Mathew Dumba

Mathew Dumba: Biography in Details

Who is Mathew Dumba?

Mathew Dumba is a Canadian ice hockey player as a defenceman.

Currently, he is playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Mathew Dumba: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Dumba was born on July 25, 1994, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

His nationality is Canadian and his ethnicity is mixed(Filipino and German/Romanian).

His mother’s name is Treena Dumba and his father’s name is Charles Dumba.

He is Filipino on his mother’s side and German/Romanian on his father’s side, descent. There is no information on his siblings.

Mathew Dumba learned to skate at age three. His family later moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he played his minor hockey in Calgary with the Crowchild Minor Hockey Association.

Education History

Mathew Dumba spent the 2009-10 season with the Edge School for Athletes in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League.

Mathew Dumba: Professional Life and Career

The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Mathew Dumba with their first-round selection, fourth overall, in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft.

He made his WHL debut in 2009–10, appearing in 6 regular season games & 2 playoff games for the Rebels.

Joining the Rebels full-time in 2010–11, Dumba scored 15 goals and 26 points.

His performance during the season earned Dumba the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL’s rookie of the year.

Mathew Dumba earned a spot in the Wild lineup to start the 2013–14 season and made his NHL debut on October 5, 2013.

He scored his first NHL goal on October 12 against the Dallas Stars. The Wild loaned Dumba to the Canadian junior team for the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

While Dumba was with the national team, the Rebels traded his WHL rights to the Portland Winterhawks, and the Wild assigned him to Portland upon his return from the World Junior Championship.

In the 2015-16 season, he had a breakout year, playing every game but one with the Minnesota Wild.

The Wild played an Outdoor game against the Chicago Blackhawks as part of the NHL Stadium Series.

The Wild went on to beat the Blackhawks 6-1. He played 81 out of the 82 games that season and the only game he missed was because his coach wanted to shake up the lineup for the struggling Wild.

Post-season, Mathew Dumba made his first appearance with Canada’s national men’s team, playing in all 10 games at the 2016 World Championships where Canada repeated as gold medallists.

On July 28, 2016, he re-signed a two-year, $5.1M bridge deal with the Wild.

Mathew Dumba has averaged 21:48 so far this season alongside Suter.

Salary and Net Worth

His current salary is unknown but has received $5.2M in 2018 His net worth of $8 Million as of 2023.

Mathew Dumba’s Rumors and Controversy

Mathew Dumba has not been dragged into much greater controversies or rumors.

He, however, has been dragged into rumors regarding his injury.

He has, thus far, managed to keep a clean image in the eyes of the public and fans.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Mathew Dumba has a height of 6 feet. His body weighs 83kg.

He has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Social Media Profile

Mathew Dumba is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 73.5k followers on Instagram and 29.7k followers on Twitter.

Besides these, he has only 472 followers on Facebook.

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