Mathieu Chouinard

Mathieu Chouinard (born April 11, 1980 in Laval, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Having only one starting NHL game (with the Los Angeles Kings), he has spent the majority of his career playing in the ECHL and AHL. Mathieu made his one NHL appearance on February 29, 2004, when the Los Angeles Kings faced the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Arrowhead Pond. Midway through the third, forward Steve Rucchin scored to give the Ducks a 6–3 lead. Starter Cristobal Huet, was pulled and Chouinard completed the game, stopping two shots he faced.

Awards

 * Named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1998–99.
 * Winner of the Michel Briere Trophy, 1998–99.
 * Winner of the Michel Briere Trophy, 1999–2000.

Transactions

 * Selected by Ottawa Senators in first round (first Senators pick, 15th overall) of NHL entry draft, June 27, 1998.
 * Returned to draft, and selected by Senators in the second round (second Senators pick, 45th overall) of NHL entry draft, June 24, 2000.
 * Signed as free agent by Los Angeles Kings, July 7, 2003.
 * Signed as free agent by San Diego Gulls (ECHL), September 28, 2004.
 * Signed as free agent by Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), March 27, 2005.

Regular season
Year        Team            League GP   MINS   W   L   T    GA    GAA      SA    Sv%    SO      A   PIM 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 17   793   4   7   1    51   3.86       -      -     0      0     2 1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55  3055  32  18   3   142   2.79    1510   .906     2      2    13 1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 56  3288  36  16   4   150   2.74    1605   .907     5      1    35 1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 59  3338  32  20   5   186   3.34    1990   .897     4      3    10 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins  IHL 28   1567  17   7   1    69   2.64     706   .902     1      0     2 2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins  AHL 25   1404  11  12   1    58   2.48     547   .894     2      2     0 2002–03 Binghamton Senators    AHL  4    151   2   0   0     5   1.98      73   .932     0      0     0 2003–04 Peoria Rivermen       ECHL 15    820  12   2   0    29   2.12     382   .924     3      0     2 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs    AHL 22   1093  10   6   0    41   2.25     469   .913     4      0     0 2003–04 Reading Royals        ECHL  3    185   1   1   1     7   2.27      90   .922     0      0     0 2004–05 Los Angeles Kings      NHL  1      3   0   0   0     0   0.00       2  1.000     0      0     0 2004–05 San Diego Gulls       ECHL  27  1452  11   9   3    73   3.01     774   .906     1      0     4 2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 3    152   1   1   0     4   1.57      76   .947     1      0     0 2005–06 Laval Chiefs 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen       ECHL  1     57   0   1   0     2   2.07      20   .900     0      0     0 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________       NHL TOTALS                       1      3   0   0   0     0   0.00       2  1.000     0      0     0 QMJHL TOTALS                    187  10474 104  61  13   529   3.03       -     -     11      3    60 AHL TOTALS                     54   2800  24  18  0    108   2.31    1165   .907     7      2     0 ECHL TOTALS                     36   2514  24  13  4    111   2.64    1266   .912     4      0     6

Playoffs
Year           Team         League  GP  MINS   W   L   GA    GAA 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 4    264   1   3   15   3.41 1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 6    348   2   4   24   4.14 1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 6    392   2   4   27   4.13 1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 13   769   7   6   41   3.20 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins  IHL  3    135   1   1    4   1.78 2002–03 Binghamton Senators    AHL  1      2   0   0    0   0.00 _________________________________________________________________    QMJHL POST-SEASON TOTALS      29   1773  12  17  107        - ''According to hockeydb.com