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.
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. 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 5 555 fdf 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
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