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Syracuse Crunch

2025-26 Syracuse Crunch Roster

63 Matthew Peca

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Petawawa, ON

Biography

2025-26: 12th pro season... Third season as Springfield captain... Notched 34 points in 49 games with the T-Birds... Traded to Syracuse on March 10, 2026... Played for Canada at the Spengler Cup.

2024-25: 11th pro season; fourth season with the Springfield Thunderbirds and his second as captain... Career-highs in goals (31) and points (63) in 68 games... Named to the AHL First All-Star Team.

Pro Career: Began his pro career with the Crunch, skating in Syracuse from 2014 to 2018... Picked up 134 points (34g, 100a) in 204 games during his first stint with the Crunch... Ranks 13th in Crunch history in assists (100) and 22nd in points (134)... Has played in the Calder Cup Finals twice, once with Syracuse (2017) and once with Springfield (2022)... 83 career NHL games with Tampa Bay, Montreal, Ottawa and St. Louis... Named an AHL All-Star in 2017-18, but he did not play due to recall in Tampa Bay.

College Career: Four seasons at Quinnipiac from 2011 to 2015, totaling 143 points in 157 games; 143 points ranked sixth in program history at the time... Served as captain as a senior in 2014-15... Helped the Bobcats make the NCAA Tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2015; helped Quinnipiac earn a berth in its first ever Frozen Four and National Championship Game.

Transactions: Traded to Syracuse from Springfield (Wyatt Newpower) on March 10, 2026.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2015-16

    Center
    5'9" 175 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2016-17

    Center
    5'8" 155 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017-18

    Center
    5'9" 178 lbs
    22
  • 63

    2025-26

    Forward
    5'10" 180 lbs
    63