Matt D'Agostini

Matthew D'Agostini
Born	(1986-10-23) October 23, 1986 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey player, development coach
Years active	2008–2020 (player)
Known for	Professional ice hockey right winger; development coach for St. Louis Blues

Matthew Vincent D'Agostini (born October 23, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently serves as a development coach for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 190th overall by the Montreal Canadiens during the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, his playing career also included stints with the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

D'Agostini’s early hockey journey started with the Root River Rangers and Soo North Stars in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, before he earned a spot as a walk-on with the Guelph Storm.

On April 2, 2008, he was called up from the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs by Montreal. He made his NHL debut the following day facing the Buffalo Sabres, netted his first NHL goal on December 2, 2008, against the Atlanta Thrashers, and notched his initial assist two days later versus the New York Rangers.

Montreal secured D'Agostini for another season by extending his contract on August 14, 2009. During the 2010–11 campaign, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues on March 2, 2010, in exchange for Aaron Palushaj.

The Blues signed him to a two-year contract beginning July 1, 2011. When the NHL lockout delayed the start of the 2012–13 season, D'Agostini agreed to a short-term two-month contract with German second-tier club SC Riessersee on October 10, 2012. After completing ten games there, he returned to St. Louis for the abbreviated NHL season.

Playing only 16 games with St. Louis that season, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 22, 2013, along with a conditional seventh-round draft pick, in exchange for a conditional fourth or fifth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Following his release from New Jersey at season’s end, D'Agostini signed a one-year league minimum deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 10, 2013. After appearing in eight games early in the 2013–14 season, Pittsburgh placed him on waivers; he was claimed by the Buffalo Sabres on November 27, 2013.

After Buffalo released him and no further NHL offers materialized, D'Agostini inked a one-year contract on July 18, 2014, with Genève-Servette HC of Switzerland’s National League (NL). In his inaugural season there, he tallied 14 goals and added 23 assists across 40 regular-season contests while contributing seven goals and three assists in twelve playoff matchups. This performance led to a two-year contract extension through the 2016–17 season. The subsequent year saw him record an even split of 20 goals and 20 assists over 46 regular-season games and add five points in seven postseason appearances.

Despite having one year remaining on his Geneva deal, D'Agostini was traded to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the NL on May 31, 2016. He committed to multiple contract renewals with Ambri-Piotta: signing a one-year agreement on July 27, 2017; agreeing to an early one-year extension on March 7, 2018; another one-year renewal on April 24, 2019; and finally a two-year extension through the conclusion of the 2021–22 NL season announced on May 22, 2020.

International play

D'Agostini captured the 2015 Spengler Cup title with Team Canada by scoring the decisive goal in the championship game against HC Lugano.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Root River Rangers	U18 AA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Soo North Stars	GNML		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Soo North Stars	GNML		36	36	23	59	41		9	11	7	18	6
2004–05	Guelph Storm	OHL		59	24	22	46	29		4	0	2	2	8
2005–06	Guelph Storm	OHL		66	25	54	79	81		15	8	20	28	16
2006–07	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		63	21	28	49	33		22	4	9	13	8
2007–08	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		76	23	30	53	38
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	1		0	0	0	2
2008–09	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		20	14	11	25	16
2008–09	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	12	9	21	16		3	0	0	0
2009–10	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		40	2	2	4	26
2009–10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		3	0	1	1	2
2009–10	St. Louis Blues	NHL		7	0	0	0	2
2010–11	St. Louis Blues	NHL		82	21	25	46	40
2011–12	St. Louis Blues	NHL		55	9	9	18	27		4	1	0	1
2012–13	SC Riessersee	2.GBun		10	2	6	8	6
2012–13	St. Louis Blues	NHL		16	1	1	2	2
2012–13	New Jersey Devils	NHL		13	2	2	4	6
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		8	0	1	1	4
2013–14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		49	5	6	11	22
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		40	14	23	37	30		12	7	3	10	8
2015–16	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		46	20	20	40	47		7	3	2	5	6
2016–17::HC Ambrì–Piotta	=NLA	=23		=5	=4	=9	=24	=—		=—	=—	=—	=—
2017–18	= HC Ambrì–Piotta	= NL		=47	=19	=22	=41	=86		=—	=—	=—	=—	=—
2018–19	= HC Ambrì–Piotta	= NL		=37	=14	=16	=30	=14		=5	=0	=0	=0	=4
2019–20 ::= HC Ambrì–Piotta ::= NL ::=46 ::=20 ::=22 ::=42 ::=26 ::=— ::=—

|- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals !324 !52 !55 !107 !147 !7 !1 !0 !1 !4 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NL totals !268 !98 !112 !210 !235 !26 !10 !5 !15 !20 |}