- Matthieu Descoteaux
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Matthieu Descoteaux Born September 23, 1977
Pierreville, QC, CANHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) Position Defence Shot Left LNAH team
Former teamsThetford Mines Isothermic
Montreal CanadiensNHL Draft 19th Overall, 1996
Edmonton OilersPlaying career 1997–2009 Matthieu Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a 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 the Thetford Mines Isothermic.
Transactions
- March 9, 2000 - Descoteaux traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.
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Preceded by
Boyd DevereauxEdmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1996Succeeded by
Michel RiesenCategories:- 1977 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Hull Olympiques alumni
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Living people
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Quebec Citadelles players
- Shawinigan Cataractes alumni
- Tappara players
- Quebec RadioX players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs
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