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Matt Rempe

Matt Rempe, Canadian ice hockey player

Born
June 29, 2002
Age in 2026
24
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
2002

About Matt Rempe

Matthew Rempe is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Rempe's 2020–21 season was cut short due to COVID-19 and in 2021–22 he recorded 17 goals and six assists in 56 games for the Thunderbirds. Rempe played his first NHL game against the New York Islanders on February 18, as part of the 2024 NHL Stadium Series, making him the first player to start his NHL career with an outdoor game. Before the game when it was uncertain whether Rempe would play, teammate Jimmy Vesey said "That'd be a pretty sick first game.

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Matt Rempe timeline

  1. Rempe's 2020–21 season was cut short due to COVID-19 and in 2021–22 he recorded 17 goals and six assists in 56 games for the Thunderbirds.
  2. Rempe played his first NHL game against the New York Islanders on February 18, as part of the 2024 NHL Stadium Series, making him the first player to start his NHL career with an outdoor game.

The world when Matt Rempe was born

Matt Rempe was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

  • #1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
  • Top movieChicago
  • Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
  • Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
  • Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
  • Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
  • Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
  • World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matt Rempe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20022026
Gas$1.36$3.45/gal
Average home$158,300$435,000
Average income$51,680$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.81$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population287.6M341 million

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