Matthieu Descoteaux
Matthieu Descoteaux | |||
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Born |
Pierreville, Quebec, Canada | September 23, 1977||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Tappara HC Asiago | ||
NHL Draft |
19th Overall, 1996 Edmonton Oilers | ||
Playing career | 1997–2009 |
Matthieu Andre Jean Marc Luc Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career[]
As a youth, Descoteaux played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Francheville, Quebec.[1]
Descoteaux was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.[citation needed] On March 9, 2000 he was traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.[2] He played five games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.[citation needed]
He spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League, and also played in Finland, Italy and Germany.[citation needed] He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Trois-Rivières Estacades | QMAAA | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
1995–96 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 69 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 38 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 32 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | ||
1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 74 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 73 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 65 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Tappara | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Sport | Mestis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | HC Asiago | ITA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Kansas City Outlaws | UHL | 48 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Wölfe Freiburg | 2.GBun | 49 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Quebec RadioX | LNAH | 30 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 48 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta | LNAH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 388 | 38 | 77 | 115 | 273 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours[]
Award | Year | |
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CHL | ||
Memorial Cup (Hull Olympiques) | 1997 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2001 | [3] |
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Hockey News Player Bio-Matthieu Descoteaux". The Hockey News. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. January 15, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1977 births
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- French Quebecers
- EHC Freiburg players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Hull Olympiques players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Kansas City Outlaws players
- Living people
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Centre-du-Québec
- Quebec Citadelles players
- Quebec RadioX players
- Shawinigan Cataractes players
- Tappara players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Vaasan Sport players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs