Matt Kiersted 
Age 23 Apr 14, 1998
Elk River USA
Defense shoots left
6'0" 183 cm
181 lbs 82 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2025
Agent Neil Sheehy
Transaction History
| Apr 3, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Matt Kiersted | Kierstad will be promoted to the active roster to make his (NHL) debut in Saturday's game versus the Blue Jackets, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Matt Kiersted | Kiersted has been added to Florida's taxi squad, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Matt Kiersted | Kiersted signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers on Thursday. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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Matt Kiersted |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 71 | 33.30 | 36.90 | -19.60 | 42.20 | -12.90 | ||
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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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| 2013-2014 | Elk River High | USHS-MN | 24 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Team MPLS Magazine | UMHSEHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Team Red | USA-S15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Elk River High | USHS-MN | 25 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 31 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Grey | USA-S16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Twin Cities Orthopedics | UMHSEHL | 18 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | B16 - Blue (Final 54) | MNHP-16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team Grey | USA-S17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Steel | JCWC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP-17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 33 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 29 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 33.30 | 36.90 | -19.60 | 42.20 | -12.90 | ||||||||||
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Active Contract
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,717,500 1.05% of cap space
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | ||
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| Cap Hit | $858,750 | $858,750 | RFA |
| AAV | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $132,500 | $850,000 | |
| Base Salary | $700,000 | $832,500 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500 | $92,500 | |
| Total Salary | $792,500 | $925,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
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| UFA Year | |||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||