Matt Dalton Explained

Matt Dalton
Birth Date:	4 July 1986
Birth Place:	Clinton, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	189
Position:	Goaltender
Catches:	Left
League:	ALH
Team:	HL Anyang
Former Teams:	Providence Bruins Reading Royals Vityaz Chekhov
Ntl Team:	South Korea
Draft:	Undrafted
Career Start:	2009

Matt Dalton (born July 4, 1986) is a Korean-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for HL Anyang of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) and the South Korea men's national ice hockey team.

Career

Dalton played college hockey at Bemidji State University. On April 22, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins.^[1]

Dalton made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut with Vityaz Chekhov on August 14, 2011, and allowed one goal in a 3–1 win over Metallurg Novokuznetsk.^[2] Dalton played in the KB Euro Ice Hockey Challenge as the starting goaltender for the South Korean national team.

Awards and honours

Junior

• NAHL Most Valuable Player – 2005–06
• NAHL First All-Star Team – 2005–06
• NAHL All-Rookie First Team – 2005–06
• NAHL Best GAA (1.63) – 2005–06
• NAHL Best Save Percentage (.940) – 2005–06

College

• CHA champion – 2008–09
• All-CHA Second Team – 2008–09
• NCAA (CHA) All-Tournament Team – 2008–09
• NCAA (CHA) Second All-Star Team – 2008–09

Professional

• ECHL Goaltender of the Week – February 14, 2011 – February 20, 2011^[3]
• Nadezhda Cup Best Goaltender – 2013–14
• Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) champion – 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23
• ALIH Best Goaltender – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• ALIH First Team – 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• ALIH Playoff MVP – 2015–16, 2016–17

International

• IIHF World Championship Division I Group A silver medal – 2017
• IIHF World Championship Division I Group A bronze medal – 2019
• IIHF World Championship Division I Group A Best Goaltender – 2019
• IIHF World Championship Division I Group A All-Star team – 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruins Sign Goaltender Matt Dalton To An Entry Level Contract . NHL.com . April 30, 2023 . April 22, 2009.
2. Web site: http://www.hcvityaz.ru/hcvityaz/579.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419131756/http://www.hcvityaz.ru/hcvityaz/579.html. 19 April 2012. ru:Первая победа Витязя. Russian . hcvityaz.ru . August 14, 2011 . October 15, 2011.
3. Web site: Matt Dalton Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week . OurSportsCentral.com . February 22, 2011 . October 10, 2011.