Matt Hunwick

Class:
Freshman
Position:
D
Height:
5-10
Weight:
189
Hometown:
Sterling Heights, Mich.
S/C:
L
NHL:
BOS

At Michigan... Eighth on U-M's career points list for defensemen (97) ... Tied for 12th on U-M's career goals list for defensemen (24) ... 11th on U-M's career assists list for defensemen (73) ... Tied for sixth on U-M's career games played list for defensemen (163) ... Tied for seventh on U-M's junior defenseman points list (30) ... Fourth on U-M's junior defenseman goals list (11).

Senior (2006-07)... Captain ... American Hockey Coaches Association West All-America second team ... All-CCHA first team; CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman ... All-College Hockey News honorable mention ... All-U.S. College Hockey Online honorable mention ... Posted career-high 21 assists, +24 rating ... Awarded Vic Heyliger Trophy as U-M's most outstanding defenseman ... CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Feb. 5) ... Career-best five-game assist streak (8 assists) (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) ... Three assists tied career high for third time vs. Ferris State (Jan. 26); season-high point total ... Season-best two goals vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 29) ... Season-best 6-game point streak, 2-8-10 (Jan. 19-Feb. 3) ... Three-game assist streak (3 assists) (Dec. 1-8) ... Earned +3 rating or better on six occasions; season-best +4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 10), +3 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (Oct. 13), +3 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 4), +3 vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 29), +3 vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 3), +3 vs. Northern Michigan (March 10) ... Recipient of the Jeffrey E. Cappo Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Junior (2005-06)... Alternate captain ... Inside College Hockey Player of the Week (Oct. 11) ... CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 10) ... CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman Finalist ... All-CCHA second team ... Led U-M defensemen in goals (11); second on team in plus/minus (+15), penalties (35) and penalty minutes (70) ... Awarded Vic Heyliger Trophy as U-M's most outstanding defenseman ... Recorded single-season best 30 points, 11 goals, six power-play markers; tied career-bests for assists (19) and plus/minus (+15) ... 3-2-5 vs. Quinnipiac for second career hat trick, set career-high points (Oct. 8) ... Had season-high two assists five times (vs. QU on Oct. 8, vs. Boston College on Oct. 14, at Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 29, at Northern Michigan on Nov. 11, vs. Ferris State on March 10) ... Career-best, four-game assist streak, 3-6-9, (Oct. 7-16) ... Goals in back-to-back games for first time of career (Dec. 30-Jan. 6) ... Career-high +4 ratings vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 31) and at Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 18) ... Had career-best eight multi-point games, bringing career total to 18 ... Two tallies at UNO for third career multi-goal game (Feb. 17) ... Played 100th career game vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 30) ... Tallied 1-2-3 at Alaska Fairbanks; first point was 50th of his career (Oct. 29) ... Preseason All-CCHA second team ... Preseason All-USCHO honorable mention ... Recipient of the Al and Gerry Walk Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Sophomore (2004-05)... All U.S. College Hockey Online honorable mention ... All-CCHA second team ... U.S. College Hockey Online National Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 13) ... Three-time CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 17) ... Recipient of the Vic Heyliger Trophy as U-M's most outstanding defenseman ... Set career highs in assists (19) and plus/minus (+15) ... Playmaker at Notre Dame tied career best for assists (Feb. 18) ... First career hat trick and power-play goal vs. Bowling Green (Dec. 10) ... Career-best, seven-game point streak, 4-8-12, (Dec. 4-Jan. 15) ... Scored first career game-winning goal vs. Alaska Fairbanks (Jan. 14) ... Had seven multi-point games ... Season-best +3 rating at Western Michigan (Jan. 8) ... Missed Great Lakes Invitational while playing for Team USA at 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship (Dec. 25-Jan. 4) ... Ralph and Susan Garlick Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Freshman (2003-04)... Named to the CCHA All-Rookie team ... CCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 12) ... Led Michigan with +14 rating ... Earned first career point, an assist, in first career game vs. Mercyhurst (Oct. 4) ... Picked up his first career goal and added an assist against Miami (Feb. 14) ... Posted two assists for his first career multi-point game vs. Ohio State (Jan. 9), then earned his first career playmaker and set a season-high for points versus the Buckeyes on Jan. 10 ... Had season-best two-game point streaks twice (0-5-5, Jan. 9-10; 0-2-2, Feb. 21-27) ... Earned a season-best +3 rating in a game three times (at Ohio State on Nov. 14, vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 24 and vs. Bowling Green on Feb. 21) ... Scored 1-10-11 in the second half of the season after returning from the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship ... Joe Lunghamer Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Club/Junior Team... Skated for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2001-03 ... Played 48 games for U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team in 2002-03 ... Was second on the team for scoring by a defenseman with 26 points on eight goals and 18 assists ... Posted 5-5-10 totals in 43 contests for the U.S. NTDP Under-17 team in 2001-02 ... Teammate of fellow senior T.J. Hensick and former U-M forward Mike Brown during 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. Also played with former U-M goaltender Al Montoya during 2001-02 season.

National/International... Earned fourth place with Team USA at 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship. Had three assists and was -1 in seven games (Dec. 25-Jan. 4) ... Participated in 2004 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp ... Played on Team USA's gold-medal winning team at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland, earning +2 rating ... Attended USA Hockey's 2003 National Junior Team Evaluation Camp ... Participated in 2003 IIHF Under-18 Championship for Team USA where he earned three assists in six games ... Helped U.S. Under-17 Team win the gold medal at the World Under-17 Challenge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with three goals and one assist in five games.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in economics ... Graduated from Ann Arbor Huron High School (2003) ... Drafted in the seventh round (No. 224 overall) by the Boston Bruins in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.