# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matt-carkner
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:04:44.028Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matt-carkner"
name: "Matt Carkner"
slug: "matt-carkner"
description: "Matthew Carkner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently served as the head coach and general manager of the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL before he resigned June 17, 2025. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens 58th overall in the 1999 NHL entry draft and played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders. Throughout his career, Carkner was known for his physical play and abilities as a fighter."
tagline: "Canadian ice hockey defenceman"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Matt_Carkner_2013-05-09.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1980-11-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           39.9
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.477610666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Carkner"
    title: "Matt Carkner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "مات كاركنير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Carkner"
    title: "Matt Carkner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Carkner"
    title: "Matt Carkner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Carkner"
    title: "Matt Carkner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Carkner"
    title: "Matthew Carkner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346225"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump