Mathieu Biron is a Canadian

Canada

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 professional

Professional

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 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He currently plays Defence for the Hamburg Freezers

Hamburg Freezers

The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the...

 of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

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 in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft

1998 NHL Entry Draft

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, First Round, Twenty-first Overall.

New York Islanders traded Žigmund Pálffy

Zigmund Palffy

Žigmund "Ziggy" Pálffy is a Slovak professional ice hockey player of Hungarian origin, who plays for HK 36 Skalica of the Slovak Extraliga....

, Bryan Smolinski

Bryan Smolinski

Bryan Anthony Smolinski is an American professional ice hockey center. The Boston Bruins drafted him 21st overall in 1990. He has played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and...

, Marcel Cousineau

Marcel Cousineau

Marcel Cousineau is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 26 games in the National Hockey League. He was selected by Boston Bruins in third round of the NHL draft. As a rookie, he was named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Rookie Team...

 and 4th round selection (previously acquired from the New Jersey Devils - Daniel Johansson) in 1999 to the Los Angeles Kings for Olli Jokinen

Olli Jokinen

Olli Jokinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003...

, Josh Green

Josh Green

Joshua Green is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons, of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...

, Mathieu Biron and 1st round selection (Taylor Pyatt

Taylor Pyatt

Taylor William Pyatt is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League , he played major-junior with the Sudbury Wolves...

) in 1999.

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

San Jose Sharks

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 for Patrick Traverse

Patrick Traverse

Patrick Traverse is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Hamburg Freezers in Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...

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Career statistics

                                     Regular Season           

Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM



1997-98 Shawinigan Cataractes     QMJHL  59   8   28   36   60

1998-99 Shawinigan Cataractes    QMJHL   69  13   32   45   116

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

2005-06 Washington Capitals        NHL   52   4   9    13   50

2006-07 Worcester Sharks           AHL   24   3   15   18   42

2006-07 Hamilton Bulldogs          AHL   53   7   14   21   52

2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs          AHL   35   6   6    12   38

2008-09 Frankfurt Lions            DEL   49   5   16   21   82

                   NHL Totals            253  12  32   44   177

Personal

His older brother Martin Biron

Martin Biron

Martin Gaston Biron is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He has also played professionally for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and New York Islanders...

 plays for the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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