Matthew Ezzy
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Matthew Ezzy is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Newcastle North Stars
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
of the Central Hockey League where he played 29 games and finished with save percentage of 90.7. The following season Ezzy moved to the London Nationals of the WJHL. In 2004 Ezzy played for Aurora Tigers
of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
before moving to the Welland Jr. Canadians
in the GHJHL. At the end of the 2004–05 season Ezzy returned to Australia to play for the Newcastle North Stars
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
, where he played 22 games and finished with a save percentage of 90.6.
In 2006 Ezzy joined KHK Crvena Zvezda
of the Serbian Hockey League
, playing 12 games. Following the 2008 season for the North Stars Ezzy joined the Utrecht Dragons
of the Eredivisie, where he played 15 games. Ezzy is currently in his eighth season for the North Stars and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
.
Ezzy was first called up to represent Australia in 2001 where he joined the national under-18 team
to compete at the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
. In 2004 Ezzy moved up to the national senior team to compete at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
. At the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Division II Group B tournament Ezzy was named the tournaments best goaltender, finished with the best goals against average
, and had the best save percentage. In 2011 Ezzy was called up for the Australian senior team for his eighth appearance at the World Ice Hockey Championships.
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
International
Newcastle North Stars
The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars...
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
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Playing career
Matthew Ezzy first played ice hockey for the Gold Coast Grizzlies in 2001. In 2002 he joined the Smiths Falls BearsSmiths Falls Bears
The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976...
of the Central Hockey League where he played 29 games and finished with save percentage of 90.7. The following season Ezzy moved to the London Nationals of the WJHL. In 2004 Ezzy played for Aurora Tigers
Aurora Tigers
The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...
of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...
before moving to the Welland Jr. Canadians
Welland Jr. Canadians
The Welland Jr. Canadians are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
in the GHJHL. At the end of the 2004–05 season Ezzy returned to Australia to play for the Newcastle North Stars
Newcastle North Stars
The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
, where he played 22 games and finished with a save percentage of 90.6.
In 2006 Ezzy joined KHK Crvena Zvezda
KHK Crvena Zvezda
KHK Crvena zvezda is an ice hockey club from Belgrade, Serbia, currently playing in the Serbian Hockey League. The club is a part of the Crvena zvezda sports association....
of the Serbian Hockey League
Serbian Hockey League
The Serbian Hockey League is the top league for Ice Hockey in Serbia. There are four teams in it for the 2009-2010 season.-Teams:The total number of teams varies from season to season, as certain clubs can't fill their senior teams due to lack of players or finances...
, playing 12 games. Following the 2008 season for the North Stars Ezzy joined the Utrecht Dragons
Utrecht Dragons
IJCU Dragons Utrecht is an amateur ice hockey team in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The team played one season as "Hoek Dragons Utrecht" in the Dutch Eredivisie, the professional hockey division in the Netherlands, in 2008-2009, while maintaining an amateur team in the Eerste divisie...
of the Eredivisie, where he played 15 games. Ezzy is currently in his eighth season for the North Stars and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season
2011 AIHL season
The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points...
.
Ezzy was first called up to represent Australia in 2001 where he joined the national under-18 team
Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team
The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:...
to compete at the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships
The IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation each at the start of every year for national under-18 ice hockey teams from Asia and Oceania...
. In 2004 Ezzy moved up to the national senior team to compete at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna...
. At the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries will participate in four levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition...
Division II Group B tournament Ezzy was named the tournaments best goaltender, finished with the best goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
, and had the best save percentage. In 2011 Ezzy was called up for the Australian senior team for his eighth appearance at the World Ice Hockey Championships.
Personal life
Ezzy was born on 2 January 1984 in LismoreLismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Awards
- AIHL Top Goaltender in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
- Best Goaltender of the 2008 IIHF World Championship – Division II Group B2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIThe 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A...
- Best Save Pecentage of the2008 IIHF World Championship – Division II Group B
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
GP | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
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| 2002–03 | Smiths Falls Bears Smiths Falls Bears The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League. They were original members, but then left Smiths Falls in 1976... |
CJHL | 29 | 3.25 | 90.7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | London Nationals | WJHL | 23 | 2.40 | 92.4 | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
26 | 2.00 | 91.0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Aurora Tigers Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora... |
OPJHL Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the... |
18 | 3.30 | 90.9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Welland Jr. Canadians Welland Jr. Canadians The Welland Jr. Canadians are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:... |
GHJHL | 16 | 3.80 | 90.6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 22 | 2.79 | 90.6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 24 | 3.02 | 90.7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | KHK Crvena Zvezda KHK Crvena Zvezda KHK Crvena zvezda is an ice hockey club from Belgrade, Serbia, currently playing in the Serbian Hockey League. The club is a part of the Crvena zvezda sports association.... |
SHL Serbian Hockey League The Serbian Hockey League is the top league for Ice Hockey in Serbia. There are four teams in it for the 2009-2010 season.-Teams:The total number of teams varies from season to season, as certain clubs can't fill their senior teams due to lack of players or finances... |
12 | 3.39 | 91.3 | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 18 | 2.90 | 90.5 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle North Stars | Wilson Cup Wilson Cup (ice hockey) The Wilson Cup is an ice hockey trophy competition which is set up as a pre-season tournament to the Australian Ice Hockey League. It is contested between four top level teams based in New South Wales.-History:... |
5 | 1.95 | 90.7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 21 | 2.70 | 90.2 | 2 | 3.00 | 88.7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Utrecht Dragons Utrecht Dragons IJCU Dragons Utrecht is an amateur ice hockey team in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The team played one season as "Hoek Dragons Utrecht" in the Dutch Eredivisie, the professional hockey division in the Netherlands, in 2008-2009, while maintaining an amateur team in the Eerste divisie... |
Eredivisie | 15 | 6.15 | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 21 | 3.49 | 88.9 | 1 | 2.97 | 91.2 | ||
| 2010 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 24 | 3.04 | 91.0 | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Australia U/18 Australia men's national U-18 ice hockey team The Australia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia and represents Australia in international under-18 ice hockey competitions. Australia plays in Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championships.-History:... |
2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship | 2 | 120:00 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 90.4 |
| 2004 | Australia | 2004 IIHF World Championship Division IIA | 2 | 99:05 | 5 | 1 | 3.03 | 81.48 |
| 2005 | Australia | 2005 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 4 to April 16, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
3 | 152:50 | 3 | 2 | 1.18 | 96.30 |
| 2006 | Australia | 2006 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 29, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
3 | 179:31 | 9 | 0 | 3.01 | 90.63 |
| 2007 | Australia | 2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Zagreb, Croatia from April 11, 2007, through April 17, 2007. Group B was played at Seoul, Korea from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007.-Group A:... |
3 | 179:43 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 88.31 |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
4 | 240:00 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 | 96.12 |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 209.19 | 25 | 0 | 7.17 | 86.26 |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
3 | 180:00 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 93.33 |
| 2011 | Australia | 2011 IIHF World Championship Division IIA 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II were international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested from 4–10 April 2011 in Melbourne, Australia and Group B was contested from 10–16 April 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia... |
4 | 240:00 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 | 95.1 |