NHL first-round draft picks
Russian ice hockey right wingers
21st-century Russian sportsmen
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