| Matt Climie | |||
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| Born |
February 11, 1983 Leduc, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes Straubing Tigers HKm Zvolen HC Bolzano HC TWK Innsbruck Sheffield Steelers HDD Jesenice | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Matthew Scott Climie[1] (born February 11, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the CBR Brave of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Climie has played in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes.
Climie played junior hockey for three different teams finishing with the Truro Bearcats in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MJAHL). In his final season with Truro he was named an MJAHL All-Star, the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP), and shared the league's "Best Goaltending Duo" award. Following his junior career he joined the Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey team. In his first year with the team he helped the Beavers win the College Hockey America (CHA) tournament and was named tournament MVP. By the end of his collegiate career he set school records for shutouts as a freshman, single-season shutouts, career shutouts, and wins at the Division I level. He was also named to multiple All-CHA teams. After completing his career at Bemidji State he signed with the Stars as a free agent. After two seasons in the Stars' organization he signed with the Coyotes. He spent one year with Coyotes organization before signing with the Vancouver Canucks.
- ^ Wesley, Bethany (June 5, 2009). "2009 was the year". Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved March 31, 2014.