#8 Matt Steeves 2019-20 Hockey Roster
Forward
2020-21 AWARDS AND HONORS
- Academic All-Big Ten (March 17)
AS A SENIOR
- Played in 12 games while scoring a pair of goals.
- Scored his first goal of the season in Notre Dame’s 6-1 win at Ohio State (Feb. 5), a game in which his brother Alex also scored marking the first time the brothers scored in the same game.
- Also added a goal in Notre Dame’s 5-2 win over Penn State (March 5).
- Concluded his Irish career with seven goals and six assists for 13 points in 88 games.
2019-20 AWARDS AND HONORS
- Academic All-Big Ten (May 11)
AS A JUNIOR
- Scored one goal and recorded three assists in 29 games played as a junior.
- Recorded his first point of the season with an assist in the 3-2 overtime victory against #8/9 Ohio State (Nov. 8).
- Scored a goal in the 2-1 road loss against #9 Ohio State (Jan. 18).
2018-19 AWARDS AND HONORS
• Big Ten All-Academic Team
AS A SOPHOMORE
• Scored three goals and added three assists while skating in 34 contests for the Irish.
• Notched an assist in Notre Dame’s 3-0 victory over Providence in the Ice Breaker Championship for his first career assist.
• Scored the third period, game-winning goal in Notre Dame’s 5-4 win at ninth-ranked Penn State (Dec. 7), marking his first career game winner.
• Gave the Irish a 2-0 lead over Boston College with his second goal of the season in what turned out to be a 4-0 victory (Dec. 31).
• Had the third period, game-tying goal in Notre Dame’s 5-4 overtime win against Penn State (March 1).
AS A FRESHMAN
- Notched a goal in Notre Dame’s 4-0 win over Alabama Huntsville, which was his first career game (Oct. 7).
- That goal came on Steeves’ first shot on goal in an Irish uniform.
IN THE USHL
- Joined the Irish after spending the 2016-17 season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
- Scored 14 goals and added eight assists for 22 points in 58 games while also totaling 71 penalty minutes.
- Spent the 2015-16 season with the Sioux City Musketeers and in 58 games he scored 12 goals and notched three assists for 15 points to go along with 114 penalty minutes.
PREP & PERSONAL
- Played the 2014-2015 season with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL), where he skated in 44 games and scored 14 goals and added 15 assists for 29 points.
- Graduated from East High School in Sioux City, Iowa.
- Played with the Junior Monarchs program from 2012-15.
- Son of Glen and Allison Steeves and has two younger brothers, Alex and Ben, who also played for the Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) in 2016-17.
- Majoring in Business Technology.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 (5x – at Ohio State 1/18/20)
Assists: 1 (6x – at Wisconsin 11/16/19)
Points: 1 (11x – at Ohio State 1/18/20)
Multi-Point Games: n/a
Point Streak: 2 games (twice)
Most Recent Goal: at Ohio State 1/18/20