Mathieu Darche

Mathieu Darche
Born	November 26, 1976 (1976-11-26) St. Laurent, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2001–present

Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays left wing with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche.

Playing career

Amateur

Darche played hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from McGill University. While attending university, Darche played four seasons of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey, where in his last year, he was named the CIS Outstanding student-athlete and was awarded the Dr. Randy Gregg Award.

Professional

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Darche spent a full season with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

He played for the Duisburg Foxes of the elite German league DEL in 2005–06 and also split four seasons between the NHL and AHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators, and their affiliates. In 2006–07, he played a few games with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL but spent most of the season playing for the team's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. In 2007–08, Darche played with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After starting the 2009–10 season playing for its AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs he was recalled and played his first game as a Canadien on January 20, 2010, versus the St. Louis Blues and scored his first goal for the team on January 22 versus the New Jersey Devils, which was a game-winning goal.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	McGill University	CIAU		15	0	1	1	21		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	McGill University	CIAU		26	21	13	34	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	McGill University	CIAU		23	12	21	33	38		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	McGill University	CIAU		26	27	35	62	22		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		66	16	24	40	21		5	0	1	1	4
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		9	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		14	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		63	22	23	45	26		10	2	5	7	2
2002–03	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		76	32	32	64	38		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		76	28	31	59	41		22	6	8	14	8
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hershey Bears	AHL		79	29	25	54	49		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Duisburg Foxes	DEL		52	12	13	25	88		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		76	35	45	80	72		5	2	2	4	2
2006–07	San Jose Sharks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		73	7	15	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		4	3	7	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Portland Pirates	AHL		80	31	35	66	37		5	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		32	16	9	25	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		29	5	5	10	4		11	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		59	12	14	26	10		7	1	1	2	0
NHL totals				189	25	35	60	40		18	1	2	3	2

External links

• Mathieu Darche's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database