Matt Frattin

Matthew Frattin (born January 3, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), on loan from the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him 99th overall in 2007. Frattin had also previously played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets before rejoining Toronto in 2014 via a trade. Frattin spent a futher season and a half in the Maple Leafs organization before being included in a 9-player blockbuster trade with the Senators.

At the end of his senior season of college ice hockey with the University of North Dakota, in 2010–11, Frattin was honored as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Year, also being named a Hobey Baker Award finalist.

Playing career

Amateur

Frattin was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He played junior hockey for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) during the 2006–07 season. After playing junior A ice hockey in Alberta, he was then selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 99th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He then enrolled at the University of North Dakota in 2007.