Mathieu Biron

Mathieu Biron
Born	April 29, 1980 (1980-04-29) (age 31) Lac-St-Charles, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Hamburg Freezers Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Frankfurt Lions
NHL Draft	21st overall, 1998 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1999–present

Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays Defence for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, First Round, Twenty-first Overall.

New York Islanders traded Žigmund Pálffy, Bryan Smolinski, Marcel Cousineau and 4th round selection (previously acquired from the New Jersey Devils - Daniel Johansson) in 1999 to the Los Angeles Kings for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron and 1st round selection (Taylor Pyatt) in 1999.

Biron was traded to the Canadiens on December 15, 2006 via a trade with the San Jose Sharks for Patrick Traverse.

Career statistics

                                     Regular Season              
Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   

1997-98 Shawinigan Cataractes     QMJHL  59   8   28   36   60 
1998-99 Shawinigan Cataractes    QMJHL   69  13   32   45   116 
1999-00 New York Islanders         NHL   60   4   4    8    38
2000-01 New York Islanders         NHL   14   0   1    1    12
2000-01 Lowell Lock Monsters       AHL   22   1   3    4    17 
2000-01 Springfield Falcons        AHL   34   0   6    6    18 
2001-02 Springfield Falcons        AHL   35   4   9    13   16
2001-02 Tampa Bay Lightning        NHL   36   0   0    0    12
2002-03 San Antonio Rampage        AHL   43   3   8    11   58
2002-03 Florida Panthers           NHL   34   1   8    9    14
2003-04 Florida Panthers           NHL   57   3   10   13   51
2004-05 Thetford Mines Prolab      LNAH  19   7   15   22    8 
2005-06 Washington Capitals        NHL   52   4   9    13   50
2006-07 Worcester Sharks           AHL   24   3   15   18   42
2006-07 Hamilton Bulldogs          AHL   53   7   14   21   52
2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs          AHL   35   6   6    12   38
2008-09 Frankfurt Lions            DEL   49   5   16   21   82
                   NHL Totals            253  12  32   44   177

Personal

His older brother Martin Biron plays for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

External links

• Mathieu Biron's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mathieu Biron – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Mathieu Biron's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Matt Zultek

Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 1998

Succeeded by Alexander Frolov

Persondata
Name	Biron, Mathieu
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	April 29, 1980
Place of birth	Lac-St-Charles, QC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death