Matthieu Descoteaux
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.
| Matthieu Descoteaux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 23, 1977 Pierreville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| 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 | ||
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. 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.
He spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League, and also played in Finland, Italy and Germany. He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Boyd Devereaux |
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Michel Riesen |