Mathieu Biron

Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays Defence for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, First Round, Twenty-first Overall.

New York Islanders traded Žigmund Pálffy, Bryan Smolinski, Marcel Cousineau and 4th round selection (previously acquired from the New Jersey Devils - Daniel Johansson) in 1999 to the Los Angeles Kings for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron and 1st round selection (Taylor Pyatt) in 1999.

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

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 plays for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.