Career
Undrafted after college, Matteucci played for the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2000. With the Ice Dogs, he became a fan favorite as an enforcer. In his four-plus seasons with the Ice Dogs, Matteucci racked up more than 900 penalty minutes.
Following his time with the Ice Dogs, Matteucci signed with the Minnesota Wild.
He played 6 National Hockey League games for the Wild in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons. He spent most of the 2000-2001 season with the IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks, and most of 2001-2002 with the AHL Houston Aeros, where he served as team captain.
Matteucci signed a free agent contract with the New Jersey Devils in 2002, and spent the next two seasons as captain of the Albany River Rats, New Jersey"s AHL affiliate. He then moved on to the Milwaukee Admirals.
Matteucci announced his retirement from the Admirals on December 4, 2004.
In 2014, Matteucci was inducted into the Lake Superior State Athletic Hall of Fame, along with his 1994 championship team
