| Ntl Team: | Italy |
| Position: | Defence |
| Played For: | Albany River Rats Iowa Stars Bolzano-Bozen Foxes HC Asiago Västerås IK HC Milano |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Draft: | 57th overall |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Draft Year: | 2000 |
| Career Start: | 2003 |
| Career End: | 2013 |
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]
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.
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.
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.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1998–99 | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | 53 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 61 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sibir–2 Novosibirsk | RUS.3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ITA | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ITA | 42 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ITA | 40 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ITA | 39 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 103 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 69 | ||
| 2011–12 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hockey Milano Rossoblu | ITA | 43 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 200 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 253 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| ITA totals | 194 | 23 | 95 | 118 | 353 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 103 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2011 | Italy | WC D1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Italy | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2013 | Italy | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | |||