Matt is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report, writing for the Detroit Red Wings.

Matt regularly covers various NHL media events for Bleacher Report, including the Bronze Medal Winning Finnish National Team during the 2010 Winter Olympics and reported live from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles. Matt has interviewed several NHL players, executives, analysts and legends including Nicklas Lidstrom, Ken Holland, Brendan Shanahan, Jim Nill, Mike Babcock, Mike "Doc" Emrick, Don Cherry, Willie O'Ree and Mike Milbury.

Matt has had his articles published on CBSsports.com, Sports Illustrated.com, USA Today.com and NHL.com and has had his work cited on ESPN.com, Fox Sports Detroit, Mlive.com and Spector's Hockey. Additionally, Matt is regularly a featured guest on The Knee Jerks Blog Talk Radio Show.

"I am a native Californian who is a rabid hockey and Red Wings fanatic. I didn't think this was all that weird until Greg Eno expressed to me his incredulity, so now, I feel a need to explain myself (thanks, Greg). Here's the long and the short of it. A friend got me into hockey in the early 90's. He was a Kings fan, but his dad was from Detroit and was a huge Red Wings fan. To piss my friend off, I would root for the Wings. That is, until, I noticed No. 19 in red was always the best player on the ice. Watching Steve Yzerman play solidified my love for the Wings which has been unwavering ever since.

I call myself a monogamous sports fan in that, I only follow hockey. I enjoy watching football, catch boxing when I can and every once in a while will tune into a Laker game. But, hockey is my only sports love and the only sport I write about. I am also a long time player and captained a club team for three seasons. As many can attest, playing the game makes you appreciate watching it all the more and, in my opinion, gives you a better insight when writing about it.

You can follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/MAhutter12

Tune in to the Knee Jerks Radio Show on the Sports Geeks Radio Network (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mkesportsgeeks) every 1st and 3rd Monday at 7:45pm EST all season long to hear me talk all things Red Wings with Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton!

Thanks for reading!