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Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis
Left Wing
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Number: 8
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 212
Shoots: Left
Born: Aug 31, 1981  (Age 31)
Birthplace: Welland, ON, Canada
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Acquired: Signed by Detroit as a free agent May 10, 2002.
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2011-12:
• Games missed due to injury: 13 – lower body (3/12-4/7)
• Recorded an assist in consecutive games @ WPG (3/5) and @ VAN (3/3)
• Logged a season-high 16:35 TOI @ NJD (1/24)
• Scored a goal vs. OTT (11/11), his first goal since 3/16/10
• Notched an assist in his first game of the season vs. TBL (10/25)


Note Worthy
-Goal in Detroit's 3-2 win on Oct. 24 vs. VAN was his first point at Joe Louis Arena.
-Had career-high 4-game point streak (10/15-24).
-Scored the first goal of his career (game -winner) in Detroit's 4-2 win 10/18 at SJ.
-Collected his first NHL point with an assist in Detroit's at Anaheim on 10/15.
-Appeared in 282 games over his four-year stint in Grand Rapids, tallying 69-84--153.
-Improved each year he spent in the AHL, collecting 5-10--15 in 2003-04, 18-23--41in 2004-05, 20-28--48 in 2005-06 and 26-23--49 in 2006-07.
-Was the Captain of the Griffins for the last two seasons.
-Made his NHL debut in 2006-07 with the Wings on 12/18/06 at CBJ.
-Recalled to the Red Wings on 3 different occasions in 2006-07 (12/17, 1/26, 2/26).

2007-08 GAME HIGHS:
Goals - 1, 2x, 10/24 vs VAN
Assists - 1, 4x, 1/22 at LAK
Points - 1, 6x, 1/22 at LAK
Shots - 4, 10/14 at LAK
Plus/Minus - +2, 10/20 at PHX
PIM - 2, 5x, 12/27 at COL
Ice Time - 9:05, 10/26 vs SJS

Contract Status: Signed through the 2008-09 season.

SCHEDULE

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PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39
COMPLETE STANDINGS

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