Matt Tennyson

Matthew Thomas Tennyson (born April 23, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Binghamton Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Undrafted, Tennyson attended the Western Michigan University where he played three seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team. On March 30, 2012, Tennyson signed a two-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks. He immediately turned professional to join the Worcester Sharks for the final games of their 2011–12 AHL season.
Tennyson was the first player from the San Jose Junior Sharks youth hockey program to play in the NHL, let alone with the Sharks.
On July 3, 2016, Tennyson signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. Beginning the 2016–17 season with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, Tennyson was recalled after recording 7 points in 9 games to remain with the Hurricanes for the remainder of the season. He appeared in a career best 45 games, collecting 6 assists.
On July 1, 2017, Tennyson was on the move as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract with the final year on a one-way basis with the Buffalo Sabres. On November 30, the Sabres placed Tennyson on waivers after 14 scoreless games with the club. He went unclaimed and was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
On July 1, 2019, Tennyson left the Sabres as a free agent to sign a two-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils. In the opening stages of the 2019–20 season, on October 11, 2019 Tennyson was called up from the Binghamton Devils to the New Jersey Devils in place of Andy Greene who was put on IR with an upper body injury.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2007–08 	Texas Tornado 	NAHL 		58 	4 	10 	14 	80 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
2008–09 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	USHL 		57 	4 	6 	10 	51 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Western Michigan University	CCHA 		34 	2 	7 	9 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Western Michigan University	CCHA 		42 	9 	12 	21 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Western Michigan University	CCHA 		41 	11 	13 	24 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		7 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		60 	5 	22 	27 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		54 	7 	14 	21 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		43 	4 	11 	15 	30 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2014–15 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		27 	2 	6 	8 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		29 	1 	3 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	San Jose Barracuda 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2016–17 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		9 	3 	4 	7 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		45 	0 	6 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		15 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		50 	3 	8 	11 	40 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6
2018–19 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		47 	4 	17 	21 	42 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2018–19 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Binghamton Devils 	AHL 		25 	1 	8 	9 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		20 	0 	3 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		144 	3 	20 	23 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-CCHA Second Team	2011–12	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1990 births
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Binghamton Devils players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:San Jose Barracuda players
Category:San Jose Sharks players
Category:Texas Tornado players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
Category:Worcester Sharks players
Category:Ice hockey people from Minnesota