Mathieu Brodeur (born June 21, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
| Mathieu Brodeur | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brodeur with the Syracuse Crunch in 2017 | |||
| Born |
June 21, 1990 Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
San Antonio Rampage Portland Pirates Chicago Wolves Albany Devils Syracuse Crunch Springfield Thunderbirds Utica Comets Dragons de Rouen HK Dukla Trenčín | ||
| NHL draft |
76th overall, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2023 | ||
Playing career
editPrior to turning professional, Brodeur played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.[1] On April 2, 2010, Brodeur was signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to an entry-level contract.[2]
Brodeur made his professional debut with the San Antonio Rampage, Phoenix's AHL affiliate at the time. Brodeur spent his last three years within the Coyotes organization with the Portland Pirates,[3] before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with his third AHL team, the Chicago Wolves, on July 30, 2014.[4]
Brodeur began the 2017–18 season in the AHL with the Springfield Thunderbirds, after signing a professional try-out contract on October 3, 2017.[5] After 7 games he returned to the Thunder where he played in 48 games for 29 points throughout the season, while enduring two more AHL stints with the Crunch and Utica Comets.
As a free agent, Brodeur left for France, agreeing to a one-year deal with Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus on July 19, 2018.[6]
After parts of two seasons abroad, Brodeur returned to the ECHL for the 2020–21 season, agreeing a contract with former club the Adirondack Thunder on August 27, 2020.[7] With the Thunder opting to commence a hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Brodeur was immediately released as a free agent and later signed a contract to continue in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets on December 8, 2020.[8] In adding a veteran presence to the blueline, Brodeur added 4 goals and 10 points in 48 regular season games. In the post-season he appeared in 13 playoff contests helping Fort Wayne capture their first Kelly Cup in a championship victory over the South Carolina Stingrays.
As a free agent, Brodeur continued in the ECHL, joining hometown provincial club Trois-Rivières Lions, for their inaugural season in 2021–22 season on July 9, 2021.[9]
After a game against the Reading Royals on January 25, 2022, Brodeur announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 69 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 69 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 70 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 15 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 48 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 69 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 318 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 240 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL | ||
| Kelly Cup (Fort Wayne Komets) | 2021 | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Brodeur cracks NHL Central Scouting mid-season rankings – The Cape Breton Post". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Brodeur To Entry Level Contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Coyotes Reduce Training Camp Roster to 35 Players". Phoenix Coyotes. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Wolves re-sign Harper and add three more". Chicago Wolves. 2014-07-30. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Thunderbirds sign Brodeur to PTO". Springfield Thunderbirds. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Mathieu Brodeur joins the Dragons" (in French). Dragons de Rouen. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Veteran defenseman returns to Adirondack". Adirondack Thunder. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ ECHL (December 8, 2020). "Player signing by Komets". Twitter. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Trois-Rivières Lions (July 9, 2021). "Lions sign Brodeur to contract" (in French). Twitter. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Fort Wayne wins 2021 Kelly Cup". ECHL. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database