Matt Dumba

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Matt Dumba
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Dumba with the Iowa Wild in 2015
Born (1994-07-25) July 25, 1994 (age 29)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Minnesota Wild
Arizona Coyotes
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 7th overall, 2012
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2013–present

Matthew Dumba (born July 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dumba was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent his first 10 seasons. Dumba previously played junior with the Red Deer Rebels and briefly for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

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Early life

Dumba is of Filipino (maternal) and Romanian and German (paternal) descent. [1] He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, [2] and learned to skate at age three. [3] His family later moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he played his minor hockey in Calgary with the Crowchild Minor Hockey Association. [4] Dumba spent the 2009–10 season with the Edge School for Athletes in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. [5]

Playing career

Junior

The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Dumba with their first-round selection, fourth overall, in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft from the Calgary Bronks AAA Organization. [6] He made his WHL debut in 2009–10, his 15-year-old season, appearing in six regular season games and two playoff games for the Rebels. [2] Joining the Rebels full-time in 2010–11, Dumba scored 15 goals and 26 points and was a player whom his coach said was noticeable every time he was on the ice. His performance during the season earned Dumba the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL's rookie-of-the-year. [7]

Returning to the Rebels for the 2011–12 WHL season, Dumba scored 20 goals and 57 points in 69 games. [2] He was the youngest player invited to the selection camp for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, however he failed to make the team. [8] However, he continued to impress scouts and observers with his play. Don Hay was one of several WHL coaches to praise Dumba for his enthusiasm on the ice and hard-checking style: "He's a guy who can do all aspects of the game ... he's a very dynamic player with or without the puck. Yes, he can lay out a good bodycheck, but he can also score the overtime winning goal." [4]

Dumba's play in the WHL resulted in him being rated as one of the top prospects for the 2012 NHL entry draft. NHL Central Scouting ranked him as the 11th best prospect for the draft, while International Scouting Services ranked him 5th overall. [9] The Minnesota Wild selected him in the first round, seventh overall, [10] and signed him to an NHL contract a month later. [11] Dumba was returned to the Rebels to begin the 2012–13 WHL season, in part due to a labour dispute between the NHL and its players. When the NHL's dispute was resolved, the Wild intended to give him a brief look at their training camp. Dumba impressed the team's coaching staff enough to earn a spot on the Wild's opening-night roster, [12] however, he was returned to Red Deer four games into the NHL season without having played with the Wild. [13]

Professional

Minnesota Wild (2013–2023)

Dumba earned a spot in the Wild lineup to start the 2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013, against the Anaheim Ducks, becoming the second player of Filipino descent to play in the NHL, after Tim Stapleton. [14] [15] He scored his first NHL goal on October 12 against Dan Ellis of the Dallas Stars. [16] He recorded only two points in 13 games by December and the Wild loaned Dumba to the Canadian junior team for the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. While Dumba was with the national team, the Rebels traded his WHL rights to the Portland Winterhawks and the Wild assigned him to Portland upon his return from the World Junior Championship. [17]

In the 2015–16 season, Dumba had a breakout year, playing every game but one with the Minnesota Wild, seeing career highs in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes with 10 goals, 16 assists, 26 points and 38 PIMS. The Wild also played an outdoor game against the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Stadium as part of the NHL Stadium Series. Dumba got the scoring going early as he trailed the play after Ryan Carter had a breakaway, Carter had his shot saved and his rebound saved as well but Dumba poked in the third chance for his ninth goal of the season to give the Wild a 1–0 lead. [18] The Wild went on to beat the Blackhawks 6–1. [18] He played 81 out of the 82 games that season, missing only a 3–0 loss to the San Jose Sharks as a healthy scratch by coach John Torchetti. [19]

On July 28, 2016, he re-signed to a two-year, $5.1M bridge deal with the Wild. [20] After not getting off to a good start for the Wild, new head coach Bruce Boudreau opted to scratch Dumba on October 20 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The plan was foiled, however, when Marco Scandella became sick, forcing Dumba into the lineup. After that he played alongside All-Star defenseman Ryan Suter on the first defensive pairing and saw increased responsibilities and ice time. He averaged 21:48 per game alongside Suter. [21] His 2017–18 season saw Dumba set new personal bests with 14 goals, 36 assists, and 50 points. On July 21, 2018, Dumba signed a five-year, $30 million contract extension with the Wild, carrying an annual average of $6 million. [22]

On June 8, 2020, Dumba became an inaugural executive board member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey. [23] Dumba was named the 2020 King Clancy Award winner by the NHL for his efforts supporting community initiatives in Minneapolis and as a member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance. [24] During the 2022–23 season, Dumba scored four goals and 14 points in 79 games and was third in ice time among Wild defencemen. [25]

Arizona Coyotes (2023–2024)

After the Wild chose to not re-sign Dumba during the 2023 off-season, Dumba signed as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on August 7, 2023. [25]

Tampa Bay Lightning (2024–present)

On March 8, 2024, the Coyotes traded Dumba along with a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick. [26]

International play

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Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Czech Republic
IIHF World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Russia

Dumba made his debut with the national team program at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He was named captain of the under-18 national team and led Canada to a gold medal victory. [27]

The 18-year-old Dumba participated in his second national junior team camp ahead of the 2013 World Junior Championship, but was among the final cuts and did not make the team. [28]

Dumba was loaned from the Wild to the Canadian junior team for the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [29] He narrowly avoided a suspension after being ejected from a pre-tournament game for kneeing a Swedish opponent, [30] and recorded one assist in seven tournament games for the fourth-place Canadians. [31]

Following the 2015–16 season, Dumba made his first appearance with Canada's national men's team, playing in all ten games at the 2016 World Championships where Canada repeated as gold medallists. [21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Red Deer Rebels WHL 6022420004
2010–11 Red Deer RebelsWHL6215112683920220
2011–12 Red Deer RebelsWHL6920375767—————
2012–13 Red Deer RebelsWHL6216264280922414
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 3000250000
2013–14 Minnesota Wild NHL 131122—————
2013–14 Portland Winterhawks WHL268162437218101833
2014–15 Minnesota WildNHL58881623102242
2014–15 Iowa Wild AHL2059146—————
2015–16 Minnesota WildNHL811016263860226
2016–17 Minnesota WildNHL761123345950002
2017–18 Minnesota WildNHL821436504151124
2018–19 Minnesota WildNHL3212102221—————
2019–20 Minnesota WildNHL69618244140112
2020–21 Minnesota WildNHL516152146712317
2021–22 Minnesota WildNHL57720274761012
2022–23 Minnesota WildNHL79410148160224
2023–24 Arizona Coyotes NHL58461055—————
2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL180223350000
NHL totals67483165248487545101539

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2011 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg52132
2012 Canada U18 Bronze medal icon.svg7571220
2014 Canada WJC 4th701112
2016 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg101122
Junior totals19791634
Senior totals101122

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
WHL
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy 2010–11 [7]
NHL
King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2019–20 [24]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
2010–11 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minnesota Wild first round draft pick
2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner
2020 		Succeeded by
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