| Mathieu Darche | |
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| Born | November 26, 1976 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.
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Darche played hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from McGill University.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2011–12 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 61 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 250 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 58 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
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