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2024-25 Hockey Roster

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8 Matteo Giampa

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Custom1 R
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Virgil, Ontario
  • Prev School Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
  • Instagram matteo_giampa19

Biography

AWARDS
ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (2023-24)
ALL-AHA SECOND TEAM (2023-24, 2024-25)
AHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2023-24)
TIM TAYLOR AWARD FINALIST (2023-24)
AHA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2023-24, 2024-25) 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2 - (5x), Last: vs Army (10/31/24)
Assists: 4, vs Mercyhurst (10/22/24)
Points: 5, vs Mercyhurst (10/22/24)
2024-25 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• AHA Second Team selection
• One of five skaters to appear in all 37 games
• Led Canisius in assists (22) and points (30), while sitting third in goals (8)
• Two-time AHA Forward of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 25)
• Preseason All-AHA selection
• Named assistant captain
• Posted career highs in points (5) and assists (4) during 6-3 victory against Mercyhurst (Oct. 22), becoming just the fourth player in the Division I era of the program to record five points in a game and the first to do so since the 2009-10 campaign. Also matched the program’s Division I era record for assists in a game with four
• Scored two goals and added an assist in 4-0 win against Army (Oct. 31)
• Dished out two assists in 6-1 victory in series finale versus Black Knights (Nov. 1)
• Scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation and added an assist in 3-2 triumph at Mercyhurst (Nov. 22)
• Notched game-tying goal in 3-3 draw versus Sacred Heart (Dec. 7)
• Tallied four assists in weekend sweep of RIT with three coming in the series opener (Jan. 10-11)
• Finished weekend series against AIC with a goal and an assist (Jan. 24-25)
• Credited with an assist against Holy Cross (Feb. 1)
• Found the back of the net and tallied an assist against Air Force (Feb. 8)
• Notched an assist against Niagara (Feb. 11)
• Recorded an assist in 6-2 victory over Niagara (Feb. 22)
• AHA All-Academic Team selection
2023-24 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Year
• All-AHA Second Team and AHA All-Rookie Team honoree
• Two-time Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Month (November, January)
• AHA Player of the Month for November
• Registered 18 goals, 17 assists and 35 points in 36 games played to lead the Griffs in all three major offensive statistical categories and be the first Canisius freshman to lead the team in scoring since Vincent Scarsella (2007-08)
• Finished campaign tied for third for most points and most goals by a first-year player in AHA history
• Ended season ranked among the top 10 freshmen in Division I in both goals and points, completing the campaign ranked tied for eighth in goals and tied for 10th in points
• One of just seven skaters in the AHA to average more than a point per game during league play, pacing the Griffs with 27 points on 14 goals and 13 assists.
• Ranked among the top 10 in the AHA in all three major offensive statistical categories during conference play, placing third in goals, tied for fifth in points and tied for 10th in assists.
• Scored multiple points on 11 occasions, finishing with two goals in four games while dishing out two-or-more assists in five contests.
• Netted his first career goal in his collegiate debut at Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 13)
• Tallied two goals and added an assist in matchup with nationally ranked Michigan State (Oct. 19)
• Recorded three points with a goal and two assists in series opener against Holy Cross (Nov. 3)
• Tallied season-high three assists in series finale against the Crusaders (Nov. 4)
• Notched two goals, including first career shorthanded marker, at Sacred Heart (Nov. 11)
• Recorded two goals, including the game winner, in 5-1 triumph versus Robert Morris (Nov. 21)
• Scored in the first and last minute of regulation during 3-2 victory versus AIC (Dec. 15)
• Finished with a goal and an assist in 5-3 triumph at Air Force (Jan. 26)
• AHA All-Academic Team selection
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two seasons for the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
• Tallied 135 points (45g/90a) in 107 regular-season contests with the Pontiacs
• Led Bonnyville in scoring during the 2022-23 season, registering 92 points on 27 goals and 65 assists
• Chipped in 22 points (7g/15a) in 16 postseason contests for the Pontiacs, helping guide the squad to an appearance in the AJHL’s North Division Championship
• Claimed Bonnyville’s Top Scorer Award and was named both the team’s regular-season MVP and the Neil Crawley Plus Minus Award recipient in 2022-23
• Was teammates with fellow Canisius newcomers Jack Budd and Trey Funk while in Bonnyville
• Spent the 2019-20 season at the Frederick Gunn School, tallying 19 points (9g/10a) in 35 games played
• Took part in development camp with the Florida Panthers during the 2023 offseason
PERSONAL
• Son of Bonnie Giampa
• Majoring in sport management 

Statistics

Season:
2024-25

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023-24Freshman

    Forward
    6'1" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1" 200 lbs
    8