| Matthew Wood | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NCAA |
| Draft: | 15th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Team: | Nashville Predators |
Matthew Wood (born February 6, 2005) is a Canadian collegiate ice hockey winger for the University of Minnesota of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted 15th overall by Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
Wood was the youngest player in college hockey when he scored 11 goals and 34 points in 35 games playing for the University of Connecticut.[1] He was named to Hockey East's All-Rookie team.
At the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky tournament, Wood put up five points in five games, winning a gold medal. At the 2023 U18 worlds, he led Canada with 13 points in seven games, winning bronze.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 46 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 35 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 35 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Canada | HG18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Canada | U18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | Canada | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BCHL | |||
| All-Rookie Team | 2022 | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2022 | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2022 | ||
| Brett Hull Trophy - Top scorer | 2022 | ||
| College | |||
| HE All-Rookie Team | 2023 | [3] | |