Matthew Corrente (born March 17, 1988) is a

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former professional

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who last played in the

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(NHL) with the

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. Corrente was born in

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Playing career

In 2004, he was drafted into the

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(OHL) by the

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, 2nd overall. During the 2006–07 OHL season, he was traded to the

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. He was drafted 30th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the

. In 2007, the ''2007 Future Watch'' published by

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ranked Corrente as the top defenceman in the New Jersey Devils system at the time, and third overall after forward

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and goalie

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. Corrente was called up to the New Jersey Devils on October 14, 2010. On July 10, 2013, Corrente left the Devils organization as a free agent and signed a one-year two-way contract with the

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. In the 2013–14 season, Corrente was assigned to AHL affiliate, the

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

. He featured in a career high 72 games, posting 2 goals and 11 points as the Checkers failed to make the playoffs. On July 5, 2014, Corrente signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the

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. During the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, Corrente was loaned by the Lightning to the

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. In return, the Syracuse Crunch received Ryan Martindale from the

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. As an unsigned free agent over the following summers, Corrente accepted a try-out contract to attend the

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training camp and pre-season on September 28, 2015. Corrente failed to feature in a regular season game with the Griffins before he was released from his try-out on October 17, 2015. Corrente now runs a hockey development school called Next Pro Hockey, which develops ice hockey players with aspirations to play hockey in the NHL.

Personal

Corrente's brother David played for the

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Men's Hockey team in the OUA.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Matt Corrente's profile on Hockey's Future
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corrente, Matt 1988 births Living people 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Albany Devils players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Florida Everblades players Ice hockey people from Mississauga Lowell Devils players Mississauga IceDogs players New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players NHL first-round draft picks Niagara IceDogs players Saginaw Spirit players San Antonio Rampage players Syracuse Crunch players