User:Weatherman05071/Matthew Ford (ice hockey)

Matthew Ford (born October 9, 1984 in West Hills, California) is an American born professional ice hockey Forward for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

Playing career
Ford started out playing for the Sioux Fall Stampede of the USHL in the 2003-04 hockey season. While there he played the most games, scored the most goals, and had the most assists in his career so far.

Ford enrolled in college at University of Wisconsin in 2004 and attended classes there through the 2007-08 season. He turned professional during the 2008–09 season and was signed to a professional try-out with the Hartford Wolf Pack on November 06, 2008 and was released on December 08, 2008. He also played with Hartford from January 18, 2009 and March 10, 2009. With Hartfors he plated a combined 25 games, scored one goal and had two assists. From March 11, 2009, through March 24, 2009 he was signed to a PTO with the Lake Erie Monsters. Ford signed with the Charlotte Checkers of the East Coast Hockey League on March 10, 2009, and played 28 regular season games and 6 games during the playoffs

In the 2009–10 season, Ford re-signed with the Charlotte Checkers, but played only 3 games before he was loaned back to the Lake Erie Monsters where he played the entire season.

For the 2010-11 season, Ford was signed by the Lake Erie Monsters.