Auston Matthews Biography

Auston Matthews is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he played for the U.S. National U18 Team in the junior United States Hockey League (USHL) and the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League.

Auston Matthews Age

Mathews was born in San Ramon, California, United States on September 17, 1997. He is 21 years as of 2018.

Auston Matthews Family

Matthews was born in the San Francisco Bay Area to Brian, from California, and Ema, originally from Hermosillo, Mexico. He has two sisters, Alexandria, who is three years older, and Breyana, who is five years younger. After moving to Scottsdale, Arizona at an early age, he began attending Phoenix Coyotes games when he was two years old. His favorite players to watch were Shane Doan and Daniel Brière.

He first expressed a desire to play hockey shortly after his fifth birthday and began playing with the Arizona Bobcats minor hockey program. At age eight, Matthews was present in the stands taking in a Phoenix Coyotes Game against the Washington Capitals where he would witness firsthand Alex Ovechkin’s historic tally that would come to be referred to as “The Goal”.

At his younger years, he played both hockey and baseball. Matthews played in the 2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Kharkov minor ice hockey team.

Auston Matthews Height

Auston has a height of 1.9 m and weight of 101 kg.

Auston Matthews Wife

He has managed to keep his personal life off the limelight, hence there is no much information about his marital status. However, once this information is made clear it will be updated.

Auston Matthews Career

Playing career

Matthews was drafted 57th in general by the Everett Silvertips in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft yet selected to play for the United States National Team Development Program, who play in the lesser United States Hockey League (USHL). That season he played for the U.S. National U17 Team (USDP) where he increased national consideration from NHL scouts, notwithstanding being included on the NHL site with accentuation put on his one of a kind southwestern foundation.

In his second season with the U.S. National U18 Team (USDP), Matthews completed first allied scoring with 116 (55 objectives, 61 helps), breaking the National Team Development Program record of 102, set by Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane in 2005–06 and besting Buffalo Sabers’ Jack Eichel by 29 points. On May 21, 2015, Matthews won the USA Hockey Bob Johnson Award for brilliance in global challenge.

Matthews prepared with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program group during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. Matthews was named the 2015 Most Valuable Player at the World U18 Championships notwithstanding being named to the IIHF All-Star Team, and named the IIHF Best Forward subsequent to completing as the competition’s top scorer.

Switzerland

Matthews chose to play professionally for his last year before he was eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, signing a one-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A.
Rather than continue in US amateur hockey, or play in Canadian junior leagues, Matthews chose to play professionally for his last season before he was eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, having missed the 2015 NHL Entry Draft cutoff date of birth by two days.
On February 3, 2016, he tallied two assists in a 4–1 win over the Lausanne HC in the 2015–16 Swiss Cup final. Matthews finished the 2015–16 regular season as the second top scorer on the Lions and tenth in the NLA.
His 1.28 points-per-game average was second in the league, behind only Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Moreover, he also won the NLA Rising Star Award, and was second to Bouchard in voting for Most Valuable Player. Matthews’ stint in the NLA ended earlier than expected when the top-seeded Lions were swept in the first round of the 2016 playoffs by the SC Bern, the eventual league champions.

Toronto Maple Leafs

In late June, Matthews was chosen first overall in the 2016 draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, turning into the principal American to be picked with the top choice since Patrick Kane in 2007. He had been generally expected to go first by and large for over a year paving the way to the occasion, reliably fixing prospect graphs and significant exploring correspondents.

Lamoriello said the contract was negotiated within ten minutes of sitting down with Matthews’ agent Pat Brisson, and that the deal was done “the Toronto way”. Brisson would later confirm the two parties did not have any issues negotiating the contract. The contract was identical in value to those McDavid and Eichel had secured a year earlier.

Two weeks later, Matthews was given the NLA Youngster of the Year award, which is reserved for the league’s top rookie. It was his fifth award from his stint in Switzerland.

2018–19

The Maple Leafs opened their season on October 3 against the Montreal Canadiens. In that game, Matthews scored the team’s first goal along with the overtime-winning goal in a 3–2 win. After recording five goals and three assists through the first three games of the season, Matthews was named the NHL’s first star of the week on October 9.

His points streak continued, picking up four goals over the next two games for a total of 12 points in 5 contests.
In so doing, he became the youngest player in NHL history to record five multi-point games to open the season, breaking a record set by Wayne Gretzky in 1983. On December 27, Matthews was voted captain of the Atlantic Division in the 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game. While it was his first year as captain, it was Matthews’ third All-Star selection.

On February 5, 2019, Matthews signed a 5-year contract extension with the Leafs worth $58.17 million; average annual value of $11.634 million. This secures his services through the 2023–24 season. He later scored his 100th and 101st NHL goal on February 14, becoming the third fastest Leaf who began their career in Toronto to reach this milestone and the first since 1933.

International play

Matthews helped lead the American national hockey team to gold at the U18s in 2014. He did so again in 2015, leading the tournament in scoring and being named MVP, as well as earning the top forward slot on the Media All-Star team. He was also named to the roster for 2015, but was forced to pull out of the tournament due to a back injury.
At the 2016 IIHF, World Junior Championships held in Helsinki, Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk each recorded 11 points to lead the American team in scoring.

A few months later, Matthews was announced as a member of Team North America for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Matthews began the pre-tournament games playing left wing on the third line, playing alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nathan MacKinnon. After impressing, he began the tournament on the top line with Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid.

The top three overall picks found chemistry but were unable to help North America to a medal finish. Matthews finished the tournament with three points in three games played. He was advised by the Maple Leafs to skip the 2017 IIHF World Championship and rest instead.

Auston Matthews Net Worth

Matthews is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has an estimated net worth of ‎US $1 Million.

Auston Matthews Contract

Matthews recently signed a five-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $11.6 million and Marner comes up for a contract extension at the end of the season. The deal, which is front-loaded with signing bonuses, is worth $58.17 million and makes Matthews the second-highest paid player in the league next to Connor McDavid.

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