Matthew John Fraser (born May 20, 1990) is a

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professional

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left wing. He is currently under contract with EC KAC of the

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(ICEHL). He has previously played in the

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for the

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Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

and

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

Playing career

Fraser played major junior hockey in the

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(WHL), winning the 2010–11 WHL championship with the

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On November 17, 2010, the

signed Fraser as a free agent to a three-year entry level contract. Fraser started the 2011–12 season playing with the Stars' top

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affiliate, the

Texas Stars The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the ...

, where he scored 21 goals in his first 40 games. Fraser was leading his AHL team in scoring when, on January 24, 2012, he was called up to the Dallas Stars to make his NHL debut. After one game he was returned to Texas and finished with a franchise high 37 goals, second in the league. On February 25, 2013, he scored his first career NHL goal against the

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with

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in net. On July 4, 2013, Fraser was included in a trade between the Stars and

which sent

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to Boston and

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to Dallas in a seven-player deal. Boston traded Seguin, Rich Peverley and Ryan Button to Dallas for Eriksson, Fraser,

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and

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. Fraser and

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were called up by the Boston Bruins from AHL Providence on December 8, 2013. On May 7, 2014, Fraser was recalled by Boston to make his NHL playoff debut the following day where he scored the overtime winner, giving the Bruins a 1-0 win over the

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on May 8 to even the Eastern Conference Semifinals series 2-2. In the 2014–15 season, Fraser was claimed off waivers from the Bruins by the

on December 29, 2014. Fraser scored 5 goals in 36 games to end the year with the Oilers; however, he was not retained with a qualifying offer, releasing him to unrestricted free agency. On July 2, 2015, Fraser signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets. In the 2015–16 season, while with the Jets AHL affiliate, the

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, on February 25, 2016, Fraser was traded by Winnipeg alongside

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and Jay Harrison to the

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in exchange for

Marko Daňo Marko Daňo (born 30 November 1994) is an Austrian-born Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, 27th overall, ...

and a first-round pick in the

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. Unable to crack an NHL roster in a full-time role over five seasons, Fraser left North America as a free agent, signing a one-year deal with Swedish club

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of the Swedish Hockey League on September 9, 2016. After one season in Rögle, Fraser moved to Austria to compete with

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of the

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. On April 11, 2018, Fraser moved to the neighbouring

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DEL league, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season with the

Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburger EV ...

Career statistics

Awards and honors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Matt 1990 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Dallas Stars players Dornbirn Bulldogs players EC KAC players Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from Alberta Kootenay Ice players Manitoba Moose players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Providence Bruins players Red Deer Rebels players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Rögle BK players Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta Texas Stars players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden