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
Born	(1977-09-23) September 23, 1977 (age 47) 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.^{[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
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]