| Position: | Forward |
| Played For: | Syracuse Crunch Worcester Sharks Houston Aeros Norfolk Admirals Rockford Icehogs Leksands IF Graz 99ers |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 2008 |
| Career End: | 2016 |
Matt Fornataro (born June 26, 1985, in Calgary, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
Undrafted, Fornataro made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season.
On February 21, 2012, Fornataro was included in an NHL transaction, when he was dealt from the Norfolk Admirals, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Rockford IceHogs in exchange for Brandon Segal.[1]
On June 25, 2013, after his first season abroad in Sweden with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan it was announced that Fornataro would be joining Leksands IF for the 2013–14 SHL season.[2] Fornataro struggled to establish himself within the SHL with Leksands and after 29 games he returned to VIK Västerås HK for the remainder of the season.
After splitting the 2014–15 season between Västerås and Mora IK, Fornataro left the second division and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL on August 30, 2015.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Waterloo Blackhawks | USHL | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Waterloo Blackhawks | USHL | 60 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix RoadRunners | ECHL | 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 45 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 70 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 46 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 48 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | Leksands IF | SHL | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Mora IK | Allsv | 35 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 43 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 24 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 237 | 47 | 73 | 120 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 2007–08 |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2007–08 |