Mathieu Carle

Not to be confused with Matt Carle with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Mathieu Carle (born September 30, 1987 in Buckingham, Québec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Anaheim Ducks organization.

Playing career
Carle was selected 53rd overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. On September 24, 2008, Carle was knocked unconscious after being hit by Tomáš Kopecký of the Detroit Red Wings in a pre-season game.

In the 2009–10 season on November 3, 2009, Carle was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL by the Canadiens and made his NHL debut against the Atlanta Thrashers. Carle went scoreless in three games with the Canadiens before returning to the Bulldogs to score 15 points in 31 games before missing 44 games throughout the season to injury. Carle was then re-signed by Montreal to a one-year contract on July 13, 2010.

Anaheim Ducks
On July 15th, 2011, he was traded from Montreal to Anaheim for defensemen Mark Mitera.