Mathieu Biron

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Position Defence
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
245 lb (111 kg/17 st 7 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 29, 1980 (1980-04-29) (age 28),
Lac-St-Charles, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft 21st overall, 1998
Los Angeles Kings
Pro career 1999 – present

Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays defence for the Hamilton Bulldogs. His older brother Martin Biron plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

                   NHL Totals            253  12  32   44   177

[edit] See also

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Los Angeles Kings first-round draft picks
Pagnutti • McInally • Young • Wells • Murphy • Fox • Smith • Redmond • Duncanson • Gratton • Carson • McBean • Gelinas • Sydor • Storr • Berg • Jokinen • Zultek • Biron • Frolov • Karlsson • Steckel • Grebeshkov • Brown • Boyle • Tambellini • Tukonen • Kopitar • Bernier • Lewis • Hickey
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