Matthieu Descoteaux

Matthieu Descoteaux
Born	(1977-09-23) September 23, 1977 Pierreville, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Montreal Canadiens AHL Hamilton Bulldogs Québec Citadelles Utah Grizzlies SM-liiga Tappara Mestis Sport Serie A HC Asiago 2nd Bundesliga EHC Freiburg United Hockey League Kansas City Outlaws LNAH Québec RadioX Thetford Mines Isothermic Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta
NHL Draft	19th Overall, 1996 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1997–2009

Matthieu Andre Jean Marc Luc Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. Selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, Descoteaux played only five games at the NHL level, all with the Montreal Canadiens, and is widely viewed as a terrible first-round selection.

Descoteaux spent the majority of his career in the AHL, and also had spells in Finland, Italy and Germany. He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta.

Transactions

• March 9, 2000 – Descoteaux traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.

External links

• Matthieu Descoteaux's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Matthieu Descoteaux EliteProspects.com Profile

Preceded by Boyd Devereaux

Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 1996

Succeeded by Michel Riesen