Matt McIlvane

Matt McIlvane (born on November 2, 1985 in Naperville) is an American retired professional ice hockey center. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 8th round (251st overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the head coach of the EC Salzburg of the ICEHL and the assistant coach of the German National Team.
== Club career ==
McIlvane began his junior career with the Chicago Freeze of the NAHL and played there in 2001 - 2003. In the 2002-03 season, he was named the NAHL Player of the Month in February 2003.
In the 2003-04 season, he played with the Chicago Steel of the USHL.
Next four seasons played McIlvane with the Ohio State Univ. of the NCAA. After the completion of the 2007-08 season with the Ohio State Univ. in which he played 41 games, he finished the season with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL where he played 4 games.
In the 2008-09 season played McIlvane with the Eisbären Berlin of the DEL.
In the next season, he played 62 games with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the IHL and 8 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL.
In the 2010-11 season, he played just 7 games with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the CHL and 3 games with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL.
In his final season, the 2011-12, he played only 2 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
== Team Staff career ==
Role 	Team 	Years
General manager 	Danville Dashers 	2011 - 2012
Head coach 	Danville Dashers 	2011 - 2012
Assistant coach 	Orlando Solar Bears 	2012 - 2013
Assistant coach 	EC Salzburg 	2013 - 2014
Assistant coach 	EHC München 	2014 - 2018
Assistant coach 	German National Team	2018
Association coach	EHC München 	2018 - 2019
Head coach 	EC Salzburg 	2019 - present
Assistant coach 	German National Team	2021 - present
As the coach, McIlvane became the DEL champion in the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
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Category:Born in 1985
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Bloomington Prairie Thunder players
Category:Chicago Steel alumni
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes players
Category:Ottawa Senators draft picks
Category:Peoria Rivermen players
Category:Danville Dashers coaches
Category:American ice hockey coaches
Category:Retired in 2011
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players