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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980) Ice hockey player
Mathieu Biron
Biron with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2007
Born (1980-04-29) April 29, 1980 (age 44)
Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 21st overall, 1998
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1999–2012

Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a firefighter.

Playing career

As a youth, Biron played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Charlesbourg, Quebec City. He was drafted by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Los Angeles Kings in the first round (twenty-first overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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.

On November 24, 2003, Biron became the first NHL player in 23 years to score a goal against his brother when he finished a 2-on-1 against older brother Martin, in a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Biron was traded to the Canadiens on December 15, 2006 via a trade with the San Jose Sharks for Patrick Traverse.

His last season in the NHL came in 2005-06, when he made 52 appearances for the Washington Capitals. He then spent two years in the AHL, playing for the Worcester Sharks and Hamilton Bulldogs.

Biron signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2008-09 season and moved to fellow DEL team Hamburg Freezers for the 2009-10 campaign.

From 2010 to 2012 he turned out to conclude his playing career for Thetford Mines Isothermic in the LNAH.

Personal

His older brother Martin Biron is a former goaltender who played 16 seasons in the NHL.

After his hockey career, Biron trained and studied to become a firefighter in Lévis, Quebec.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 40 4 22 26 49 10 3 4 7 —
1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 59 8 28 36 60 6 0 1 1 10
1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 69 13 32 45 116 6 0 2 2 6
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 17 2 7 9 11
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 52 4 9 13 15 — — — — —
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 24 3 15 18 42 — — — — —
2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 53 7 14 21 52 22 2 6 8 33
2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 35 6 6 12 38 — — — — —
2008–09 Frankfurt Lions DEL 49 5 16 21 82 5 0 1 1 6
2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 56 5 19 24 102 — — — — —
2010–11 Thetford Mines Isothermic LNAH 6 1 2 3 0 8 2 3 5 12
2011–12 Thetford Mines Isothermic LNAH 7 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 246 24 61 85 241 22 2 6 8 33
NHL totals 253 12 32 44 177 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 8
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 8

See also

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. "Biron Scores on Brother". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 2003-11-25. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  3. "Biron heads to Montreal, Traverse to Sharks". ESPN. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  4. "Freezers: Wow! Hier kommt Biron, der Super-Bär". BILD.de. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. Côte, Amélie. "Mathieu Biron revint en Amérique du Nord - LNH - Grand Club | RDS.ca". RDS.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  6. "Mathieu Biron: de joueur de la LNH à... pompier". Le Journal de Québec. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byMatt Zultek Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
1998 		Succeeded byAlexander Frolov
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