Matt Stajan
| Matt Stajan | |||
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| Born |
December 19, 1983 Mississauga, Ontario |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| NHL Draft | 57th overall, 2002 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championship | ||
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2003 Canada | |
Matthew Stajan (/steɪˈdʒæn/ stay-JAN; born December 19, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a second round selection, 57th overall, of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Stajan made his NHL debut in 2004 and was a member of the Maple Leafs until he was traded to Calgary in 2010. Internationally, Stajan was a member of the Canadian national junior team that won a silver medal at the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships.
A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Stajan played his minor hockey in the Greater Toronto Hockey League with the Toronto Red Wings and Mississauga Senators associations before being drafted by the Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection draft in 2000. He played three seasons in the OHL between 2000 and 2003 in which he scored 206 points in 182 games. Stajan made his debut in 2000–01 season with a 27-point season in 57 games, then improved to 33 goals and 85 points the following season. He also finished with a plus-minus rating of +36 and was a finalist in an OHL coaches poll naming the best defensive forward. Stajan was also a member of the OHL's Eastern Conference All-Star Team in the Canadian Hockey League's All-Star series.
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