159:, Wuest was persuaded by his wife to change the name to CapGeek, as it was more marketable. Wuest slowly built his site until it suddenly "exploded" in popularity, to the point that NHL teams themselves were using it as a reliable source. The site ran until January, 2015, when Wuest shocked the hockey community in closing the site. Upon entering the website, a statement was displayed, which included "This sudden decision is made with a heavy heart and is due to the personal health of CapGeek.com founder and director Matthew Wuest". By its closure, CapGeek had become so well known within the hockey world that the NHL itself reported the closure of the site with a featured article on their main webpage. Despite Wuest stating that he had no intentions of selling, offers were made, as high as "six figures" in some cases. Wuest declined all purchase inquires.
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195:. Matthew created CapGeek in 2009 while still working for Metro. Wuest was described as a very humble man who was passionate of his work, but never wanted attention. He rarely talked about his site in person, with one colleague revealing that he hadn't known Wuest owned CapGeek until three years into its existence, when a mutual friend informed him.
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