Alyson Matteau

Alyson Matteau (born December 17, 1997) is a Canadian-American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She is currently the second all-time leading scorer among University of Maine women's ice hockey defenders.[1]

Alyson Matteau
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NWHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
Maine Black Bears
National team  Canada
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

From the age of 12 until she was 16, she played for the junior Québec provincial girls' hockey team.[2][3] In high school, she played for Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York.[4]

From 2015 to 2019, she attended the University of Maine and played with the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey team, scoring 61 points in 135 NCAA Division I games and serving as team captain in her senior year.[5] She scored her first career collegiate goal against Brown University in October 2015, and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team that season. She was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team for the 2017-18 season. Near the end of the 2018-19 season, she and three other Maine players, including Cailey Hutchinson, were suspended for violating the student-athlete code of conduct after a reported bar altercation.[6][7]

She signed her first professional contract with the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season.[8]

International play

Matteau represented Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, playing all five games as the country won silver.[9]

Personal life

Matteau is the daughter of former NHL winger and Stanley Cup winner Stéphane Matteau and Nathalie Guertin.[10] She was born in San Jose, California after her father signed with the San Jose Sharks before the 1997–98 NHL season. Her older brother, Stefan, was a first round draft pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays in the American Hockey League (AHL).

For her bachelor's degree, she majored in Child Development and Family Relations at the University of Maine.[11]

References
  1. Rice, Dan (June 26, 2020). "NWHL: Beauts Addition of Alyson Matteau Highlights Week of Signings". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. Schuman, Michael (October 26, 2015). "Matteau puts age aside, looks to make impact for women's hockey". The Maine Campus. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. Kurylo, Jason (April 26, 2013). "Esso Cup Pic #3 – Alyson Matteau". Pucked in the Head. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. Flynn, Andy (December 3, 2020). "3 Northwood alumni to return for 2021 NWHL season". Lake Placid News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. Mahoney, Larry (September 22, 2016). "UMaine hockey defenseman skating out of NHL father's shadow, forging own identity". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. "4 women's hockey players suspended at UMaine". Alternative Press. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. Mahoney, Larry (February 21, 2019). "Four UMaine women's ice hockey players suspended from team". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. Gullickson, Eric (June 25, 2020). "UMaine's Matteau signs NWHL deal with Buffalo". WABI-TV. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  9. "Coutu-Godbout, Giguère et Matteau avec l'équipe nationale féminine des -18 ans". Hockey Québec (in Canadian French). December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. "Beauts sign daughter of '94 Rangers Cup hero". The Buffalo News. June 24, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #7 Alyson Matteau". University of Maine Athletics. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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