Mathieu Biron
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980)
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Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a firefighter.
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| Mathieu Biron | |||
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Biron with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2007 | |||
| Born |
April 29, 1980 Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
21st overall, 1998 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2012 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Biron played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Charlesbourg, Quebec City.[1] He was drafted by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Los Angeles Kings in the first round (twenty-first overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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.
On November 24, 2003, Biron became the first NHL player in 23 years to score a goal against his brother when he finished a 2-on-1 against older brother Martin, in a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.[2]
Biron was traded to the Canadiens on December 15, 2006 via a trade with the San Jose Sharks for Patrick Traverse.[3]
His last season in the NHL came in 2005-06, when he made 52 appearances for the Washington Capitals. He then spent two years in the AHL, playing for the Worcester Sharks and Hamilton Bulldogs.
Biron signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2008-09 season and moved to fellow DEL team Hamburg Freezers for the 2009-10 campaign.[4][5]
From 2010 to 2012 he turned out to conclude his playing career for Thetford Mines Isothermic in the LNAH.
Personal
His older brother Martin Biron is a former goaltender who played 16 seasons in the NHL.
After his hockey career, Biron trained and studied to become a firefighter in Lévis, Quebec.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Ste-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 40 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 69 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 24 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 35 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 56 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 246 | 24 | 61 | 85 | 241 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | ||||
| NHL totals | 253 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||