#19 Matt Hendricks
Q&A with Matt Hendricks
Q. What was your favorite subject in school?
A. In college I took a class in Ichthyology (the study of fish). I am a big outdoorsman.
Q. How old were you when you started playing hockey?
A. 4 years old
Q. What do you do when you’re not playing hockey?
A. Fish, golf, play with my two dogs Lloyd and Kentucky
Q. What is your funniest hockey experience?
A. I don’t have a funniest experience, but one of the defenseman on our team Brett Skinner is a pretty fun guy, so usually when I’m hanging out with him, something funny is happening.
Q. What is the best thing about living in Providence?
A. The restaurants
Q. What is your favorite holiday?
A. Christmas
Q. When is your birthday?
A. June 17, 1981
Q. What was your favorite birthday gift?
A. When I was 16 years old I got a 1978 Dodge Pickup Truck
Q. Who is your childhood hero?
A. My father Doug and Dino Ciccerelli
Stats
5th Pro Season
Position: - Center
Personal: - Born June 17, 1981 in Blaine, Minnesota
Shoots: - Left
Last Amateur Club: - St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
Height: - 6'0"
Draft Status: - Drafted by Nashcille Predators 131st overall in round five of 2000 NHL Entry Draft
Weight: - 215 lbs.
2006-07: Member of Hershey Bears club that advanced to the Calder Cup Finals, losing to the Hamilton Bulldogs in five games… Recorded a career-high 105 penalty minutes and personal-high 18 goals at the American Hockey League level… Finished with 13 multiple-point outings during the season... Had a season-high four points (2g, 2a) on March 16 on the road against the Worcester Sharks... Notched a five-game point-streak during the post-season from April 25 to May 9... Was second on the Bears with eight playoff goals.
Career:
2005-06: Had two three-game point-streaks, one in each November and February… Tallied a season-high three points on two goals and an assist on January 27 vs. the Syracuse Crunch...
2004-05: Selected as an All-Star starter for the American Conference in the 2005 ECHL All-Star Game while playing for the Florida Everblades… Called up to the AHL, scoring three points in 15 games for the Lowell Lock Monsters… In 69 games overall between the two leagues, he set career-highs in goals (25), assists (28) and penalty minutes (53)...
2003-04: Joined the Milwaukee Admirals for one game following his senior season for the St. Cloud State Huskies, where he played two years alongside now Providence teammate Nate DiCasmirro.
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