Background
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Matz played senior amateur and professional ice hockey from 1911 until 1928, including one season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. Matz began playing senior-level hockey in 1911-1912 with Edmonton Young Men’s Christian Association of the Alberta Senior Hockey League. Matz next played for Edmonton Dominions of the Edmonton league in 1912-1913, then played two seasons of ice hockey with the Grand Forks Athletic Club.
Matz played his first professional game in 1914-1915 with the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).
He played one further season with the Rossland Ramblers senior team, then enlisted for duty in World War I. He played two seasons for Edmonton of the Big 4 League in Alberta. He joined the professional Edmonton Eskimos of the West Coast Hockey League in 1921, playing two seasons for Edmonton.
He played two seasons for the Saskatoon Crescent of the WCHL. He did not play in 1925-1926 due to injury, but returned to Western Canada for two seasons with the Moose Jaw Maroons before retiring from ice hockey.