Mathieu Schneider

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Position Defense
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born June 12, 1969 (1969-06-12) (age 38),
New York City, NY, U.S.
NHL Draft 44th overall, 1987
Montreal Canadiens
Pro career 1987 – present

Mathieu Schneider (born June 12, 1969) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Early years

Schneider was born in Manhattan, New York, the first of two sons born to Jewish American parents Sam and Aline. Schneider lived with his family throughout the state of New Jersey until moving to Woonsocket, Rhode Island for his high school years. In Woonsocket, Schneider attended high school at Mount Saint Charles Academy. Under the tutelage of legendary coach Normand "Bill" Belisle, Schneider and his team won three of the school’s 27 straight regional championships. He left “the Mount” after his junior year and joined the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. His uncle, Sam Lemiux played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens.

[edit] NHL play

Drafted in the 3rd round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, 44th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens, Schneider was the Canadiens 4th pick (after forwards Andrew Cassels and John LeClair, and fellow defenceman Eric Desjardins). He played his first NHL game a few months later when he suited up opening night at the Philadelphia Flyers. After four games, he was sent back to his junior team (Cornwall Royals) for the rest of the season. He would spend the entire 1988–89 with Cornwall before splitting the next season between Montreal and their American Hockey League farm team, the Sherbrooke Canadiens. Schneider joined the NHL for good in the 1990–91 season. Two years later, he won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens. Schneider was traded to the New York Islanders in April 1994, along with Kirk Muller and Craig Darby, for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov.

In March 1996, Schneider was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Darby Hendrickson, Sean Haggerty, Kenny Jonsson, and a first round selection in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (eventually Roberto Luongo). He finished the year winning the World Cup of Hockey Championship with Team USA.

In October 1998, Schneider was traded to the New York Rangers for Alexander Karpovtsev and fourth round selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft (eventually Mirko Murovic).

In June 2000, he was among the players chosen by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, but was never signed by the team and never played a game as a Blue Jacket. Less than a month later, Schneider signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings.

Schneider during a a game against Vancouver 10/6/06
Schneider during a a game against Vancouver 10/6/06

In March 2003, Schneider was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Sean Avery, Maxim Kuznetsov, a first round selection in the 2003 draft (eventually Jeff Tambellini), and a second round selection in 2004.

After parts of 4 seasons with the Red Wings, Schneider signed a two-year deal with the Ducks on July 1, 2007. He then became very unlucky after his previous team, the Red Wings won the 2008 Stanley Cup and his current team, Anaheim Ducks won the 2007 Stanley Cup before he came.

[edit] Transactions

  • July 1, 2007- Signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year, $11.25 million contract.

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[edit] Personal life

Mathieu Schneider and his wife Shannon have 4 children, Matheiu Jr. (6), Abigail (5), Micah (4), and Ella (1). They currently reside in Manhattan Beach, CA.

[edit] Career statistics

Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Cornwall Royals OHL 63 7 29 36 75 5 0 0 0 22
1987–88 Cornwall Royals OHL 48 21 40 61 83 11 2 6 8 14
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL - - - - - 3 0 3 3 12
1987–88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 59 16 57 73 96 18 7 20 27 30
1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 28 6 13 19 20 - - - - -
1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 7 14 21 25 9 1 3 4 31
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 10 20 30 63 13 2 7 9 18
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 8 24 32 72 10 1 4 5 6
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 13 31 44 91 11 1 2 3 16
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 20 32 52 62 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30 5 16 21 49 - - - - -
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 13 3 5 8 30 - - - - -
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 65 11 36 47 93 - - - - -
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 2 5 7 10 6 0 4 4 8
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 5 7 12 20 - - - - -
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 11 26 37 44 - - - - -
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 75 10 24 34 71 - - - - -
1999–00 New York Rangers NHL 80 10 20 30 78 - - - - -
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 16 35 51 56 13 0 9 9 10
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 55 7 23 30 68 7 0 1 1 18
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 14 29 43 57 - - - - -
2002–03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 2 5 7 16 4 0 0 0 6
2003–04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 14 32 46 56 12 1 2 3 8
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 72 21 38 59 86 6 1 7 8 6
2006–07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 11 41 52 66 11 2 4 6 16
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 65 12 27 39 50 6 1 0 1 8
NHL Totals 1197 212 490 702 1165 109 10 43 53 151

[edit] International play

Schneider first played for the United States in the World Cup of Hockey in the summer of 1996, where the US won the tournament. Two years later, he was selected to join the US team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A serious groin/abdominal injury kept him from consideration for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was again asked to join the team representing the US in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, but pulled out of the games due to a lack of insurance (he was not signed to an NHL team that summer). In December 2005, he was selected to represent the US at the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy.

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