#8 Matt Meropoulis

Position: Center

Shoots: Left

Height: 5'11

Weight: 192

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

Date of Birth: March 2, 1989

2006-07 Team: Chilliwack Bruins

How Acquired: Selected from the Everett Silvertips in the 2006 WHL Expansion Draft

Selected by the Bruins from the Everett Silvertips in the 2006 Expansion Draft..selected with the 133rd pick of the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft by the Everett Silvertips...scored his first WHL goal with the Bruins on a penalty shot vs the Kamloops Blazers November 11th, 2006...recorded his first WHL two point game November 18th, 2007 vs the Everett Silvertips...missed nine games earlier this season after suffering a broken hand in a fight vs Portland’s Scott Gabriel...was named the Bruins Player of the Month for November.

First WHL Goal / First Goal as a Bruin

November 11th 2006 at Kamloops Blazers (goaltender Dalyn Flette) penalty shot (6-3 loss)

2006-07 Regular Season Three Star Selections

Total: 1

2nd Star - 1 time

2007-08 Regular Season Multiple Point Games

November 18th vs Everett: 2a (4-2 loss)

December 8th vs Medicine hat: 2a (5-2 loss)

2007-08 Regular Season Three Star Selections

December 4th vs Prince George: 2nd (6-3 win)

December 28th at Prince George: 3rd (3-2 loss)

March 14th vs Kamloops: 2nd (3-1 win)