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Matthew Ford

current status: Off season

RW | 6'1", 207 lbs. | Columbus

Birth Date:October 9, 1984 (28 years old)
Place of Birth:West Hills, CA
Shoots:R

Experience:0 years
Drafted:Drafted by Chicago in 2004 (8/256).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Philadelphia in 2013.

Movements & Injuries

2013
3/12/2013	Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers.
3/12/2013	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
2012
9/15/2012	Assigned to Adirondack (AHL).
9/13/2012	Placed on waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers.
4/17/2012	Recalled from Adirondack (AHL).
2/02/2012	Acquired from the Washington Capitals.
2/02/2012	Assigned to Adirondack (AHL).
2011
9/25/2011	Assigned to Hershey (AHL).
7/01/2011	Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals to a one-year contract.
2010
9/21/2010	Released from training camp and assigned to Lake Erie (AHL).
9/16/2010	Invited to training camp by the Colorado Avalanche.
2009
9/11/2009	Released by the Vancouver Canucks.
9/10/2009	Invited to training camp by the Vancouver Canucks.
3/25/2009	Assigned to Charlotte (ECHL).
2008
12/08/2008	Released by the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL).
11/06/2008	Re-assigned to Hartford (AHL).

Career Transactions

2013
3/12/2013	Philadelphia Flyers traded Matthew Ford to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations.
2012
2/02/2012	Washington Capitals traded Matthew Ford to the Philadelphia Flyers for Kevin Marshall.
2011
7/01/2011	Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals.
2004
6/27/2004	Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 8th round (256th overall) in 2004.

Player News

Blue Jackets acquire Matthew Ford from Flyers | 03/12/2013 3:36 PM

News

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired Matthew Ford from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations.

NHL.com

Impact

Ford will report to the Jackets' AHL affiliate in Springfield. He has no fantasy value.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Springfield	AHL	18	5	6	11	2	14	0	0	-	-	36	0.61
	Adirondack	AHL	35	4	9	13	-5	16	2	0	-	-	76	0.37
	Total Adi/Spg	AHL	53	9	15	24	-3	30	2	0	-	-	112	0.45
2011-12	Adirondack	AHL	31	19	12	31	-8	31	8	1	-	-	95	1.00
	Hershey	AHL	39	10	18	28	-2	47	1	0	-	-	91	0.72
	Total Her/Adi	AHL	70	29	30	59	-10	78	9	1	-	-	186	0.84
2010-11	Lake Erie	AHL	76	26	16	42	1	46	6	1	-	-	193	0.55
2009-10	Lake Erie	AHL	45	13	14	27	14	28	1	1	-	-	100	0.60
	Charlotte	ECHL	3	0	2	2	0	6	0	0	-	-	-	0.67
2008-09	Lake Erie	AHL	5	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
	Hartford	AHL	25	1	2	3	1	10	0	0	-	-	-	0.12
	Total Hfd/LkE	AHL	30	1	2	3	0	12	0	0	-	-	-	0.10
	Charlotte	ECHL	28	21	17	38	19	25	9	2	-	-	-	1.36
2007-08	Wisconsin	WCHA	33	4	5	9	0	30	2	0	1	-	65	0.27
2006-07	Wisconsin	WCHA	39	7	6	13	-	38	1	0	3	-	-	0.33
2005-06	Wisconsin	WCHA	31	5	2	7	-	14	0	0	0	-	-	0.23
2004-05	Wisconsin	WCHA	21	5	5	10	-	18	3	0	0	-	-	0.48
2003-04	Sioux Falls	USHL	60	37	31	68	-4	60	5	3	3	-	-	1.13
AHL	Total	AHL	274	78	77	155	2	194	18	3	-	-	-	0.57
ECHL	Total	ECHL	31	21	19	40	19	31	9	2	-	-	-	1.29
WCHA	Total	WCHA	124	21	18	39	-	100	6	0	4	-	-	0.31
USHL	Total	USHL	60	37	31	68	-4	60	5	3	3	-	-	1.13

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Adirondack	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Total Adi/Spg	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Adirondack	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Lake Erie	AHL	7	3	1	4	-1	8	0	0	-	-	22	0.57
2009-10	Lake Erie	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Charlotte	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Lake Erie	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Charlotte	ECHL	6	2	3	5	1	21	0	0	-	-	-	0.83
2007-08	Wisconsin	WCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Wisconsin	WCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Wisconsin	WCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Wisconsin	WCHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Sioux Falls	USHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	7	3	1	4	-1	8	0	0	-	-	22	0.57
ECHL	Total	ECHL	6	2	3	5	1	21	0	0	-	-	-	0.83

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