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 46)
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

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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

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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

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Award Year
CHL
Memorial Cup (Hull Olympiques) 1997
AHL
All-Star Game 2001 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hockey News Player Bio-Matthieu Descoteaux". The Hockey News. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. January 15, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1996 (second of two)
Succeeded by