Matt Needham

14 Matt Needham
Matt Needham
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Penticton, BC
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Eligibility:
    2
  • Program:
    BBA 2
  • Prev. Team:
    Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
  • gp
    29
  • p
    29
  • g
    14
  • a
    15
  • pim
    24
  • +/-
    8
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 29
Points 29 29
Goals 14 14
Assists 15 15
PIM 24 24
+/- 8 8
Power-play goals 3 3
Short-handed goals 1 1
Empty net goals 3 3
Games started - -
Game-winning goals 2 2
Game-tying goals 1 1
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 68 68
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Jan 24 Acadia W, 4-1
Jan 26 at Saint Mary's W, 3-2
Feb 2 Dalhousie L, 7-3
Feb 3 Moncton W, 5-2
Feb 9 at UNB L, 5-2
Feb 10 at UPEI L, 5-0
Game Log - Statistics
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s fo fow fol fo%
Sep 15 Moncton W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. UQTR L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. UQTR W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Univ. of Connecticut L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 -
Oct 1 at Univ. of New Hampshire T, 3-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 -
Oct 6 at Acadia W by SO, 5-4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 1 -
Oct 7 Saint Mary's W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 2 1 -
Oct 11 Acadia W, 5-4 - 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 3 0 -
Oct 13 at Saint Mary's W, 4-3 - 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 2 -
Oct 20 Dalhousie W, 4-1 - 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 1 -
Oct 21 at Moncton W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 2 -
Oct 27 Moncton W, 4-2 - 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 3 -
Oct 28 at Dalhousie W, 5-1 - 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 13 6 -
Nov 1 Saint Mary's L by SO, 5-4 - 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 12 11 -
Nov 3 at Acadia L, 6-5 - 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 10 8 -
Nov 10 at UNB L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 2 -
Nov 11 at UPEI W, 4-2 - 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 6 13 -
Nov 17 UNB W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 -
Nov 18 UPEI W, 6-1 - 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 12 6 -
Nov 22 at Saint Mary's W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 8 -
Nov 24 Acadia W, 2-1 - 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 - 3 4 -
Nov 29 at Dalhousie W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 10 -
Dec 2 at Moncton W, 5-2 - 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 4 8 -
Jan 5 at UPEI W by SO, 3-2 - 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 9 8 -
Jan 6 at UNB W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 11 -
Jan 12 UPEI W, 5-2 - 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 7 5 -
Jan 13 UNB L by SO, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 12 8 -
Jan 17 Dalhousie W, 3-0 - 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 15 2 -
Jan 20 Moncton W, 5-1 - 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 10 7 -
Jan 24 Acadia W, 4-1 - 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 4 -
Jan 26 at Saint Mary's W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 -
Feb 2 Dalhousie L, 7-3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 1 -
Feb 3 Moncton W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 3 -
Feb 9 at UNB L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 -
Feb 10 at UPEI L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Statistics
Statistic gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
2016-17 26 4 10 14 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 265 123 142 .464
2017-18 29 14 15 29 24 8 3 1 3 2 1 0 68 333 186 147 .559
2018-19 30 9 13 22 32 -1 2 1 1 1 0 0 59 452 237 215 .524
2019-20 21 9 15 24 8 -1 2 0 0 2 0 1 34 376 193 183 .513
Total 106 36 53 89 76 9 9 2 4 5 1 1 200 1426 739 687 .518
Split Stats - Statistics
Statistic gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
Event
Total 29 14 15 29 24 8 3 1 3 2 1 0 68 333 186 147 .559
Conference 29 14 15 29 24 8 3 1 3 2 1 0 68 333 186 147 .559
Exhibition 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 6 .143
Location
Home 15 10 7 17 4 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 44 165 103 62 .624
Away 14 4 8 12 20 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 24 168 83 85 .494
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Result
Wins 22 12 14 26 8 13 3 1 3 2 0 0 59 236 127 109 .538
Losses 7 2 1 3 16 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 97 59 38 .608
Ties - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Month
October 8 2 7 9 8 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 48 32 16 .667
November 9 4 5 9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 24 133 65 68 .489
December 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 12 4 8 .333
January 8 6 2 8 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 20 123 72 51 .585
February 3 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 13 4 .765
News mentions
Photo courtesy Nick Pearce
X-Men edge Huskies 3-2 in overtime

The StFX X-Men (21-1-4) scored quickly in overtime to edge the Saint Mary’s Huskies (16-8-2) by a 3-2 score in a tight Friday night game at the Halifax Forum.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men on three-game win streak after 4-1 victory over Axemen

In a battle of U SPORTS top ten ranked teams, the No. 2 StFX X-Men defeated the No. 7 Acadia Axemen by a 4-1 score Wednesday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre on Bell Let’s Talk night.

Photo courtesy Caitlyn McLeod
X-Men skate to 5-1 victory over Aigles Bleus

The U SPORTS No. 2 ranked StFX X-Men skated to a 5-1 victory over the Univesité de Moncton Aigles Bleus Saturday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre. A three-goal second period helped pace the X-Men to the win.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men shut out Tigers 3-0

The U SPORTS No. 2 ranked StFX X-Men shut out the visiting Dalhousie Tigers 3-0 on a stormy Wednesday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre. Despite play being postponed 15 minutes due to the inclement weather affecting the arrival of the games officials, both teams came ready to play a very active 60 minutes of hockey.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men top visiting Panthers 5-2

The U SPORTS No. 1 ranked StFX X-Men topped the visiting University of Prince Edward Island Panthers 5-2 in AUS play Friday night at the Keating Centre. The X-Men avenged a shootout loss to the Panthers last weekend in Charlottetown.

Photo courtesy UPEI Sports Information
Panthers defeat X-Men in shootout

In the first game of AUS regular season play in 2018, the UPEI Panthers skated to a 3-2 shootout victory over the U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men.

Photo courtesy UdeM sports information
X-Men finish first term with 5-2 win over Moncton

The StFX X-Men (15-1-2) wrapped up first term play with a 5-2 win over the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus (3-13-2) in AUS men’s hockey action at the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena Saturday evening.

Photo courtesy Trevor MacMillan
X-Men shutout Tigers 2-0

The Dalhousie Tigers were shutout by the U SPORTS ranked No. 4 StFX X-Men at the Halifax Forum Wednesday night. The Tigers got plenty of opportunities, but strong power play unit, and a stellar performance by their goaltender saw StFX take the win.

Photo courtesy Caitlyn McLeod
X-Men win fifth straight game with 2-1 victory over Axemen

The U SPORTS No, 4 ranked StFX X-Men topped the No. 7 ranked visiting Acadia Axemen 2-1 in their last home game of the fall term. The victory marked the fifth consecutive win for the X-Men in a rough-and-tumble game Friday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre in front of a crowd of 900.

Photo courtesy Caitlyn McLeod
X-Men pick up second win of weekend with 6-1 victory over UPEI

The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men picked up their second win of the weekend with a decisive 6-1 victory over the UPEI Panthers Saturday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre.

Photo courtesy Bryan Kennedy
X-Men top Varsity Reds in overtime

In a battle of the top two men’s hockey teams in the AUS, it was the U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men who topped the No. 2 ranked UNB Varsity Reds 3-2 in an overtime victory Friday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre.

X-Men victorious over UPEI in Charlottetown
X-Men victorious over UPEI in Charlottetown

The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men skated to a 4-2 win over the UPEI Panthers Saturday evening at UPEI.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
StFX X-Men fall to Huskies in shootout

The StFX X-Men lost their first game of the 2017-18 season Wednesday evening at the Keating Centre, falling to the Saint Marys Huskies 5-4 in a shootout.

Photo courtesy Carter Hutton
X-Men skate to 5-1 win over Tigers

In Saturday night AUS men’s hockey action, StFX capitalized on three power play opportunities, skating to a 5-1 victory over the Dalhousie Tigers at the Civic Arena.

Photo courtesy Ian Rotz
X-Men remain undefeated with win over Aigles Bleus

The StFX X-Men defeated the Moncton Aigles Bleus 4-2 in a tight encounter at the Charles V. Keating Centre Friday night to remain undefeated in regular season play.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men top Tigers 4-1 on home ice

The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men topped the Dalhousie Tigers 4-1 Friday night at the Keating Centre, improving to a perfect 5-0 to start the AUS season.

Photo courtesy Mona Ghiz
X-Men top Huskies 4-3 in OT

The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men picked up a 4-3 overtime win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies in a Friday the 13th tilt at the Halifax Forum.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men edge Axemen 5-4

The U SPORTS No. 4 ranked StFX X-Men edged the No. 6 ranked Acadia Axemen by a 5-4 score Wednesday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre.

File Photo
X-Men tie UNH Wildcats 3-3

The StFX X-Men and University of New Hampshire Wildcats played to a 3-3 tie Sunday afternoon in exhibition action. The Wildcats overcame a 3-1 third period deficit to tie the game and a five-minute overtime period did not break the tie.

Photo courtesy Bryan Kennedy
Six-goal second period leads X-Men to win over Patriotes

The StFX X-Men continued their pre-season play at the Antigonish Arena Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes 6-1 in exhibition action.

File photo
Patriotes edge X-Men in exhibition match-up

In an inter-conference pre-season match up held at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, the visiting UQTR Patriotes edged the balance of play and skated to a 2-1 victory over the StFX X-Men in what was a well-played, if at times undisciplined encounter.