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Auston Matthews

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Auston Matthews is an American professional ice hockey center, born on September 17, 1997 in San Ramon, California, who captains the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. A product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, he played a season for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland before the Maple Leafs took him first overall in the 2016 draft. He scored four goals in his NHL debut and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie, then collected the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league leading goal scorer several times, the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award in 2021-22, and set the salary cap era single season record with 69 goals in 2023-24. He captained the United States to Olympic gold in 2026.

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1997 1
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is an American professional ice hockey player
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    (born September 17, 1997)
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    winning his third Rocket Richard in four seasons
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    is an American professional ice hockey player
  • Plays: Ice Hockey, Lead, sport
    an American professional ice hockey player
  • Competed In: National Hockey League, Lead, competition
    National Hockey League (NHL)
  • On The Roster Of: Toronto Maple Leafs, Lead, club
    captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs
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