After only 8 AHL games on a pto with Grand Rapids Griffins (1 goal, 1 assist), undrafted 4th year left wing Matt Carey(22) decides to split to Allsvenskan signing for the remainder of the calendar with Leksands IF.
The 6’1″ 202 lbs. forward initially signed a two-year entry level deal with Chicago Blackhawks after only one year of playing at St. Lawrence University.
He skated 2 games in the big league after leaving college and scored his first and only NHL goal.
For his official rookie campaign he was reassigned to affiliate Rockford Icehogs scoring 10 goals and 11 assists with a -4 rating but added no points in 2 playoff contests.
He was left unqualified after 2014/2015 and next agreed to a one-year deal with Iowa Wild but spent most of the season on reassignment to Quad City Mallards, where in 49 ECHL games he was close to a point-per-game guy (25 goals, 22 assists).
Those lower league totals were significant enough for Hartford Wolf Pack to offer him a contract.
He appeared in a career high 73 games grabbing a new best 21 goals and 29 points but was not retained.
The 25-year old should do outstanding in Sweden’s tier two league and play himself up into some better hockey overseas.