Matthew Seminoff

January 2024 – Seminoff has been playing for the Texas Stars after signing an entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars in March. Since then, he has been trying to find his game against the new level of talent. His last two seasons in the WHL, Seminoff was well over a point per game player, but that has not been the case thus far in the AHL. Seminoff finally potted his first professional goal last month. However, he is young and there is a lot of room to grow. He has an NHL level release with soft hands, if he can find a way to put it together at another level.  Taylor Newby

July 2022 – Seminoff has been selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars. Nick Richard

December 2021 – Seminoff is having a huge year for Kamloops, sitting behind only Matthew Savoie in points per game among draft-eligible WHL players. One of the older players in the class, he is now in his third WHL season and he has shown notable growth each year.

Seminoff possesses a unique combination of dogged determination and soft hands around the net. As one fellow scout I spoke with said, “Seminoff absolutely lives on the inside.” He gets to the front of the net and establishes inside position to battle for rebounds and jam loose pucks into the net, has good hand-eye coordination to deflect incoming shots, and positions himself for dangerous shooting opportunities in the slot. He is a fine skater as well and takes good lanes to make himself available in transition to create chances off the rush. Seminoff shows a good work rate and is willing to engage on the forecheck but I would like to see that in his game more consistently when he isn’t getting as many puck touches. His game requires some polish but there are some pro-level scoring traits in his toolbox. Nick Richard