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Matt Cooke

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: September 7, 1978 in Belleville, Ontario

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (144th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1998-99 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 0 2 2 -12 27 0 0 0 0 22 0.0 244 8:07
1999-00 21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 5 7 12 3 39 4 0 1 1 58 8.6 602 11:48
2000-01 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 14 13 27 5 94 12 0 2 0 121 11.6 1181 14:35
2001-02 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 13 20 33 4 111 12 1 0 2 103 12.6 1153 14:03
2002-03 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 15 27 42 21 82 10 1 4 0 118 12.7 1098 13:24
2003-04 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 11 12 23 5 73 9 1 1 4 79 13.9 747 14:06
2005-06 27 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 8 10 18 -8 71 8 0 0 2 67 11.9 628 13:57
2006-07 28 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 10 20 30 0 64 9 1 0 3 133 7.5 1264 15:37
2007-08 29 2 Teams NHL 78 10 13 23 1 91 9 0 1 1 86 11.6 1027 13:10
2007-08 29 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 7 9 16 -4 64 7 0 0 1 68 10.3 817 13:24
2007-08 29 Washington Capitals NHL 17 3 4 7 5 27 2 0 1 0 18 16.7 209 12:19
2008-09 30 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 13 18 31 0 101 13 0 0 1 86 15.1 1080 14:13
2009-10 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 13 14 27 16 95 11 2 0 95 13.7 1044 14:55
Career 11 Seasons NHL 729 112 156 268 35 848 97 6 9 14 968 11.6 10067 13:49

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1998-99 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.02 -0.40 0.90 0.73 0 2 2 1 3 1 17 3 -12
1999-00 21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 0.10 0.14 0.24 0.09 0.06 0.76 1.14 5 8 13 5 24 1 24 4 3
2000-01 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 0.17 0.16 0.33 0.14 0.06 1.16 1.49 15 14 29 12 42 2 60 25 5
2001-02 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 0.16 0.24 0.40 0.15 0.05 1.35 1.26 15 23 38 14 45 1 53 13 4
2002-03 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 0.18 0.33 0.51 0.19 0.26 1.00 1.44 17 30 47 17 55 5 52 23 21
2003-04 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 0.21 0.23 0.43 0.17 0.09 1.38 1.49 13 14 27 11 38 4 37 8 5
2005-06 27 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 0.18 0.22 0.40 0.15 -0.18 1.58 1.49 8 10 18 7 24 6 35 9 -8
2006-07 28 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 0.12 0.25 0.37 0.13 0.00 0.79 1.64 10 20 30 11 50 7 60 17 0
2007-08 29 2 Teams NHL 78 0.13 0.17 0.29 0.11 0.01 1.17 1.10 11 14 25 10 33 3 43 14 1
2007-08 29 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 0.11 0.15 0.26 0.10 -0.07 1.05 1.11 8 10 18 7 24 2 37 11 -4
2007-08 29 Washington Capitals NHL 17 0.18 0.24 0.41 0.16 0.29 1.59 1.06 3 4 7 3 9 1 6 3 5
2008-09 30 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 0.17 0.24 0.41 0.16 0.00 1.33 1.13 14 18 32 13 43 2 55 14 0
2009-10 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 0.19 0.20 0.39 0.15 0.23 1.36 1.36 16 17 33 13 16
Career 11 Seasons NHL 729 0.15 0.21 0.37 0.14 0.05 1.16 1.33 124 170 294 114 357 32 436 130 35

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2000-01 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 0 0 0 -3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 48 12:04
2001-02 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 3 2 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 11 27.3 91 15:09
2002-03 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 14 2 1 3 3 12 2 0 0 0 15 13.3 198 14:07
2003-04 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 3 1 4 3 12 3 0 0 1 15 20.0 129 18:23
2006-07 28 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10 9:51
2007-08 29 Washington Capitals NHL 7 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 97 13:55
2008-09 30 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL SC 24 1 6 7 -2 22 1 0 0 0 31 3.2 364 15:09
Career 7 Seasons NHL 1 63 9 10 19 3 56 8 1 0 1 82 11.0 936 14:52

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1994-95 16 Wellington Dukes MTJHL 46 9 23 32 62
1995-96 17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61 8 11 19 102
1996-97 18 Windsor Spitfires OHL 65 45 50 95 146
1997-98 19 Windsor Spitfires OHL 23 14 19 33 1 50 7 4 3 0
1997-98 19 Canada WJC-A 6 1 1 2 6
1997-98 19 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 25 8 13 21 -6 49 7 0 1 1
1998-99 20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 37 15 18 33 -28 119 7 8 0 3 98 15.3
1999-00 21 Syracuse Crunch AHL 18 5 8 13 7 27 4 1 0 0 52 9.6
2003-04 25 Canada WC-A 9 2 2 4 8
Career 2 Seasons AHL 55 20 26 46 -21 146 11 9 0 3 150 13.3
Career 1 Season MTJHL 46 9 23 32 62
Career 3 Seasons OHL 174 75 93 168 -5 347 14 4 4 1
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 2 2 4 8
Career 1 Season WJC-A 6 1 1 2 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 7 1 3 4 6
1996-97 18 Windsor Spitfires OHL 5 5 5 10 10
1997-98 19 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 12 8 8 16 20 5 2 1 0
Career 3 Seasons OHL 24 14 16 30 36 5 2 1 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Games Played

2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Short-Handed Goals

2002-03 NHL 4 (3)

Transactions

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February 26, 2008: Traded to Washington by Vancouver for Matt Pettinger, February 26, 2008.

July 6, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 6, 2008.

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