Matt Corrente

Matthew Corrente (born March 17, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils. Corrente was born in Mississauga, Ontario.

Matt Corrente
Corrente with the Charlotte Checkers in 2014
Born (1988-03-17) March 17, 1988
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 30th overall, 2006
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2008–2016

Playing career

In 2004, he was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) by the Saginaw Spirit, 2nd overall. During the 2006–07 OHL season, he was traded to the Mississauga IceDogs. He was drafted 30th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. In 2007 the 2007 Future Watch published by The Hockey News ranked Corrente as the top defenceman in the New Jersey Devils system at the time, and third overall after forward Nicklas Bergfors and goalie Jeff Frazee.

Corrente was called up to the New Jersey Devils on October 14, 2010.

On July 10, 2013, Corrente left the Devils organization as a free agent and signed a one-year two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[1] In the 2013–14 season, Corrente was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. He featured in a career high 72 games posting 2 goals and 11 points as the Checkers failed to make the playoffs.

On July 5, 2014, Corrente signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] During the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, Corrente was loaned by the Lightning to the San Antonio Rampage. In return, the Syracuse Crunch received Ryan Martindale from the Florida Panthers.[3]

As an un-signed free agent over the following summers, Corrente accepted a try-out contract to attend the Grand Rapids Griffins training camp and pre-season on September 28, 2015. Corrente failed to feature in a regular season game with the Griffins before he was released from his try-out on October 17, 2015.[4]

Corrente now runs a hockey development school called Next pro Hockey, which develops ice hockey players with aspirations to play hockey in the NHL.

Personal

Corrente's brother David played for the Western Mustangs Men's Hockey team in the OUA.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Vaughan Vipers OPJHL 39 3 7 10 87 4 1 1 2 14
2004–05 Saginaw Spirit OHL 62 6 9 15 89 — — — — —
2005–06 Saginaw Spirit OHL 61 6 24 30 172 4 1 1 2 8
2006–07 Saginaw Spirit OHL 29 2 13 15 67 — — — — —
2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 14 1 10 11 27 5 0 1 1 8
2007–08 Niagara IceDogs OHL 21 2 13 15 64 10 0 5 5 33
2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 67 6 12 18 161 — — — — —
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 43 5 15 20 74 — — — — —
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0 0 0 24 2 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 3 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
2010–11 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 0 6 6 44 — — — — —
2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 39 2 6 8 73 — — — — —
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 11 0 2 2 32 — — — — —
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 72 2 9 11 136 — — — — —
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 48 2 6 8 101 — — — — —
2014–15 San Antonio Rampage AHL 10 1 4 5 43 — — — — —
2015–16 Florida Everblades ECHL 13 0 2 2 44 — — — — —
AHL totals 293 18 55 73 630 — — — — —
NHL totals 34 0 6 6 68 2 0 0 0 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada Ontario U17 4th 6 0 0 0 19
2006 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 0 0 28
Junior totals 13 0 0 0 47

References
  1. "Canes agree to terms with Flood, Corrente". Carolina Hurricanes. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  2. "Lightning sign defenseman Matt Corrente". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  3. "Syracuse Crunch's Matt Corrente assigned to San Antonio; Ryan Martindale comes in return". Syracuse Crunch. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  4. "Blueline swap". Grand Rapids Griffins. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  5. "David Corrente player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
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