Matt Pettinger
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| Born |
October 22, 1980 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning Kölner Haie Hamburg Freezers |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 43rd overall, 2000 Washington Capitals |
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| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | |
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2000 Umea | |
Matthew Pettinger (born October 22, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and the Washington Capitals. Pettinger was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.
Pettinger was drafted in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Before his professional career, Pettinger played a season and half for the University of Denver Pioneers before joining the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) midway through the 1999–00 season.
He spent his first few seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) splitting time between the Washington Capitals and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, before earning a full-time roster spot with the Capitals in 2003–04. Pettinger played eight games for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, then recorded a career-high 20 goals, 18 assists and 38 points as NHL play resumed the following season.
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