Matt Glennon (ice hockey) explained

Matt Glennon
Played For:Boston Bruins
Position:Left Wing
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:September 20, 1968
Birth Place:Hull, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draft:119th overall
Draft Year:1987
Draft Team:Boston Bruins
Career Start:1991
Career End:1995

Matthew Joseph Glennon (born September 20, 1968) is a retired American ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins during the 1991–92 NHL season.

Professional career

Glennon was drafted by the Boston Bruins 119th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four years in Boston College, playing a total of 96 games. He turned professional in 1991, splitting the year chiefly between the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL and the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 30 games for the Chiefs, scoring nine goals and assisting on 46 more, for a total of 55 points. In the AHL, he made 32 appearances, scoring six goals and assisting on 12 more, for a total of 18 points. He was recalled by the Bruins for three games. In the NHL, he scored 5 points and collected two penalty minutes.

Glennon was returned to the Johnstown Chiefs for the 1991-92 ECHL playoffs. During a game against the Cincinnati Cyclones on March 29, 1992 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Glennon and linemate Brian Ferreira were ejected for arguing separate two-line offside calls.[1] When Ferreira was ejected, he threw a puck towards then-ECHL Commissioner Pat Kelly, took a pair of skateguards from Glennon and made an attempt to confront Kelly, apparently aiming for a microphone.[2] [3] Both players were originally suspended for 30 games, but upon appeal, Ferreira's suspension was reduced to 15 games, and Glennon's suspension was reduced to five games, given his minor role in the incident.[4] Overall, Glennon played six playoff games, registering two goals and four assists, for a total of six points.

The following season, Glennon played only six games for the AHL's Providence Bruins, ending his affiliation with the Boston Bruins. Glennon played one more season with the Bayreuth Tigers of the German Second Bundesliga, before retiring at the conclusion of the 1993-94 season.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1985–86Archbishop Williams HighUSHS-MA18 18 22 40 6
1986–87Archbishop Williams HighUSHS-MA18 22 36 58 20
1987–88Boston CollegeNCAA16 3 3 6 16
1988–89Boston CollegeNCAA16 1 6 7 4
1989–90Boston CollegeNCAA31 7 11 18 16
1990–91Boston CollegeNCAA33 6 9 15 36
1991–92Boston BruinsNHL3 0 0 0 2
1991–92Maine MarinersAHL32 6 12 18 13
1991–92Johnstown ChiefsECHL30 9 46 55 776 2 4 6 25
1992–93Providence BruinsAHL6 1 3 4 4
1993–94ERC SonthofenGermany39 4 10 14 16
NHL totals30002
AHL totals387152217

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search.
  2. Web site: Fans appreciate fighting spirit, but 'Slap Shot' antics begin to take toll on team. Mike MastovichThe. Tribune-Democrat. The Tribune-Democrat.
  3. Web site: Mike Mastovich: 10 Defining moments in Chiefs history. Mike MastovichThe. Tribune-Democrat. The Tribune-Democrat.
  4. Web site: Bowness building from ground up in new home . 2017-07-06 . 2012-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106142946/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61825614.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23,+1992&author=Nancy+L.+Marrapese,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Bowness+building+from+ground+up+in+new+home . dead .