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Matt Beleskey
39
LW-C

DOB: 1988/6/7
Age: 35
H/W: 6-0/205/
NHL: 8
Salary: $1,900,000
Contract: 2020
Shoots: L
Draft By: ANA
Draft Year: 2006
Draft Round: 4
Draft Selection: 112
15-16 Report/16-17 Outlook: Begins the second year of a five-year, $19 million contract signed in 2015 ..  competitive, gritty winger could not maintain the scoring pace 0f his 22-goal Anahiem ‘14-15 campaign .. inevitable drop from ’14-15 shooting percentage (15.2%) induced 5v5 goal spree (18 goals firing 14.52% Sh%) and closer to career averages (9.7%) .. still, he scored 13 goals with a point on 62.5% of 5v5 on-ice goals .. secondary unit 5v4 minutes (97), produced two goals and six points and 3.71 P/60 (a second unit threshold) .. played most on a line with David Krejci and Loui Eriksson (224 5v5 minutes 72.2 GF% & 54.5 CF% with a 10.32% on-ice Sh%) .. would move on a line midway through with Ryan Spooner and Jimmy Hayes (46.2 GF% & 43.3 CF%) and didn’t produce as well (48-6-6-12 at 5v5) ..  would score twice in Q4 (20-2-1-2) including a 13-game funk that marked a peak in on-ice high danger scoring chance generation, (56%), steeply declining to 29% of 5v5 time by the end of March .. brings a physical dimension finishing 8th in the NHL with 260 hits – almost 100 more than the next Bruin .. a 15-goal season is a reasonable expectation here, especially without the benefit of first unit power play time.

14-15 Report/15-16 Outlook: Skated to career high 22 goals and 32 points, resulting in a free-agent contract with the Bruins for 5-years, $19 million .. scored 14 goals in the first 29 games firing at a whopping 22.6% sh% in a distribution emulating an MLB pitcher (29-14-2-16) .. would score eight goals the rest of the season (35-8-8-16) averaging 13:59 of total ice time .. missed 18 games with a shoulder injury late in the season and then another three with a lower body injury .. played alongside Ryan Kesler most of the season (61.8 GF% & 55 CF%) with...

15-16 Report/16-17 Outlook: Begins the second year of a five-year, $19 million contract signed in 2015 ..  competitive, gritty winger could not maintain the scoring pace 0f his 22-goal Anahiem ‘14-15 campaign .. inevitable drop from ’14-15 shooting percentage (15.2%) induced 5v5 goal spree (18 goals firing 14.52% Sh%) and closer to career averages (9.7%) .. still, he scored 13 goals with a point on 62.5% of 5v5 on-ice goals .. secondary unit 5v4 minutes (97), produced two goals and six points and 3.71 P/60 (a second unit threshold) .. played most on a line with David Krejci and Loui Eriksson (224 5v5 minutes 72.2 GF% & 54.5 CF% with a 10.32% on-ice Sh%) .. would move on a line midway through with Ryan Spooner and Jimmy Hayes (46.2 GF% & 43.3 CF%) and didn’t produce as well (48-6-6-12 at 5v5) ..  would score twice in Q4 (20-2-1-2) including a 13-game funk that marked a peak in on-ice high danger scoring chance generation, (56%), steeply declining to 29% of 5v5 time by the end of March .. brings a physical dimension finishing 8th in the NHL with 260 hits – almost 100 more than the next Bruin .. a 15-goal season is a reasonable expectation here, especially without the benefit of first unit power play time.

14-15 Report/15-16 Outlook: Skated to career high 22 goals and 32 points, resulting in a free-agent contract with the Bruins for 5-years, $19 million .. scored 14 goals in the first 29 games firing at a whopping 22.6% sh% in a distribution emulating an MLB pitcher (29-14-2-16) .. would score eight goals the rest of the season (35-8-8-16) averaging 13:59 of total ice time .. missed 18 games with a shoulder injury late in the season and then another three with a lower body injury .. played alongside Ryan Kesler most of the season (61.8 GF% & 55 CF%) with the latter suffering without Beleskey (38.3 GF%/47.1 CF%) .. led the Ducks in minutes between individual shot attempts (2:54) .. scored eight goals in the playoffs including a goal in each game in Round two against Calgary after being blanked in the opening round .. former Belleville captain is a determined, hard-shooting winger blessed with ample toughness and a good sense for the game .. skilled passer and puckhandler, adept at shielding the puck in traffic .. packs a heavy wristshot, generating impressive velocity from a tight, compact release .. can summon up surprising bursts of quickness .. yet loses momentum in turns and stop-and-starts - could be stronger and more balanced on his edges .. aggressive in puck pursuit, finishes his checks .. displays a knack for creating space and driving into scoring lanes .. overvalued as a scorer, but likely lining up on the left side of David Krejci, opportunity is his in Beantown.

Career Stats

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 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2002-2003 Barrie Colts U15 AAAETAHL U1533 18 1432 93|        
 2003-2004 Collingwood Blues OJHL46 8 1321 110|Playoffs8 1 12 22 
 2004-2005 Belleville BullsOHL68 10 1323 118|Playoffs5 0 00 18 
 2005-2006 Belleville BullsOHL61 20 2040 119|Playoffs6 1 23 10 
  Canada U18WJC-187 0 11 37|        
 2006-2007 Belleville BullsOHL66 27 4168 124|Playoffs15 4 1014 18 
 2007-2008 Belleville BullsOHL62 41 4990 106|Playoffs21 12 2133 23 
  Belleville BullsMemorial Cup4 0 33 2|        
  OHL All-StarsCHL Challenge1 0 00 0|        
 2008-2009 Anaheim DucksNHL2 0 00 0|        
  Iowa ChopsAHL58 11 2435 58|        
 2009-2010 Anaheim DucksNHL60 11 718 35|        
  San Antonio RampageAHL12 1 45 19|        
  Toronto MarliesAHL3 1 12 2|        
 2010-2011 Anaheim DucksNHL35 3 710 36|Playoffs6 1 01
  Syracuse CrunchAHL27 11 1324 39|        
 2011-2012 Anaheim DucksNHL70 4 1115 72|        
 2012-2013 Coventry BlazeEIHL20 9 1726 30|        
  Coventry BlazeEIHL Cup7 6 410 13|        
  Anaheim DucksNHL42 8 513 56|Playoffs7 2 13
 2013-2014 Anaheim DucksNHL55 9 1524 64|Playoffs5 2 24
  Norfolk AdmiralsAHL3 1 01 0|        
 2014-2015 Anaheim DucksNHL65 22 1032 39|Playoffs16 8 19
 2015-2016 Boston BruinsNHL80 15 2237 65|        
 2016-2017 Boston BruinsNHL49 3 58 47|Playoffs3 0 00
 2017-2018 Boston BruinsNHL14 0 00 17|        
  Providence BruinsAHL21 4 26 15|        
  New York RangersNHL1 0 00 4|        
  Hartford Wolf PackAHL14 1 56 11|        
 2018-2019 New York RangersNHL4 1 01 5|        
  Hartford Wolf PackAHL53 5 1722 55|        
 2019-2020 Hartford Wolf PackAHL56 16 1026 55|        

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