2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Thom, Matthew
Jersey Number 24
Matthew Thom
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ont.
- High School:
- Kings Christian Collegiate
Bio
Awards
ECAC All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2021-22)
ECAC Rookie of the Week (12/12/17)
2021-22: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Served as team captain ... Played in 26 games ... Finished with six points on one goal and five assists ... Had an assist at Brown (11/5) ... Had a helper against LIU (11/13) ... Tallied an assist at RPI (12/4) ... Picked up an assist at Colgate (1/22) ... Registered an assist against Brown (1/28) ... Scored at Harvard (2/18).
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Played in 27 games ... Finished with nine points on three goals and six assists ... Third on team in scoring by a defenseman ... Blocked 35 shots to rank No. 2 on the team ... Opened season with assists in back-to-back games at St. Cloud State (11/1-11/2) ... Scored against Union (11/16) ... Had an assist against Quinnipiac (12/28) ... Had two assists against Cornell (2/1) ... Scored a power-play goal at Yale (2/8) ... Netted a goal against St. Lawrence (2/14) ... Had an assist against Dartmouth in Game Two of the ECAC Playoffs (3/7).
2018-19: Played in all 31 games and had four goals and five assists ... Took 41 shots and blocked 51 ... Scored a goal in the season opener at No. 10 Penn State ... Tallied a goal in the next game, a 7-1 win at Dartmouth on Nov. 2 ... Had an assist against Quinnipiac on Dec. 1 ... Scored a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to No. 20 Cornell on Jan. 4 ... Earned an assist in a 5-3 win versus St. Lawrence on Feb. 23 ... Scored a goal and added two assists in a 5-1 win at Brown on March 2.
2017-18: Skated in 31 games and had seven assists ... Took 33 shots, blocked 58 ... Finished +16 ... Earned his first career point with an assist in a 6-2 win at Rensselaer on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in each game in a series at Arizona State on Dec. 8 & 9 ... Chipped in two assists in a 7-2 win versus Rensselaer on Feb. 16 .... Helped set up the game winner in a 7-1 win over Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC First Round ... Collected an assist in a 4-1 win over No. 2 Cornell in the ECAC semifinal.
Before Princeton: Played two years with the Georgetown Raiders (OJHL) ... Raiders were the OJHL league champions in 2017 and runners-up in 2016 ... Collected 34 points in 101 games on defense during the regular season and added six points in the playoffs ... Played three games in the Dudley Hewitt Cup in 2017 and was named the team's Most Defensive Player in 2016 ... Played with St. Andrew's College in 2014-15 and was teammates with classmate Reid Yochim ... 2016 graduate of Kings Christian Collegiate.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Alexander Tait Thom ... Parents are Stephen and Jillian Thom ... has three younger sisters Katie, Emma and Victoria.
ECAC All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2021-22)
ECAC Rookie of the Week (12/12/17)
2021-22: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Served as team captain ... Played in 26 games ... Finished with six points on one goal and five assists ... Had an assist at Brown (11/5) ... Had a helper against LIU (11/13) ... Tallied an assist at RPI (12/4) ... Picked up an assist at Colgate (1/22) ... Registered an assist against Brown (1/28) ... Scored at Harvard (2/18).
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Played in 27 games ... Finished with nine points on three goals and six assists ... Third on team in scoring by a defenseman ... Blocked 35 shots to rank No. 2 on the team ... Opened season with assists in back-to-back games at St. Cloud State (11/1-11/2) ... Scored against Union (11/16) ... Had an assist against Quinnipiac (12/28) ... Had two assists against Cornell (2/1) ... Scored a power-play goal at Yale (2/8) ... Netted a goal against St. Lawrence (2/14) ... Had an assist against Dartmouth in Game Two of the ECAC Playoffs (3/7).
2018-19: Played in all 31 games and had four goals and five assists ... Took 41 shots and blocked 51 ... Scored a goal in the season opener at No. 10 Penn State ... Tallied a goal in the next game, a 7-1 win at Dartmouth on Nov. 2 ... Had an assist against Quinnipiac on Dec. 1 ... Scored a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to No. 20 Cornell on Jan. 4 ... Earned an assist in a 5-3 win versus St. Lawrence on Feb. 23 ... Scored a goal and added two assists in a 5-1 win at Brown on March 2.
2017-18: Skated in 31 games and had seven assists ... Took 33 shots, blocked 58 ... Finished +16 ... Earned his first career point with an assist in a 6-2 win at Rensselaer on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in each game in a series at Arizona State on Dec. 8 & 9 ... Chipped in two assists in a 7-2 win versus Rensselaer on Feb. 16 .... Helped set up the game winner in a 7-1 win over Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC First Round ... Collected an assist in a 4-1 win over No. 2 Cornell in the ECAC semifinal.
Before Princeton: Played two years with the Georgetown Raiders (OJHL) ... Raiders were the OJHL league champions in 2017 and runners-up in 2016 ... Collected 34 points in 101 games on defense during the regular season and added six points in the playoffs ... Played three games in the Dudley Hewitt Cup in 2017 and was named the team's Most Defensive Player in 2016 ... Played with St. Andrew's College in 2014-15 and was teammates with classmate Reid Yochim ... 2016 graduate of Kings Christian Collegiate.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Alexander Tait Thom ... Parents are Stephen and Jillian Thom ... has three younger sisters Katie, Emma and Victoria.
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