| Mathieu Biron | |
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| Born | April 29, 1980 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.He is the younger brother of NHL goalie Martin Biron
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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.
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
His older brother Martin Biron plays for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
| Preceded by Matt Zultek |
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 1998 |
Succeeded by Alexander Frolov |