Matt Ellison

Matt Ellison (born December 8, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career==
He began his career with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, a junior hockey team that is a part of the BCHL, in 1999–00. He played there for three years and received several honors, and led the team in scoring with 66 points in 2000–01 and again with 117 points in 2001–02. He was then drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
He proceeded to play with the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL during the 2002–03 season before joining the Norfolk Admirals for the 2003–04 season of the AHL. He played two seasons with the Admirals and was promoted to the Blackhawks for the 2005–06 season.
On December 5, 2005, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Patrick Sharp and Éric Meloche. He spent most of his time in Philadelphia playing for the Philadelphia Phantoms and was traded to the Nashville Predators on June 4, 2007, for future considerations. 
On July 4, 2008, Ellison signed a one-year contract in Latvia with the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. Ellison scored 39 points in 55 games games, placing second with Riga in scoring for 2008–09. On August 4, 2009, he then signed a contract with fellow KHL team, HC MVD.
==Awards==
*1999–00: Cowichan Valley Capitals' Co-Rookie of the Year
*2001–02: Cowichan Valley Capitals' Three Star Award winner and MVP
*2002–03: WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
*2002–03: WHL East Second All-Star Team
==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
1999–00 	Cowichan Valley Capitals	BCHL 		60 	11 	23 	34 	95 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Cowichan Valley Capitals	BCHL 		60 	22 	44 	66 	102 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Cowichan Valley Capitals	BCHL 		60 	42 	75 	117 	76 		9 	5 	6 	11 	8
2002–03 	Red Deer Rebels 	WHL 		72 	40 	56 	96 	80 		22 	7 	13 	20 	28
2003–04 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		71 	14 	21 	35 	115 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		71 	14 	37 	51 	44 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2005–06 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		26 	3 	9 	12 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		48 	12 	13 	25 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		62 	12 	27 	39 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		75 	26 	32 	58 	55 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		55 	15 	24 	39 	84 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
2009–10 	HC MVD 	KHL 		52 	16 	18 	34 	102 		22 	4 	5 	9 	10
2010–11 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 	KHL 		53 	21 	29 	50 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		43 	3 	11 	14 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		160 	52 	69 	121 	214 		25 	4 	6 	10 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Dinamo Riga players
Category:HC MVD players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Red Deer Rebels alumni