Mathieu Schneider

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Mathieu Schneider
Schneider with the Detroit Red Wings in 2006
Born (1969-06-12) June 12, 1969 (age 54)
New York City, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for
Phoenix Coyotes
National team  
NHL Draft
 44th overall,
1987
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1987–2010

Mathieu David Schneider (born June 12, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Considered an offensive defenseman, Schneider played 1,289 games in the National Hockey League with ten different teams, scoring 233 goals and totaling 743 points. He won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens.

Early years

Schneider, who is

French-Canadian from Thetford Mines, Quebec, converted to Judaism before marrying his father.[3] He lived with his family in West New York, 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 coach Normand "Bill" Belisle, Schneider and his team won three of the school's 26 straight Rhode Island state hockey championships. He left Mount Saint Charles after his junior year and joined the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League
.

Playing career

Drafted in the third round of the

1997 NHL Entry Draft (eventually Roberto Luongo).[4]
He finished the year with 54 points in 78 games between the two clubs.

Prior to the

Team USA squad. It was his high point for the season as he suffered a serious groin injury and was lost for the majority of the season, playing only 26 games.[4] He returned to the Leafs from his injury the following season and tallied 37 points in 76 games. He was a contract hold-out as a restricted free agent prior to the 1998–99 season, reportedly seeking a $3.3 million salary with the Maple Leafs. Consequently, a few games into the season, the Maple Leafs traded him to the New York Rangers where he then signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract. Born in Manhattan, Schneider stated his excitement to be playing for his hometown team.[5]
In two seasons with the Rangers he accumulated 34, then 30 points.

Schneider was left unprotected in the

2001 playoffs
, Schneider matched a career-high 9 points in 13 playoff games.

After appearing in his second All-Star Game in

unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. With the development of offensive-minded defensemen Joe Corvo and Lubomir Visnovsky, Schneider was considered replaceable by the Kings.[8] Although the Red Wings had traded for Schneider as a rental player to bolster their Stanley Cup run, they were upset in the first round by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
. Schneider finished the season with 16 goals and 50 points between the Kings and Red Wings.

Schneider during a game against Vancouver – October 6, 2006

Schneider was re-signed by Detroit in the off-season to a two-year deal[9] and he eventually played another three seasons with the Red Wings that included a career-high 21 goals and 59 points in 2005–06. He played his 1,000th NHL game against the Anaheim Ducks on October 21 of that same season and scored his 200th NHL goal on March 6, 2007, against the Nashville Predators.[10]

Following the

broken ankle in a pre-season game against the Los Angeles Kings.[13] In his only season with the Ducks, he tallied 39 points in 65 games, second among Ducks' defensemen.[14]

As the 2008–09 season approached, the Ducks looked to free up cap space in order to re-sign Teemu Selänne. With All-Star defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer ahead of him on the depth chart, Schneider was placed on waivers, but cleared.[15] The Ducks instead traded him to the Atlanta Thrashers on September 26, 2008, in exchange for three players.[16] However, Schneider did not remain with the Thrashers for the whole season. He was traded back to the Montreal Canadiens in February 2009 for two draft choices.

On August 28, 2009, the Vancouver Canucks signed Schneider to a one-year, $1.55 million contract. The deal included a $1 million signing bonus (making his base salary $550,000), dispersed throughout the season over four equal payments.[17] After having undergone off-season shoulder surgery, Schneider missed the first 10 games of the 2009–10 season and made his Canucks debut on October 25 in a 2–0 win against the Edmonton Oilers.[18] He was playing primarily as a depth defenseman and on December 20, he left the team due to a reported dispute about his playing time. Following his debut for the Canucks, he was a healthy scratch 11 times in 28 games. The Canucks explained his absence as a "personal matter", while general manager Mike Gillis reportedly tried to trade Schneider.[19]

On December 29, 2009, Schneider was waived by the Vancouver Canucks.

Phoenix Coyotes for Sean Zimmerman and a sixth-round draft pick. At the end of 2010, Schneider officially ended his career as a player.[22]

Schneider appeared as a member of the Red Wings alumni team on December 31, 2013 at Comerica Park against members of the Toronto Maple Leafs alumni.

NHLPA career

Shortly after announcing his retirement, Schneider became involved with the

Don Fehr.[24]

International play

Schneider first played for the United States in the

Canada
. Schneider scored 2 goals in 7 games.

Two years later, in 1998, he was selected to join the U.S. team at the

Nagano. He failed to register a point as the U.S. finished a disappointing sixth. A serious groin/abdominal injury kept Schneider from consideration for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and, although he was chosen to his second World Cup tournament in 2004, he pulled out of the games due to a lack of insurance (he was not signed to an NHL team that summer). [citation needed
]

In December 2005, he was selected to represent the U.S. at the

Finland.[25]

Personal life

Schneider married his wife, Shannon, in 1999, and has 4 children, Mathieu Jr, Abigail, Micah, and Ella.

Jewish players in the NHL.[26]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Mount Saint Charles Academy HS-RI 19 3 27 30 — — — — — —
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 — — — — —
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 15 20 49 — — — — —
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL 13 3 6 9 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
2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 44 4 11 15 53 — — — — —
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 23 5 12 17 14 2 0 0 0 4
2009–10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 17 2 3 5 12 — — — — —
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 8 3 2 5 8 — — — — —
2009–10
Phoenix Coyotes
 NHL 8 0 4 4 4 3 1 0 1 0
NHL totals 1,289 223 521 744 1,250 116 11 43 54 155

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1988 United States
WJC
 6th 7 0 2 2 16
1996 United States WCH 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 0 2 8
1998 United States OG 6th 4 0 0 0 6
2006 United States OG 8th 6 1 2 3 16
Junior totals 7 0 2 2 16
Senior totals 17 3 2 5 30

Awards

Transactions

See also

References

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  5. ^ Popper, Steve (October 15, 1998). "Schneider's wish is granted, a trade to the Rangers". New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Blue Jackets, Wild stock rosters, deal". USA Today. June 24, 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
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  16. ^ "Thrashers acquire Schneider from Ducks". National Hockey League. September 27, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Former Canuck Mathieu Schneider heeds Moose call just in time to collect $250,000". Vancouver Sun. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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