Matt Duchene
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Duchene in November 2014
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| Born |
January 16, 1991 Haliburton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 2009 Colorado Avalanche |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Matthew Duchene (pronounced: [dyˈʃɛn]; born January 16, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by Colorado in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Duchene grew up playing minor hockey for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA)'s Central Ontario Wolves (based in Lindsay) of the Eastern AAA League. He also spent his early hockey years playing for his hometown Haliburton Huskies before moving up to the AAA level. In 2006, Duchene verbally stated he was interested in college hockey in the United States and verbally committed to playing in the NCAA. After the 2006–07 season with the Wolves, however, Duchene was selected in the first round of the 2007 OHL Priority Selection by the Brampton Battalion.
Duchene played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2007–08, recording 30 goals and 50 points in his rookie campaign. The following season, 2008–09, he improved to 79 points in 57 games, then added 26 points in the post-season, helping the Battalion to the J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals, where they were defeated by eventual 2009 Memorial Cup champions, the Windsor Spitfires.
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