2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster
Biography
Career (Including Alaska Fairbanks)
Games: 128
Stats through 2024-25: 25 goals, 50 assists, 75 points
Honors and Awards
2024-25 | Senior
- Played in 34 games
- Recorded eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points
- Named assistant captain
- Held a four game point streak for six point.
- Finished third on the Vikings with 21 points
- Garnered two points in four different games
- Had the highest plus/minus on the Vikings with plus 17
Before Augustana
- Payton previously attended Alaska Fairbanks where he earned his undergrad and played from 2021-2024
- He recorded 54 points in 94 games with the Nanooks
- Had a career-high 28 points in the 2022-23 season with nine goals and 19 assists
- Before college, Matsui played three seasons throughout the USHL, BCHL and NAHL
- In his final seasons of juniors, he suited up for the Aberdeen Wings and recorded 65 points in 56 games
Personal
- Payton was born on April 15, 2000, to Kevin and Kathy Matsui
- He has one sibling, Ellie
- He plans on earning his MBA while attending Augustana
- He enjoys playing golf, wake surfing and hanging out with his friends and dog
- His career goal is to own a business
Statistics
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