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General InformatIon team USa team USa Staff USa hockey leaderShIp hIStory & reSUltS<br />
#24<br />
maTT<br />
GrzelCyk<br />
deFenseman<br />
Height: 5’9” (175) shoots: Left<br />
Weight: 168 (76) birthdate: 1/5/94<br />
Hometown: Charlestown, Mass.<br />
2012-13 team:<br />
Boston University (HEA)<br />
nHl team rights:<br />
Boston Bruins<br />
internatiOnal eXPerience<br />
2012<br />
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team<br />
that won its fourth consecutive gold medal at the<br />
2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s U18<br />
World Championship in Brno, Czech Republic<br />
— Notched one goal in six games<br />
• Part of the U.S. National Under-18 Team that skated to<br />
a third-place finish at the Five Nations Tournament in<br />
Pori, Finland<br />
— Skated in four games<br />
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior<br />
Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.<br />
— In five games, contributed four assists<br />
2011<br />
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team that<br />
captured the 2011 Four Nations title in Monthey,<br />
Switzerland<br />
— In four games, contributed two assists<br />
• Member of the U.S. National Under-17 Team that<br />
captured the 2011 Vlad Dzurilla Under-18 Tournament<br />
title in Piestany, Slovakia<br />
• Part of the U.S. National Under-17 Team that finished<br />
second at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge<br />
in Portage La Prairie and Winnipeg, Man.<br />
— Tallied a goal and five assists in six games<br />
2010<br />
• On the U.S. National Under-17 Team that placed first<br />
at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in Woodridge, Ill.<br />
cOllege HOckey<br />
2012-13<br />
• In his first season with Boston University of the Hockey<br />
East Association<br />
• In Hockey East, his 10 points (2-8) lead all<br />
defensemen and are tied for first among all freshmen<br />
• Led BU defensemen with 12 points (2-10)<br />
• Named Hockey East Rookie of the Month for<br />
November with eight points (2-6) in eight games<br />
usa HOckey - ntdP<br />
2011-12<br />
• Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of<br />
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program,<br />
that competed in the United States Hockey League<br />
and against Division I and Division III college<br />
opponents and international teams<br />
• His 20 assists ranked third on team among<br />
defensemen<br />
2010-11<br />
• Skated with the U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of<br />
USA Hockey’s NTDP, that competed in the USHL and<br />
against international teams.<br />
additiOnal nOtes<br />
• Son of John and Kathleen Grzelcyk<br />
• Selected in the third round (85th overall) of the 2012<br />
NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins<br />
• Played for the Belmont Hill School (Mass.) and South<br />
Shore Kings prior to joining the NTDP<br />
• Studying business administration and management at<br />
Boston University<br />
• Favorite books include: 11 Seconds, To Kill a<br />
Mockingbird, The Hunger Games<br />
• Plays the guitar and enjoys music by Bob Dylan, Third<br />
Eye Blind, Tim McGraw and The Notorious B.I.G.<br />
statistics<br />
iiHF event statistics<br />
year event gP g a Pts Pim<br />
2012 IIHF Men’s U18 World Championship 6 1 0 1 2<br />
iiHF event tOtals 6 1 0 1 2<br />
cOllege/ntdP statistics<br />
year team gP g a Pts Pim<br />
2012-13 Boston University (Hockey East) # 15 2 10 12 10<br />
2011-12 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 60 3 20 23 22<br />
2010-11 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 55 2 16 18 40<br />
ntdP tOtals 115 5 36 41 62<br />
# statistics through games of December 15, 2012 * part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program
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