Matthieu Descoteaux

Matthieu Descoteaux
Born September 23, 1977 (1977-09-23) (age 34)
Pierreville, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
LNAH team
Former teams
Thetford Mines Isothermic
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 19th Overall, 1996
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1997–2009

Matthieu Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. Selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, Descoteaux played only five games at the NHL level, all with the Montreal Canadiens, and is widely viewed as a terrible first-round selection.

Descoteaux spent the majority of his career in the AHL, and also had spells in Finland, Italy and Germany. He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for the Thetford Mines Isothermic.

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Preceded by
Boyd Devereaux
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1996
Succeeded by
Michel Riesen