Matt Pettinger

Matthew Pettinger (born October 22, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for Kölner Haie of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and the Washington Capitals. Pettinger was raised in Victoria, British Columbia.
==Playing career==
Pettinger was drafted in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Before his professional career, Pettinger played a season and half for the University of Denver Pioneers before joining the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) midway through the 1999–00 season.
He spent his first few seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) splitting time between the Washington Capitals and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, before earning a full-time roster spot with the Capitals in 2003–04. Pettinger played eight games for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, then recorded a career-high 20 goals, 18 assists and 38 points as NHL play resumed the following season.
On February 26, 2008, at the trade deadline, Pettinger was dealt from the Washington Capitals to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Matt Cooke. Beginning the 2008–09 season back in the AHL with the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, Pettinger was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 21, 2008. He completed the season with 15 points in 59 games with the Lightning.
Unable to sign with an NHL team in the 2009 off-season, Pettinger returned to the Manitoba Moose, signing a professional try-out contract on October 14, 2009. Before long, however, injuries to the Vancouver Canucks resulted in him re-signing with his former NHL club on November 2 to a one-year, two-way deal worth the league-minimum $500,000 at the NHL level. Seven games later, he was sent back to the Moose in expectation of forward Daniel Sedin's return from injury after clearing waivers on November 21. On April 6, 2010 Pettinger was recalled by the Vancouver Canucks. After 422 NHL regular seasons games, Pettinger finally made his post-season debut in playing a solitary game with the Canucks in a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 15, 2010. 
On August 6, 2010, Pettinger left North America and signed a one-year contract with German team Kölner Haie of the DEL.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
1998–99 	U. of Denver 	WCHA 		38 	6 	14 	20 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	U. of Denver 	WCHA 		19 	2 	6 	8 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		27 	14 	6 	20 	41 		11 	2 	6 	8 	30
2000–01 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		64 	19 	17 	36 	92 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4
2000–01 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		10 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		9 	3 	3 	6 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		61 	7 	3 	10 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		69 	14 	13 	27 	72 		3 	0 	2 	2 	2
2002–03 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		71 	7 	5 	12 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SLO 		8 	2 	5 	7 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		71 	20 	18 	38 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		64 	16 	16 	32 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		56 	2 	5 	7 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		20 	4 	2 	6 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		2 	3 	0 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		59 	8 	7 	15 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		54 	14 	16 	30 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		9 	1 	2 	3 	6 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010–11 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 		44 	14 	31 	45 	32 		5 	1 	2 	3 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		422 	65 	58 	123 	210 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Canada 	WJC 	2 	1	0	1 	2
2000 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	4	0	4 	4
2006 	Canada 	WC 	8 	1	0	1 	4
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	9 	5	0	5 	6
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	8 	1	0	1 	4
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Denver Pioneers players
Category:Born in 1980
Category:Calgary Hitmen alumni
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
Category:Kölner Haie players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Washington Capitals draft picks
Category:Washington Capitals players