Matt Tomkins
Matthew Tomkins (born June 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tomkins was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Playing career
Tomkins played junior hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League for two seasons, from 2011 to 2013. He was selected in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. After junior, Tomkins chose to go to university, attending Ohio State University for four years. After finishing university in 2017, Tomkins signed an entry-level contract with Chicago and was assigned to their minor league affiliates. Tomkins played in the Chicago system until 2021. Tomkins then played two seasons abroad, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) with Frölunda HC and Färjestad BK before returning to North America following the 2022–23 season. On May 10, 2023, Tomkins was signed as a free agent on a two-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tomkins made his NHL debut with the Lightning on October 15, 2023 in a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa. International play 

After the NHL decided not to send players to the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, Tomkins was selected to Team Canada as one of three goalies. Tomkins was backup for the first two games of the preliminary round, a win over Germany and a loss to the United States. In the third game, he made his first start for Canada and got a shutout against China in a 5–0 win. Tomkins would follow by backstopping Canada to a 7–2 qualification round win over China again, before bowing out to Sweden in a 2–0 quarterfinal loss. After his showing at the 2022 Olympics, Tomkins was once again called upon to Team Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Championships. He did not play until the gold medal game, where an injury early in the third period to starter Chris Dreidger forced Tomkins into the game, where Canada would eventually fall in overtime. Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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1994 births
Living people
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Färjestad BK players
Frölunda HC players
Indy Fuel players
Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Tampa Bay Lightning players