Matthew Ezzy

Matthew Ezzy (born 2 January 1984) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Newcastle North Stars in the Australian Ice Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Matthew Ezzy first played ice hockey for the Gold Coast Grizzlies in 2001. In 2002 he joined the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Hockey League where he played 29 games and finished with save percentage of 90.7. The following season Ezzy moved to the London Nationals of the WJHL. In 2004 Ezzy played for Aurora Tigers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League before moving to the Welland Jr. Canadians in the GHJHL. At the end of the 2004–05 season Ezzy returned to Australia to play for the Newcastle North Stars of the Australian Ice Hockey League, where he played 22 games and finished with a save percentage of 90.6.
In 2006 Ezzy joined KHK Crvena Zvezda of the Serbian Hockey League, playing 12 games. Following the 2008 season for the North Stars Ezzy joined the Utrecht Dragons of the Eredivisie, where he played 15 games. Ezzy is currently in his eighth season for the North Stars and is playing in the 2011 AIHL season.
Ezzy was first called up to represent Australia in 2001 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete at the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. In 2004 Ezzy moved up to the national senior team to compete at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. At the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Division II Group B tournament Ezzy was named the tournaments best goaltender, finished with the best goals against average, and had the best save percentage. In 2011 Ezzy was called up for the Australian senior team for his eighth appearance at the World Ice Hockey Championships.
==Personal life==
Ezzy was born on 2 January 1984 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
==Awards==
*AIHL Top Goaltender in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
*Best Goaltender of the 2008 IIHF World Championship – Division II Group B
*Best Save Pecentage of the2008 IIHF World Championship – Division II Group B
==Career statistics==
;Regular season and playoffs
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	GAA 	SV%
2002–03	Smiths Falls Bears 	CJHL 		29 	3.25 	90.7 		— 	— 	—
2003–04	London Nationals 	WJHL 		23 	2.40 	92.4 		— 	— 	—
2004 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		26 	2.00 	91.0 		— 	— 	—
2004–05	Aurora Tigers 	OPJHL 		18 	3.30 	90.9 		— 	— 	—
2004–05	Welland Jr. Canadians	GHJHL 		16 	3.80 	90.6 		— 	— 	—
2005 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		22 	2.79 	90.6 		— 	— 	—
2006 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		24 	3.02 	90.7 		— 	— 	—
2006–07	KHK Crvena Zvezda 	SHL 		12 	3.39 	91.3 		— 	— 	—
2007 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		18 	2.90 	90.5 		— 	— 	—
2008 	Newcastle North Stars	Wilson Cup		5 	1.95 	90.7 		— 	— 	—
2008 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		21 	2.70 	90.2 		2 	3.00 	88.7
2008–09	Utrecht Dragons 	Eredivisie		15 	6.15 	 		— 	— 	—
2009 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		21 	3.49 	88.9 		1 	2.97 	91.2
2010 	Newcastle North Stars	AIHL 		24 	3.04 	91.0 		— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	
;International
Year	Team 	Competition 	GP	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2001	Australia U/18	2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship 	2 	120:00	13	0 	6.50	90.4
2004	Australia 	2004 IIHF World Championship Division IIA	2 	99:05 	5 	1 	3.03	81.48
2005	Australia 	2005 IIHF World Championship Division IIA	3 	152:50	3 	2 	1.18	96.30
2006	Australia 	2006 IIHF World Championship Division IIB	3 	179:31	9 	0 	3.01	90.63
2007	Australia 	2007 IIHF World Championship Division IIB	3 	179:43	9 	0 	3.00	88.31
2008	Australia 	2008 IIHF World Championship Division IIB	4 	240:00	4 	2 	1.00	96.12
2009	Australia 	2009 IIHF World Championship Division IIA	5 	209.19	25	0 	7.17	86.26
2010	Australia 	2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIA	3 	180:00	10	0 	3.33	93.33
2011	Australia 	2011 IIHF World Championship Division IIA	4 	240:00	6 	1 	1.50	95.1
==References==
Category:Born in 1984
Category:Australian ice hockey players
Category:Newcastle North Stars players
Category:Member of the Australian National Team