Mathieu Joseph

Joseph was born on February 9, 1997, in Laval, Quebec, Canada{{cite web |title=Mathieu Joseph |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/227640/mathieu-joseph|website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=March 24, 2021}} to parents Frantzi Joseph and France Taillon.{{cite web |last1=Veillette |first1=Martine |title=Des parents passionnés |url=https://www.journaldechambly.com/des-parents-passionnes/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104164751/https://www.journaldechambly.com/des-parents-passionnes/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |work=Le Journal de Chambly |access-date=March 24, 2021 |language=French |date=January 3, 2020}} His father played and coached hockey for many years while his mother was a competitive athlete in her youth.{{cite web |last1=Lepage |first1=Guillaume |title=2017 draft: Pierre-Olivier Joseph takes after brother |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/pierre-olivier-joseph-2017-draft-feature/c-287743656 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=March 16, 2017}} His father is of Haitian descent while his mother is White.{{cite web |last1=Haase |first1=Taylor |title=Joseph opens up about racism, protests |url=https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2020/06/06/penguins-pierre-olivier-joseph-racism-george-floyd-minneapolist-protests-black-lives-matter-tlh |website=DK Pittsburgh Sports |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=June 6, 2020}} His younger brother Pierre-Olivier is a defenceman for the Penguins.

Joseph was selected by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) entry draft in the third round, 51st overall. He began to play for the Sea Dogs at the midway point of the 2013–14 season. His first goal with the team came in a 2–0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs. In his second season with the Sea Dogs, Joseph became the sixth player in team history to score five points in a regular season game. He also finished fourth in team scoring that season with 42 points.{{cite web|url=http://sjseadogs.com/2015-nhl-draft-player-spotlight-mathieu-joseph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215055516/https://sjseadogs.com/2015-nhl-draft-player-spotlight-mathieu-joseph|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2021|title=2015 NHL Draft Player Spotlight: Mathieu Joseph|publisher=Sain John Sea Dogs|access-date=October 1, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://theqmjhl.ca/article/joseph-on-torrid-pace-for-surging-sea-dogs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002141545/http://theqmjhl.ca/article/joseph-on-torrid-pace-for-surging-sea-dogs|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2018|title=Joseph on torrid pace for surging Sea Dogs|first=Scott|last=Briggs|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=October 1, 2018}} On June 27, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Joseph in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2015 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.rawcharge.com/2015/6/27/8857601/2015-nhl-draft-tampa-bay-lightning-draft-recap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702065414/http://www.rawcharge.com/2015/6/27/8857601/2015-nhl-draft-tampa-bay-lightning-draft-recap|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2015|title=2015 NHL Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning draft recap|first=Kyle|last=Alexander|work=SB Nation: Raw Charge|date=June 27, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}

On December 24, 2016, the Lightning signed Joseph to a three-year, entry-level contract. At the time of his signing, Joseph had played in 176 career games with the Sea Dogs during which he scored 80 goals and 171 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-sign-mathieu-joseph-to-entry-level-contract/c-285048626|title=Lightning sign Mathieu Joseph to entry-level contract|date=December 24, 2016 |publisher=Tampa Bay Lightning |via=NHL.com|access-date=December 24, 2016}} During the 2016–17 playoffs, Joseph was named Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week after scoring two goals and three assists in two games. Joseph went on to help the Sea Dogs capture the President's Cup as QMJHL champion over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in a four-game sweep.{{cite web |url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/sports/sea-dogs-win-quebec-major-juniors-presidents-cup-61869/ |title=Sea Dogs win Quebec Major Junior's Presidents Cup |work=Saltwire |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2024}} The Sea Dogs went on to lose in the semifinals to the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters in the 2017 Memorial Cup.{{cite web |url=http://theqmjhl.ca/article/sea-dogs-accomplished-great-things-in-2016-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604225652/http://theqmjhl.ca/article/sea-dogs-accomplished-great-things-in-2016-17|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 4, 2017|title=Sea Dogs 'accomplished great things' in 2016–17|first=Scott|last=Briggs|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=October 1, 2018}} He was named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-phoenix/en/article/anderson-macdonald-named-to-qmjhl-rookie-all-star-team/ |title=Anderson MacDonald named to QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team |publisher=Sherbrooke Phoenix |via=CHL.ca |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2024}}

Joseph began his professional career in the 2017–18 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He had a strong rookie season with the Crunch, including being named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for March 2018, during which he scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points over 12 games; he also had a seven-game scoring streak within that span.{{cite web|url=https://syracusecrunch.com/news/2018/4/2/syracuse-crunch-mathieu-joseph-named-ccm-ahl-rookie-of-the-month.aspx?path=mhockey|title=Mathieu Joseph named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month|publisher=Syracuse Crunch|access-date=October 1, 2018}} Joseph finished the season with 15 goals and 38 assists for 53 points, leading the Crunch in regular season assists and points. Joseph also had three goals and seven points in seven Calder Cup playoff games.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/mathieu-joseph-looking-to-build-off-eye-opening-rookie-pro-season/c-299993052|title=Joseph looking to build off eye-opening rookie pro season|first=Bryan|last=Burns|publisher=Tampa Bay Lightning|via=NHL.com|date=September 7, 2018|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}

At the conclusion of the Lightning's training camp ahead of the 2018–19 season, Joseph found out he had made the opening night roster from general manager Julien BriseBois—before boarding the team's charter plane after a 3–2 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers, BriseBois informed Joseph he had made the roster.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/09/29/lightning-tops-panthers-for-win-in-preseason-finale/|title=Lightning tops Panthers for win in preseason finale|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=September 29, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/10/01/lightning-journal-mathieu-joseph-makes-roster-out-of-camp-injury-update/|title=Lightning journal: Mathieu Joseph makes roster out of camp; injury update|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=October 1, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2018}} On October 6, 2018, Joseph made his NHL debut in a 2–1 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/10/06/after-a-week-to-think-about-it-mathieu-joseph-finally-makes-his-nhl-debut/|title=After a week to think about it, Mathieu Joseph finally makes his NHL debut|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=October 6, 2018|access-date=October 7, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/icehockey-nhl-tbl-fla-recap/lightning-edge-panthers-in-shootout-luongo-hurt-idUSMTZEEA77I42V5|title=Lightning edge Panthers in shootout; Luongo hurt|work=Reuters|access-date=October 7, 2018}} On October 16, he scored his first career NHL assist and point in a 4–2 Lightning win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=1052350277116985344 |date = October 16, 2018 |title=First NHL Point, Mathieu Joseph.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/10/16/tyler-johnson-hat-trick-sends-lightning-past-hurricanes/|title=Tyler Johnson hat trick sends Lightning past Hurricanes|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}} On November 4, Joseph scored his first NHL goal in a 4–3 Lightning overtime win over the Ottawa Senators away at the Canadian Tire Centre.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/11/04/mathieu-joseph-scores-first-nhl-goal-in-lightning-overtime-win/|title=Mathieu Joseph scores first NHL goal in Lightning overtime win|first=Diana|last=Nearhos|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=November 6, 2018}}

Joseph was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-announce-2020-training-camp-roster-schedule/c-317388742 | title = Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule | publisher =Tampa Bay Lightning |via=NHL.com | date = July 13, 2020 | access-date = July 13, 2020}} Following the murder of George Floyd and shooting of Jacob Blake, Joseph worked alongside goaltender Curtis McElhinney in creating a mask to represent social justice. The end product featured Black athletes who were trailblazers in the fight for equality, a fist flanked by the words Black Lives Matter and a Martin Luther King Jr. quote.{{cite magazine |title=Tampa's Mathieu Joseph is Determined to Fight for Justice |url=https://www.si.com/hockey/news/tampas-mathieu-joseph-is-determined-to-fight-for-justice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220190045/https://www.si.com/hockey/news/tampas-mathieu-joseph-is-determined-to-fight-for-justice |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=February 20, 2021}} Though Joseph was part of the Tampa Bay team during the regular season, he did not play in the playoffs. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Dallas Stars four games to two and due to his play during the season, got his name engraved on the cup.{{Cite web| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/sports/hockey/tampa-bay-lightning-win-stanley-cup.html | title = Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup in Pandemic Bubble | work = The New York Times | date = September 28, 2020 | access-date = September 28, 2020}} The following season, Joseph played a larger role with the Lightning and won a second Stanley Cup defeating his hometown Montreal Canadiens in the final.{{cite web |url=https://facesmag.ca/bouncing-back-ottawa-senators-winger-mathieu-joseph-finds-another-gear/ |title=Bouncing Back: Ottawa Senators Winger Mathieu Joseph Finds Another Gear |work=Faces Magazine |last=Warne |first=Steve |date=March 30, 2024 |access-date=April 23, 2024}}

On March 20, 2022, just a day before the trade deadline, Joseph was traded along with a 2024 fourth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Nick Paul.{{cite web |title=Senators trade Paul to Lightning for Joseph, fourth-round pick |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/senators-trade-nick-paul-to-lightning-for-joseph-fourth-round-pick/sn-amp/ |work=Sportsnet |access-date=March 20, 2022 |date=March 20, 2022}} He debuted for the Senators on March 22 in a 3–0 loss to the New York Islanders.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401407039 |title=Varlamov, Mayfield help Islanders beat Senators 3-0 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 22, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2024}} On April 1, Joseph registered his first hat trick versus goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in a 5–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/mathieu-josephs-hat-trick-mads-sogaards-strong-play-lead-senators-to-win-over-red-wings |title=Mathieu Joseph's hat trick, Mads Sogaard's strong play lead Senators to win over Red Wings |work=Ottawa Sun |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=February 23, 2022}} In eleven games with the Senators, Joseph scored four goals and twelve points.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-agree-to-terms-with-forward-mathieu-joseph-on-four-year-contract/c-335130444 |title=Senators agree to terms with Mathieu Joseph on four-year contract |publisher=Ottawa Senators |via=NHL.com |date=July 29, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2022}}

As a restricted free agent in the following off-season, Joseph was re-signed by the Senators to a four-year, $11.8 million contract extension on July 29. During the 2022–23 season, Joseph played on the third line.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/after-sitting-out-for-breaking-team-rules-joseph-anxious-to-make-up-for-lost-time |title=After sitting out for breaking team rules, Joseph anxious to make up for lost time |last=Warren |first=Ken |work=Ottawa Sun |date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} On November 15 Joseph was fined $5,000 by the league for a high-sticking incident against Sebastian Aho of the New York Islanders.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mathieu-joseph-fined-for-high-sticking-sebastian-aho/c-337618508 |title=Joseph fined $5,000 for actions in Senators game |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} On December 8 Joseph suffered an injury against the Dallas Stars that kept him out of the lineup until January 19, 2023. He suffered a second significant injury later in the season during a game versus the Calgary Flames on March 12.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-joseph-leaves-game-vs-flames-after-sustaining-lower-body-injury/ |title=Senators' Joseph, Chabot leave game vs. Flames after sustaining lower-body injuries |work=Sportsnet |date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} He returned to the lineup before the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/garrioch-loss-in-battle-of-ontario-is-costly-to-senators-slim-playoff-hopes |title=Garrioch: Loss in Battle of Ontario is costly to Senators' slim playoff hopes |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |work=Ottawa Sun |date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} In the 2023–24 season, Joseph played up and down the lineup, and was used in all situations. He had a three-point night on November 8, 2023 in a 6–3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=401559423 |title=Senators score three times in the third to down Maple Leafs 6-3 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2024}} On February 20, 2024, Joseph scored twice against the Lightning in 4–2 win for Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/gameday/ex-lightning-forward-mathieu-joseph-shines-for-senators |title=Ex-Lightning Forward Mathieu Joseph Shines For Senators |work=The Hockey News |last=Kerney |first=Caleb |date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=April 23, 2024}} He finished the season with 11 goals and 35 points in 72 games.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/ottawa-senators-forward-mathieu-joseph-traded-to-st-louis-blues |title=Ottawa Senators Forward Mathieu Joseph Traded to St. Louis Blues |last=Warne |first=Steve |work=The Hockey News |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

On July 2, 2024, Joseph was traded to the St. Louis Blues along with a 2025 third-round draft pick for future considerations.

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Joseph was selected for Canada's junior team for the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He helped Canada win the silver medal, scoring in the final, only to lose to the United States in a shootout, 5–4.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/573640/2018/10/07/the-story-behind-mathieu-josephs-journey-to-impressive-nhl-debut-with-lightning/ |title=The story behind Mathieu Joseph's journey to impressive NHL debut with Lightning |last=Smith |first=Joe |work=The Athletic |date=October 7, 2018 |access-date=November 6, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/heartbreak-for-team-canada-as-u-s-works-overtime-to-capture-world-junior-hockey-gold-in-montreal |title=Heartbreak for Team Canada as U.S. works overtime to capture world junior hockey gold in shootout |work=National Post |last=Traikos |first=Michael |date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2024}} On April 29, 2019, Joseph was named to make his senior debut for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia.{{cite web |title=Hockey Canada names 22 players to 2019 IIHF World Championship roster |url=https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2019-mwc-roster-unveiled-for-worlds |publisher = Hockey Canada | date = April 29, 2019 |access-date= April 29, 2019}} He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the silver medal on May 26, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/marko-anttila-scores-twice-as-finland-upsets-canada-for-gold-1.1312015 | title = Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship | work = TSN | date = May 26, 2019 | access-date = May 26, 2019}} Joseph finished the tournament posting 1 goal and 2 points in 10 games.

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