MATT COOKE

:''For the London politician, see Matt Cooke (politician).''
:''For the Irish-American entomologist, see Matthew Cooke.''
'Matt Cooke "Cookie"' (born September 7, 1978 in Belleville, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League, where he has been for his entire NHL career. His playing style has made him effective as a "pest" and he is therefore known for his ability to annoy opposing teams.
Prior to his selection Cooke played in the Ontario Hockey League, where he collected 168 points in his 174 career games. Cooke played with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League before joining the Vancouver Canucks in 1998.
During the 1998-1999 season Cooke split his playing time between the Syracuse Crunch and the Vancouver Canucks, he played 37 games for the Syracuse Crunch and 30 games for the Vancouver Canucks. The 2003-2004 season saw Matt Cooke's production fall off pace, and he finished with only 23 points as opposed to his total of 42 points the previous season, partly due to injury.
Matt Cooke is married and has 3 children: 2 daughters and a son.
For the 2006/2007 regular season, Cooke has been sporting "toothless smiles" with his good friend Brendan Morrison. Cooke is suspected to have lost his front teeth during practice, while Morrison lost his front teeth after being struck in the mouth by a Brendan Shanahan high stick.

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Movements
Career Statistics
External links

Movements



June 21, 1997 - Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round, 144th overall.

Career Statistics


    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995-96 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61 8 11 19 102 7 1 3 4 6
1996-97 Windsor Spitfires OHL 65 45 50 95 146 5 5 5 10 10
1997-98 Windsor Spitfires OHL 23 14 19 33 50 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 25 8 13 21 49 12 8 8 16 20
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 0 2 2 27 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 37 15 18 33 119 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 5 7 12 39 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 18 5 8 13 27 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 14 13 27 94 4 0 0 0 4
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 13 20 33 111 6 3 2 5 0
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 15 27 42 82 14 2 1 3 12
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 11 12 23 73 7 3 1 4 12
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 8 10 18 71 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 10 20 30 64 1 0 0 0 2
NHL Totals 505 76 111 187 561 32 8 4 12 30

External links





Matt Cooke on Vancouver Canucks Roster



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