Stéphane Matteau
| Stéphane Matteau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1969 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers | ||
| NHL Draft |
25th overall, 1987 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2003 | ||
Stéphane Matteau (born September 2, 1969) is a former National Hockey League player who played over 800 regular season games. He was originally drafted in the second round, 25th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau scored two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils, including one that ended the series and became an iconic goal in Rangers lore. His first overtime goal ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime in New Jersey giving the Rangers a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 series lead.
His second goal came at 4:24 of the second overtime of Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Matteau scored off a wrap around that bounced off a stick on the left side of New Jersey's rookie goaltender Martin Brodeur, a play which has been immortalized by the dramatic play-by-play call of Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose:
| “ | Fetisov for the Devils plays it cross-ice, into the far corner. Matteau swoops in to intercept. Matteau behind the net, swings it in front, HE SCORES! MATTEAU! MATTEAU! MATTEAU! STEPHANE MATTEAU! AND THE RANGERS HAVE ONE MORE HILL TO CLIMB, BABY! | ” |
Matteau finished his career in 2002–03 with the Florida Panthers and their minor league affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, and had a career total 742 penalty minutes, 144 goals and 172 assists for 316 total points in 848 games.
Matteau also was a member of the Rouyn Quebec team that played in the Little League World Series in 1982 along with fellow NHL player and first overall pick in his draft, Pierre Turgeon.[1]
Matteau played for head coach Mike Keenan on four separate occasions; with the Blackhawks, Rangers, Blues, and Panthers.
Personal life
Matteau served as an assistant coach with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL for two seasons. Matteau's son, Stefan Matteau, who was born in Chicago on February 23, 1994, is currently playing in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens. Stefan was drafted 29th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Devils. Ironically the Devils are the team his father scored his famed goal against in the 1994 Eastern Conference Final.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 69 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 113 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 57 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 179 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 94 | ||
| 1988–89 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 59 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 202 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30 | ||
| 1988–89 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 81 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 130 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 79 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 65 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 73 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 55 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 848 | 144 | 172 | 316 | 742 | 109 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 80 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Former Little League World Series Participants". Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ↑ "There will be bloodlines". Winnipeg Free Press. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
External links
- Stéphane Matteau career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Audio of the series winning goal: