Matt Calvert

Matt Calvert is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who plays left wing. Matt Calvert began his NHL career with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010. Calvert elected to stay with Brandon when the option to host the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup arose.

He was picked by the Jackets in 2008. He waited until 2010 to begin his professional career because he wanted to play with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League.

Family, And Childhood

Matt Calvert was born on December 24, 1989, in the Canadian city of Brandon.

Leo and Alice Calvert are his parents.

He was raised in a loving, caring, supporting, and athletic family.

The athlete’s mother worked at Brandon University, according to reports.

She was also an extremely active person who enjoyed working out.

As a result, she and her husband Leo enrolled Matt in every sport available in the hopes that he would discover his true calling.

Finally, the NHL player was taken aback by ice hockey and decided to stick with it.

In addition, Leo chauffeured Matty to and from the rinks so that he could practice.

As a result, they formed a unique bond throughout the process.

Calvert considers his father to be one of his closest friends.

Aside from it, the hockey player’s mother died of cancer on April 1, 2020.

Alice was quite close to the Canadian player.

He declared his mother the strongest person he’d ever met in a passionate 2020 mother’s day message.

He also praised her dedication, work ethic, and teaching abilities.

She taught him to outwork and out-will everyone, according to the former Jackets player.

Calvert is currently known in the NHL for his hard work and dedication to his game.

He may not be the top scorer, but he is undoubtedly the most dedicated worker. As a result, he was given the moniker Matty Hustle.

Alice used to take Matt and his brothers for runs and teach them exercises in the same way.

She also coached an NHL player during his teenage years.

The left-winger owes his mother a debt of gratitude for everything she taught him and for who she was as a person.

He also expresses gratitude to Alice for being a fantastic mother and family leader.

Education

The educational background of the Avalanche athlete is yet to be revealed.

Nonetheless, several accounts claim that he attended a local school in Brandon, where he grew up.

Height, Weight, and Age

Matt Calvert is 32 years old as of 2022.

Matty, who is known for his hustling, is a diligent and disciplined individual who values his health and food. He also works out on a regular basis.

As a result, the left-winger is physically fit and toned.

In addition, he stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 174 pounds (79 kg).

Facts of Matt Calvert

Net Worth, Salary, And Contract

Matt Calvert’s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.

The left-winger has built an impressive wealth amount through his career in the National Hockey League. His total career earnings from the league amount to $19,044,207.

Likewise, the left-winger earned $1,875,000 in salary from the Colorado Avalanche for the 2020-21 season.

With this salary, his $8.4 million worth contract with the Colorado team came to an end.

Aside from that, the athlete nearly made $10.5 million while playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Furthermore, the ice hockey player also makes a decent amount through endorsements and sponsorships.

Ice Hockey Career

Early Career

The Winkle Flyers were where the left-winger began his junior career in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).

Following that, he joined the Brandon Wheat Kings of his hometown in the Western Hockey League.

Not to mention that he decided to play for the Wheat Kings, a junior team, rather than the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. As a result, Matt held the Brandon team in high regard.

Aside from that, the hockey player was well-known in the WHL for his hat-trick of short-handed goals.

He was the only player in WHL history to score a hat-trick of short-handed goals in a single playoff period in 2010.

Blue Jackets of Columbus

Matty Hustle was selected 127th overall in the 2008 NHL Draft by the Blue Jackets. However, he officially started his NHL career with the Columbus team in 2010.

Initially, he started playing for the Springfield Falcons, Columbus’s American Hockey League affiliate team. Shortly after that, the Blue Jackets called up the left-winger to play in their team.

As a result, he made his NHL debut on January 8, 2011, in a game against the Anaheim Ducks. Calvert lost his first NHL game with a 6-0 score.

Besides that, Matt was reassigned to the Falcons during the 2011 All-Star Break. Nevertheless, he came back to the Blue Jackets for the regular season.

The hockey player recorded his first natural hat-trick in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Furthermore, he helped the Columbus team to their first Stanley Cup playoff win in 2014 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Attack on a Player And Injuries

During the 2017 playoffs, the athlete was heavily criticized for attacking Penguins player Tom Kühnhackl. Calvert cross-checked him and broke his hockey stick on Tom’s back.

Furthermore, Matt pushed the player down before the referees stopped him and ordered him off the rink. Many fans were furious over the left-winger and were calling for his suspension.

Hence, NHL investigated the incident and disciplined Matty Hustle by giving him a one-game suspension.

Aside from that, the ice hockey player proved his resilience and dedication in 2016 when he came back to play in a game after receiving 36 stiches.

Not to mention, he scored the game-winning score after falling on the ice hard and bleeding heavily on the rink. Fans went crazy and cheered hard for Calvert’s passion for the game.

The 2017-18 season was quite fruitful for the Canadian player. Likewise, he scored nine goals, recorded 15 assists for 24 points in 69 games, and led two short-handed tallies.

Colorado Avalanche

After eight exceptional seasons with the Blue Jackets, the left-winger moved to Colorado Avalanche. With the Colorado team, he signed a three-year contract worth $8.4 million.

Currently, Matt is in the third year of his three-year contract. The athlete’s career with the Avalanche has been outstanding, and the Colorado fans love him.

As of now, he is placed on the injured list due to some upper-body injury. In contrast to that statement, Avalanche’s coach said in an interview that Matt’s injury was a lower-body injury.

Nevertheless, many sources have confirmed it to be an upper-body injury. Although many fans and media outlets suspected concussions as he had had concussions before, Calvert hasn’t confirmed the news yet.

The upper-body injury turned out to be a career ending injury for the NHL player as he was limited to only 18 games in the 2020 season.

The exact nature of the injury is still undisclosed but many connected it to his concussions.

As a result of the injury, Calvert retired from Hockey, a game he has been attached to since he was five years old.

He thanked his parents, wife, kids, and the two organizations that he played for in his retirement speech.

Head Injury

In 2019, media outlets, fans, and experts were furious when Matt, who was in serious need of medical help, was not assisted.

The hockey player sustained a scary injury in a game when he blocked a shot with his ear.

Furthermore, he was struggling to get up, but the referees did not blow the game. This enraged his teammates and opponents that the game was not stopped.

Matty Hustle’s teammate, Nathan MacKinnon, said in a post-game interview that he doesn’t know any other sport that would allow a game to be continued when a player is bleeding from his head.

However, some claim that it wasn’t the referees’ fault to follow the NHL rule book simply.

It states that “when a player is injured so badly that they cannot continue playing, officials will not stop play until the injured player’s team has recovered control of the puck.”

Nevertheless, many fans and players called out the referees saying they should’ve made a judgment call when they saw Calvert seriously injured and bleeding from his head.

Marriage, Wife, And Kids

Matt Calvert is married to Courtney Rae Calvert. They got married in a beautiful wedding ceremony in front of 250 guests on July 4, 2014.

Hence, as of now, the duo has been together for almost seven years. Furthermore, the pair dated for a while before getting married.

Matt and Courtney maintain a low profile regarding their love life and family to protect their privacy.

Besides that, the couple has two sons, namely Kasey and Beau.

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Social Media Presence

The NHL player is moderately active on social media platforms.

Hence, he has a private Instagram account with 334 followers.

The left-winger mostly shares family photos and pictures of his kids on his private social media handle.

Since he has over 300 posts, we can say that he is active on Instagram.

Besides that, he is on Twitter with 27.3 thousand followers.

The professional hockey player mostly shares NHL-related news, events, and highlights on his handle.

Aside from that, he has also tweeted about his family and posted adorable pictures of his kids.

In many of the photos, the father of two can be seen as a playful dad passing on his passion and love for ice hockey to his kids.

Furthermore, he occasionally shines a light on his charity called Matt Charity Shootout, where he raises money to fight against cancer.

In 2019, he raised $56,000 for Cancer Care Westman.