Mathieu Darche

Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for several AHL and NHL clubs. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche. After attending the New Jersey Devils training camp in January 2013, he was asked to stay with the team but ultimately chose to retire.[1]

Mathieu Darche
Born (1976-11-26) November 26, 1976
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20002012

Playing career

Amateur

Darche played hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from McGill University.[2] While attending university, Darche played four seasons of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey, where in his last year, he was named the CIS Outstanding student-athlete and was awarded the Dr. Randy Gregg Award.[3]

Professional

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Darche spent a full season with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

He played for the Füchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 2005–06 and also split four seasons between the NHL and AHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators, and their affiliates. In 2006–07, he played a few games with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL but spent most of the season playing for the team's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. In 2007–08, Darche played with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After starting the 2009–10 season playing for its AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs he was recalled and played his first game as a Canadien on January 20, 2010, versus the St. Louis Blues and scored his first goal for the team on January 22 versus the New Jersey Devils, which was a game-winning goal.[4]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97McGill UniversityCIAU1501121
1997–98McGill UniversityCIAU2621133420
1998–99McGill UniversityCIAU2312213338
1999–00McGill UniversityCIAU2627356222
2000–01Syracuse CrunchAHL661624402150114
2000–01Columbus Blue JacketsNHL90000
2001–02Columbus Blue JacketsNHL141126
2001–02Syracuse CrunchAHL6322234526102572
2002–03Syracuse CrunchAHL7632326438
2002–03Columbus Blue JacketsNHL10000
2003–04Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL76283159412268148
2003–04Nashville PredatorsNHL20000
2004–05Hershey BearsAHL7929255449
2005–06Füchse DuisburgDEL5212132588
2006–07Worcester SharksAHL763545807252242
2006–07San Jose SharksNHL20000
2007–08Tampa Bay LightningNHL737152220
2007–08Norfolk AdmiralsAHL437102
2008–09Portland PiratesAHL803135663750004
2009–10Hamilton BulldogsAHL32169254
2009–10Montreal CanadiensNHL2955104110112
2010–11Montreal CanadiensNHL591214261071120
2011–12Montreal CanadiensNHL61571218
NHL totals 250 30 42 72 58 18 1 2 3 2

References

  1. "Canadiens' Darche makes retirement official". The Sports Network. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  2. "Habs' Darche to drop puck at game on friday". Boxscorenews.com. 2011-02-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  3. "Hockey Award winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sports. 2007-06-05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  4. "Mathieu Darche Biography". Montreal Canadiens. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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