Matt DeMarchi
DeMarchi with the Albany River Rats in 2004
Born (1981-05-04) May 4, 1981
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Albany River Rats
Iowa Stars
Bolzano-Bozen Foxes
HC Asiago
Västerås IK
HC Milano
National team  Italy
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2000
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 20032013

Matthew DeMarchi (born May 4, 1981) is an American-born Italian former professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italy men's national ice hockey team.[1]

Playing career

Amateur

DeMarchi played amateur hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the North Iowa Huskies before attending the University of Minnesota where he played college hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1999 - 2002.

Professional

On June 24, 2000, he was selected by New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Following his graduation from university, DeMarchi turned professional playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Albany River Rats from 2003 - 2006. He played the 2006–07 AHL season with the Iowa Stars before relocating to Italy to play Serie A ice hockey for start the 2007–08 season.

DeMarchi started the 2007–08 season with the Bolzano-Bozen Foxes, but was playing with HC Asiago before the end of the season. He remained a member of HC Asiago for 4 seasons before ending his career with one season each with Västerås IK and HC Milano.

International

In 2010 DeMarchi was named to the Italy men's national ice hockey team and he participated with that team at the 74th World Championship that was held in Germany from May 7–23, 2010.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 2003 [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 North Iowa Huskies USHL 3412366 1001119
1998–99 North Iowa Huskies USHL 5341418131
1999–2000 University of Minnesota WCHA 3916782
2000–01 University of Minnesota WCHA 394913149
2001–02 University of Minnesota WCHA 363811112
2002–03 University of Minnesota WCHA 448917130
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 524101478
2004–05 Albany River Rats AHL 6116785
2005–06 Albany River Rats AHL 562111372
2006–07 Sibir–2 Novosibirsk RUS.3 62134
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 3111218 822410
2007–08 HC Bolzano ITA 2145926
2007–08 Asiago Hockey 1935 ITA 916710
2008–09 Asiago Hockey 1935 ITA 427202778 304410
2009–10 Asiago Hockey 1935 ITA 405182362 1204420
2010–11 Asiago Hockey 1935 ITA 3942428103 163131669
2011–12 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 1715614 62358
2012–13 Hockey Milano Rossoblu ITA 432222474 62134
AHL totals 200 8 28 36 253 8 2 2 4 10
ITA totals 194 23 95 118 353 37 5 22 27 103

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Italy WC 600010
2011 Italy WC D1 40220
2012 Italy WC 720214
2013 Italy OGQ 30112
Senior totals 20 2 3 5 26

References

  1. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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