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Matt Register (D)

Idaho Steelheads

Biography

CAREER NOTES: 13th Pro Season, 2nd IDH 

2022-23: Finished first year in Idaho, 10th ECHL season, tallying 52 points (9G, 43A) in 68 games… Appeared in 15 Kelly Cup Playoff games totaling 14 points (1G, 13A)… Named to the ECHL First All-Star Team for the sixth time … Co-Winner for ECHL Plus Performer of the Year (+53) … Led the Steelheads in assists (43) and tied for first amongst all ECHL defenders… His 52 points ranked second amongst league defenseman… His (13) power-play assists ranked third on the club while his (15) man advantage points were fourth… Made his Steelheads debut on 10/21 at Iowa in a 6-2 win… Tallied first point as a Steelhead collecting an assist on 10/29 in a 4-0 win vs. Utah. Scored first goal as a Steelhead on 11/5 in a 5-0 win over Rapid City… Tallied 350th pro assist on 11/11 at Rapid City in a 4-2 win... Logged a career high four assists on 11/25 in a 5-1 win over Allen… Recorded his 300th ECHL assist on 12/28 in a 6-2 win at Utah becoming the 32nd player in league history to do so, just the fourth defensemen… Played in his 500th career ECHL game on 12/30 in a 4-1 win at Utah becoming just the 46th player in league history to do so, the 11th defensemen… Played in his 650th pro game on 1/14 in a 4-0 win vs. Utah… Tallied his 400th career ECHL point with an assist on 1/25 in a 4-1 win vs. Wichita becoming the 60th player in league history to hit the milestone and just the fourth defenseman… Scored his 100th career ECHL goal on 4/15 at Rapid City in a 7-6 overtime win… 2021-22: Led all defensemen in the EIHL in scoring with 43 points (8G, 35A) playing for the Cardiff Devils leading them to a playoff league championship… Named to the All-Star Second Team… 2020-21: Finished second in scoring in the ECHL amongst defensemen as a member of the Allen Americans tallying 52 points (5G, 47A)… Led all defensemen in assists (47)… Finished tied for 14th in scoring for all skaters in the league and second in assists… Finished first in the league in power play points (26) and power play assists (25)… Named to the Second All-Star Team… 2018-19: Finished tied for fourth amongst defenseman in scoring with 46 points (12G, 34A) playing for the Toledo Walleye… Ranked fifth amongst defensemen in assists (34)… Named to the ECHL Second All-Star Team and All-Star Game… Ranked fifth amongst all skaters in shots (174)… 2017-18: Captured his third straight ECHL Kelly Cup and second straight ECHL Defenseman of the Year award… Named an ECHL First Team All-Star for the third time… Led all defenders in points (65) and assists (48) and tied for the lead in goals (17)… Finished tied for 11th in points and tied for fourth in assists amongst all skaters… Tied for second amongst defenders in power play goals (7) and tied for third in power play points for defensemen (22)… Finished fourth amongst defenders in shots (206)… 2016-17: In his first season with the Colorado Eagles he won his second ECHL Kelly Cup Championship while being named ECHL Defenseman of the Year for the second time in his career… Named ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs MVP leading all defenders in points (24) and finishing second amongst all skaters… Named an ECHL First Team All-Star for the second time… Led all defenders in the regular season in points (64), second in goals (18), and tied for third in assists (46)… Finished second in power play points (29), tied for second in power play goals (8), tied for third power play assists (21) amongst defenders… Finished fifth amongst all skaters in power play points… Led all skaters in shots (218)… His seven game winning goals led all defensemen… 2015-16: Captured his first ECHL Kelly Cup with the Allen Americans after beginning the season with the Atlanta Gladiators… Finished tied for third amongst defenders in power play points (20)… 2014-15: Named to ECHL First All-Star Team for second straight season finishing tied for third amongst defensemen in points (50) and goals (14) playing for the Ontario Reign… Finished second amongst defenders in the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs in points (18)… 2013-14: Named ECHL Defenseman of the Year and to the ECHL First All-Star Team finishing tied for second amongst defensemen in points (44) and goals (14).