Age 27 Jan 5, 1994
Charlestown USA
Defense shoots left
5'9" 175 cm
174 lbs 79 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2021
Agent Peter Fish
Transaction History
Feb 27, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) is doubtful for Sunday's game versus the Rangers, Adam Kimelman of (NHL).com reports. | |
Feb 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) won't play Friday night against the Rangers, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Feb 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body), who skated Thursday, isn't expected to play Friday night against the Rangers, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports. | |
Feb 24, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) is nearing a return to action, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Feb 23, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) skated on his own prior to Tuesday's practice, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Feb 21, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday retroactive to Feb. 12, PuckPedia reports. | |
Feb 18, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) won't travel with the Bruins to Lake Tahoe for Sunday's game against the Flyers, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Feb 17, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) won't play Thursday night against New Jersey, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Feb 16, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) isn't in line to play Thursday against New Jersey, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Feb 15, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) didn't practice Monday, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Feb 12, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) won't play Friday night against the Rangers, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Feb 11, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) isn't expected to play Friday night against the Rangers, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Feb 10, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) went minus-2 with a blocked shot in 11:40 in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers. | |
Feb 10, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Coach Bruce Cassidy said that Grzelcyk (lower body) will return to the Bruins' lineup Wednesday night against the Rangers, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Feb 9, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) worked with the Bruins' second power-play unit during Tuesday's practice, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Feb 6, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) is expected to return to action Wednesday against the Rangers, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports. | |
Feb 3, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) has resumed skating back in Boston, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 31, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) didn't travel with the team ahead of Monday's game against the Capitals, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 30, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | As expected, Grzelcyk (lower body) won't play Saturday against the Capitals, Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe reports. | |
Jan 28, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) is doubtful for Saturday's game versus the Capitals, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Jan 28, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (lower body) will not return to Thursday's game versus the Penguins. | |
Jan 28, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Coach Bruce Cassidy indicated that Grzelcyk (leg) is in line to return to action Thursday night against the Penguins. | |
Jan 27, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) was able to practice Wednesday. | |
Jan 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Penguins. | |
Jan 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) is on the ice for pregame warmups Tuesday and is expected to play against Pittsburgh, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Jan 26, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) is a game-time decision for Tuesday night's game against the Penguins, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Jan 25, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) didn't practice Monday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 23, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) won't play Saturday against the Flyers, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Jan 22, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) is expected to play in Saturday's game versus the Flyers, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 21, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (leg) didn't play in overtime versus the Flyers on Thursday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 21, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk, who left Monday's game against the Islanders with an upper-body injury, is in line to play Thursday night against the Flyers, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports. | |
Jan 20, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (upper body) is trending toward playing Thursday against the Flyers, per coach Bruce Cassidy, Conor Ryan of Boston Sports Journal reports. | |
Jan 20, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk (upper body) practiced Wednesday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. | |
Jan 19, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now indicates that the upper-body injury that forced Grzelcyk out of Monday's loss to the Islanders appeared to be a right shoulder issue. | |
Jan 18, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | There was no update on Grzelcyk (undisclosed) after he left Monday's contest against the Islanders, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. | |
Jan 15, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk recorded a power-play assist while logging 24:07 worth of ice time in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over New Jersey, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports/ | |
Jan 7, 2021 | Boston Bruins | Matt Grzelcyk | Grzelcyk has looked sharp in the early stages of training camp, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports. | |
Oct 17, 2020 | Boston Bruins | signed D Matt Grzelcyk to a four-year, $14.75 million contract | |
Nov 21, 2017 | Recalled | Boston Bruins | recalled D Matt Grzelcyk from Providence (AHL). |
Oct 9, 2017 | Assigned | Boston Bruins | assigned D Matt Grzelcyk to Providence (AHL). |
Apr 18, 2017 | Assigned | Boston Bruins | assigned D Matt Grzelcyk to Providence (AHL). |
Apr 17, 2017 | Recalled | Boston Bruins | recalled D Matt Grzelcyk from Providence (AHL). |
Dec 17, 2016 | Assigned | Boston Bruins | assigned D Matt Grzelcyk to Providence (AHL). |
Dec 14, 2016 | Recalled | Boston Bruins | recalled D Matt Grzelcyk from Providence (AHL). |
Oct 2, 2016 | Assigned | Boston Bruins | assigned D Matt Grzelcyk to Providence (AHL). |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Boston Bruins |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 57.10 | 61.00 | 11.80 | 61.40 | 7.90 | 1.51 | |
Matt Grzelcyk Stats by Elite Prospects | Matt Grzelcyk Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Career Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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2009-2010 | Belmont Hill School | USHS-Prep | 31 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 55 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | USA U17 (all) | International-Jr | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 60 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | USA U18 (all) | International-Jr | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2014-2015 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 41 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 18 | Playoffs | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
2016-2017 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 66.67 | 49.33 | -1.47 | 52.42 | -5.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
2017-2018 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 909 | 70.97 | 58.08 | 5.76 | 56.30 | 2.72 | 0.20 | 0.86 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017-2018 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 1,063 | 56.06 | 51.31 | -3.22 | 52.14 | -1.28 | 0.06 | 0.45 | Playoffs | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
2019-2020 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 984 | 55.20 | 55.90 | 5.90 | 52.10 | 2.20 | 0.18 | 0.55 | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2020-2021 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 57.10 | 61.00 | 11.80 | 61.40 | 7.90 | 1.51 | |||||||||
Matt Grzelcyk Stats by Elite Prospects | Matt Grzelcyk Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $14,750,000 4.52% of cap space
2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | ||
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Cap Hit | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | UFA |
AAV | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | |
Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Base Salary | $2,250,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | |
Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Salary | $2,250,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | |
Minors Salary | $2,250,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | |
Clauses | |||||
UFA Year | |||||
Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,800,000 1.76% of cap space
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.18% of cap space