Mathieu Carle

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Mathieu Carle
Carle in 2017
Born (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 37)
Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for
EHC Black Wings Linz
NHL draft 53rd overall, 2006
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2007–2019

Louis Philippe Mathieu Carle (born September 30, 1987) is a Canadian former professional

2006 NHL Entry Draft
.

Prior to turning professional, Carle played in the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Acadie–Bathurst Titan and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
.

Playing career

Minor

As a youth, Carle played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau, Quebec.[1]

QMJHL

Carle was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft.[2] After the 2003–04 season, Carle was named to the QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team.[3]

He stayed with the Titan until 2007 when he was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for Marc-Antoine Desnoyers and two draft picks.[4] Carle signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on May 8, 2007,[5] and participated in the Canadiens' training and development camps before being reassigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the 2007–08 season.[6]

Professional

On September 24, 2008, Carle was knocked unconscious after being hit by Tomáš Kopecký of the Detroit Red Wings in a preseason game.[7] After the hit, he suffered a concussion and was out of the lineup for a month.[8]

In the

2009–10 season on November 3, 2009, Carle was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL by the Canadiens and made his NHL debut against the Atlanta Thrashers.[9] Carle went scoreless in three games with the Canadiens before returning to the Bulldogs to score 15 points in 31 games before missing 44 games throughout the season to injury. Carle was then re-signed by Montreal to a one-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]

On July 15, 2011, he was traded from Montreal to Anaheim for defensemen

National League A on January 15, 2013.[12]

On July 27, 2013 Carle returned to the KHL and signed one-year contract with newcomers, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of Croatia.[13] After two seasons with Zagreb, Carle signed a two-year contract with German club, Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 7, 2015.[14]

Following the 2018–19 season, playing with

Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), Carle opted to end his 12 year professional career and return to North America.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 42 11 35 46 52
2003–04 Acadie–Bathurst Titan
QMJHL
59 11 12 23 57
2004–05 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 69 4 29 33 53
2005–06 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 67 18 51 69 122 17 1 14 15 29
2006–07 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 38 12 39 51 52
2006–07
Rouyn–Noranda Huskies
QMJHL 25 4 15 19 27 16 6 10 16 16
2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 7 17 24 43
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 59 7 22 29 43 6 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 31 5 10 15 26 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 4
2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 68 11 18 29 44 19 3 9 12 8
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 6 31 37 41 4 0 3 3 0
2012–13
Dinamo Rīga
KHL 35 3 2 5 39
2012–13
Genève–Servette HC
NLA
12 0 1 1 2 7 0 3 3 14
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 36 4 13 17 41
2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 45 1 18 19 38
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 3 21 24 26 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 32 4 18 22 10 5 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 38 1 14 15 12 10 0 4 4 4
2018–19
EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz
AUT
17 1 6 7 4 4 1 0 1 10
AHL totals 294 36 98 134 197 30 3 14 17 12
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 4
KHL totals 116 8 33 41 118

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Quebec
U17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 6 0 2 2 2

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Every picks of the 1st round – list and photo". theqmjhl.ca. June 7, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "The QMJHL Golden Puck Awards Gala: a great success!". theqmjhl.ca. March 31, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mathieu Carle passe aux Huskies". rds.ca (in French). January 8, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Habs sign defenseman Mathieu Carle". NHL.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadiens announce cuts". NHL.com. September 24, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Canadiens' Carle carried off ice on stretcher". cbc.ca. September 25, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Ethan, Robert (July 10, 2009). "Montreal Canadiens: Taking a Stab at the Future". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Armstrong's goal in third powers Thrashers past Canadiens". CBS Sports. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "Canadiens sign Carle and Wyman to one-year deals". The Sports Network. July 13, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  11. ^ "Dinamo Riga add NHL defenseman Mathieu Carle" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  12. Genève-Servette HC
    . January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  13. ^ "Mathieu Carle - new defenseman with KHL experience" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  14. ^ "Mathieu Carle to complement the defense" (in German). Adler Mannheim. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  15. EHC Black Wings Linz
    . March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.