- Mathieu Darche
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Mathieu Darche 
Born November 26, 1976
St. Laurent, QC, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsMontreal Canadiens
Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay LightningNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2001–present Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays left wing with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche.
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Playing career
Darche played hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from McGill University.[1] During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Darche spent a full season with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
He played for the Duisburg Foxes of the elite German league DEL in 2005–06 and also split four seasons between the NHL and AHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators, and their affiliates. In 2006–07, he played a few games with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL but spent most of the season playing for the team's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. In 2007–08, Darche played with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After starting the 2009–10 season playing for its AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs he was recalled and played his first game as a Canadien on January 20, 2010, versus the St. Louis Blues and scored his first goal for the team on January 22 versus the New Jersey Devils, which was a game-winning goal.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 McGill University CIAU 15 0 1 1 21 — — — — — 1997–98 McGill University CIAU 26 21 13 34 20 — — — — — 1998–99 McGill University CIAU 23 12 21 33 38 — — — — — 1999–00 McGill University CIAU 26 27 35 62 22 — — — — — 2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 66 16 24 40 21 5 0 1 1 4 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 63 22 23 45 26 10 2 5 7 2 2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76 32 32 64 38 — — — — — 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76 28 31 59 41 22 6 8 14 8 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 79 29 25 54 49 — — — — — 2005–06 Duisburg Foxes DEL 52 12 13 25 88 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 76 35 45 80 72 5 2 2 4 2 2006–07 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 73 7 15 22 20 — — — — — 2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL 4 3 7 10 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 80 31 35 66 37 5 0 0 0 4 2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 32 16 9 25 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 29 5 5 10 4 11 0 1 1 2 2010–11 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 12 14 26 10 7 1 1 2 0 NHL totals 189 25 35 60 40 18 1 2 3 2 References
- ^ "Habs' Darche to deop puck at game on friday". Boxscorenews.com. 2011-02-11. http://boxscorenews.com/habs-darche-to-drop-puck-at-redmenottawa-game-on-friday-p14302-68.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Mathieu Darche Biography". Montreal Canadiens. 2010-10-01. http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8468463&view=notes. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- McGill Redmen ice hockey players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Nashville Predators players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Montreal
- Portland Pirates players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Worcester Sharks players
- Choate Rosemary Hall alumni
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1970s births stubs
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