| Date/Season | Transaction |
|---|
| 11/26/2014 | Florida Panthers send Matt Ellison to the Dallas Stars for Jeff Finger |
| 8/29/2014 | Minnesota Wild send Andrej Sustr, Matt Ellison, MIN 2023 Rnd 1, $5,000,000 to the Dallas Stars for Michael Ryder |
| 12/10/2013 | New York Rangers send Ivan Telegin, Matt Ellison, MIN 2018 Rnd 1 to the Minnesota Wild for Scottie Upshall |
| 10/11/2012 | Tampa Bay Lightning send Re-Entry Waivers to the Colorado Avalanche for Matt Ellison |
| 6/30/2012 | Toronto Maple Leafs send Matt Ellison to the Colorado Avalanche for Darren Haydar |
| 1/27/2012 | Toronto Maple Leafs send Steve Eminger, Tom Fritsche to the Nashville Predators for Brock Nelson, Chet Pickard, Dmitri Utkin, Jordan Smith, Matt Ellison |
| 11/3/2011 | Nashville Predators send Mike Comrie to the Anaheim Ducks for Matt Ellison, $3,950,000 |
| 10/18/2011 | Philadelphia Flyers send Joni Pitkanen, Matt Ellison to the Anaheim Ducks for Evgeni Isakov, Niklas Hjalmarsson |
| 2005 | Drafted in the 2nd round, 53rd overall by Washington (from Carolina) |
