FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS

Denton Mateychuk has made a quick transition to the AHL. And as he has become more familiar with the pro game, he’s delved into fishing as a pastime

BY DILLON COLLINS

ELITE BLUELINE PROSPECTS don’t grow on trees, but they just might in rural Manitoba. Drafted 12th overall by Columbus in 2022, Denton Mateychuk is a dynamic skater with a high hockey IQ, lightning-quick release and superb on-ice vision. As advertised, he’s paid dividends for AHL Cleveland this season. The left-shot defender put up five goals and 17 points in 13 games in November, leading the Monsters to the best single-month record in club history (12-1-0) while earning AHL top-rookie honors – and even an NHL call-up in late December. Through the first two months of the season, Mateychuk led AHL rookies and defenders in points, and, at just 20, he’s only scratching the surface of his potential. Mateychuk made the jump from Moose Jaw, where he captained the Warriors to a WHL…

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