Matthieu Descoteaux

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player

| image = Matthieu Descoteaux (30835791643).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 208

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Tappara
HC Asiago

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|23}}

| birth_place = Pierreville, Quebec, Canada

| draft = 19th Overall

| draft_year = 1996

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2009

}}

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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-01}}

Descoteaux was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} On March 9, 2000, he was traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine. He played five games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

He spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League, and also played in Finland, Italy and Germany.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! 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

| 0

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| 1994–95

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 50

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 28

| 15

| 1

| 2

| 19

1995–96

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 69

| 2

| 13

| 15

| 129

| 6

| 0

| 6

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| 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

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| 1997–98

| Hamilton Bulldogs

| AHL

| 67

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 70

| 2

| 0

1998–99

| Hamilton Bulldogs

| AHL

| 74

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 49

| 4

| 0

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| 1999–2000

| Hamilton Bulldogs

| AHL

| 49

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 29

| —

1999–2000

| Quebec Citadelles

| AHL

| 12

| 0

| 6

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2000–01

| Quebec Citadelles

| AHL

| 73

| 16

| 27

| 43

| 38

| 7

| 0

| 3

| 4

2000–01

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 4

| —

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| 2001–02

| Quebec Citadelles

| AHL

| 65

| 6

| 14

| 20

| 34

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

2002–03

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 48

| 3

| 6

| 47

| —

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| 2003–04

| Tappara

| SM-l

| 6

| 0

| 4

| —

2003–04

| Sport

| Mestis

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 35

| —

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| 2003–04

| HC Asiago

| ITA

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 12

| —

2004–05

| Kansas City Outlaws

| UHL

| 48

| 11

| 16

| 27

| 24

| —

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| 2005–06

| Wölfe Freiburg

| 2.GBun

| 49

| 7

| 18

| 25

| 80

| —

2006–07

| Quebec RadioX

| LNAH

| 30

| 6

| 22

| 28

| 16

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2007–08

| Thetford Mines Isothermic

| LNAH

| 48

| 6

| 13

| 19

| 41

| —

2008–09

| Thetford Mines Isothermic

| LNAH

| 19

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 16

| —

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| 2008–09

| Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta

| LNAH

| 1

| 0

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 388

! 38

! 77

! 115

! 273

! 18

! 1

! 6

! 7

! 4

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 5

! 1

! 2

! 4

! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | CHL

Memorial Cup (Hull Olympiques)

| 1997

|

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| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2001

| {{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1005940 | title = Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10 | publisher = American Hockey League | date = 2001-01-15 | accessdate = 2019-02-01}}

References

{{Reflist|refs={{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?1751|title=The Hockey News Player Bio-Matthieu Descoteaux|publisher=The Hockey News|accessdate=2012-04-22}}}}