Person in history
Mathew Barzal
Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · May 26
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- ice hockey player. Citizenship: Canada
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Barzal speaks French , having undergone French immersion in school; as a result, he has a very close friendship with former Islanders teammate Anthony Beauvillier , a French-speaker whom he met when the two played for Canada at the 2015 World U18 Championships. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ^ "Isles Road Blog: Montreal" . NHL.com . January 15, 2018 . Retrieved January 15, 2018 . ^ Staple, Arthur (September 20, 2017). "Anthony Beauvillier, Mathew Barzal hoping to make impact with Islanders" . Newsday .
Mathew Michael Paul Barzal is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Barzal was selected by the Islanders in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2015 NHL entry draft. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 2017–18, the fifth Islander to win the award.
Early life
Educated at: Kentwood High School.
Path and career
Awards / honours: Calder Memorial Trophy.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Coquitlam Express BCHL 6 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2013–14 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 59 14 40 54 20 9 1 5 6 4 2014–15 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 44 12 45 57 20 6 4 4 8 4 2015–16 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 27 61 88 58 18 5 21 26 16 2016–17 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 41 10 69 79 20 16 7 18 25 16 2016–17 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2017–18 New York Islanders NHL 82 22 63 85 30 — — — — —…
Why this date
Mathew Barzal appears on our May 26 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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“Mathew Barzal”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/mathew-barzal, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Mathew Barzal
When was Mathew Barzal born?
May 26 1997.
How old would Mathew Barzal be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 26?
Juan Cuadrado, Andrea Catellani, Demy de Zeeuw and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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