Talk:Auston Matthews

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 * Just read though both articles you linked and Matthew's Wikipedia page and I would argue that neither material has been copied or even paraphrased on this page. But this is still a good message for future contributions. Spilia4 (talk) 03:12, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Birthplace
For the last few months now Matthews' birthplace has been listed as San Francisco, based solely on one ESPN article, in contrast to a wealth of other sources that say he's from Scottsdale, Arizona. Discounting the fact that ESPN has a recently poor track record regarding hockey, I don't feel that this should be taken as the definite source seeing how it contradicts nearly every other source on Matthews, and since then no one has come forth to corroborate the San Francisco claim. So I'm suggesting that it be discounted and his birthplace be reverted back to say Scottsdale. Kaiser matias (talk) 01:55, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * What about San Ramon, California? GoodDay (talk) 01:29, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with the Arizona change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ljk3000 (talk • contribs) 01:52, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * As much as I'd love to see it changed to Scottsdale since it shows how unique his journey has been, it doesn't make sense. Elite Prospects, a notable and legit website, also lists his birthplace as San Ramon. The most credible source is The Hockey News, which puts his birth in San Ramon in every issue Matthews has been featured in. No sources list his birthplace as San Francisco besides ESPN (But San Fran is just a bit south of San Ramon so it's a simple mistake, possibly was used for familiarity as San Fransico is much more famous). Spilia4 (talk) 03:05, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * This source is already included in the article and everything is explained there – Born in San Ramon, Calif., and raised in Scottsdale, Ari., Matthews... – Sabbatino (talk) 17:51, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

I just reverted an IP edit that changed his birthplace in the infobox to Arizona, and subsequently did a quick google search looking for further verification, and sure enough, there's now conflicting sources even from NHL.com via the Leafs. There's the link above Sabbatino referenced when it was noted on draft day he was born in San Ramon. But his actual player profile on NHL.com says Scottsdale. So, do these two conflicting NHL.com sources cancel each other out? I'm also seeing google results from major news publications saying both things. This is probably going to keep happening as long as there are conflicting sources out there. Echoedmyron (talk) 22:33, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It has been quite a while since your post, but I want to clarify the situation. NHL's website is known to list "hometown" under the "birthplace" field. It is not the first time that they do this. One of the examples is Patrick Marleau and NHL claims that he was born in Aneroid, Saskatchewan when he was in fact born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan as there was no and there still is no hospital in Aneroid. I assume many websites write what NHL writes, which is wrong, and they do not take time to research certain facts. – Sabbatino (talk) 13:00, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Article protection
I have requested some temporary protection for this article in hopes it will control the vandalism for a while.  PK T (alk)  00:01, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Done, for a week. Hopefully people get used to the idea of him being a decent NHLer by then. Kaiser matias (talk) 00:02, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

I've asked for longer protection for this article, which has been applied today.  PK T (alk)  21:16, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2016
Dpaulson (talk) 13:06, 28 October 2016 (UTC) If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 13:12, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not requested a change.

Lead Image
This page could really use an Image of Auston Matthews in a Toronto Maple Leafs uniform, ideally as the lead image, would add myself however I don't have any images of my own, and don't want to infringe on any Copyright images from the web. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.127.250 (talk) 16:56, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * While that is obviously ideal, as you noted we can't just take a copyrighted image and put it there, so have to wait for someone to take a photo and upload it. Fortunately we have several people who do so, and while no one got an image of Matthews this year, it will certainly happen soon as he's an important figure. So don't worry, it'll happen, just takes some time. Kaiser matias (talk) 22:49, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Age
Matthews was born in 1997 on September 17 which would make him 21 but his age is still at 20. AnonymousFixer (talk) 00:36, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it changes at midnight. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:37, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Mexico
I have read that he has US and Mexico citizenships. Is this true? I couldn't find anything about it in this article. --Cheers! Kilaseell - Message me! - 13:08, 4 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Yes. It is true. His mother was a Mexican citizen at the time of his birth. 2600:1000:B10D:12CA:D8C0:E341:18DA:1525 (talk) 22:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

I just know for sure that he has Mexican roots and can speak Spanish --Cheers! Kilaseell - Message me! - 13:13, 4 August 2022 (UTC)