Stephane Matteau

Stephane Matteau
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Teams	Calgary Flames (1990–1991) Chicago Blackhawks (1991–1994) New York Rangers (1994–1995) St. Louis Blues (1995–1997) San Jose Sharks (1997–2002) Florida Panthers (2002–2003)
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1969-09-02)September 2, 1969, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, CAN
NHL Draft	25th overall, 1987 Calgary Flames
Pro Career	1990 – 2003

Stéphane Matteau (born September 2, 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League player.

As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau is most remembered for scoring two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils. His first overtime goal ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime in New Jersey giving the Rangers a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 series lead. The second goal came at 4:24 of the second overtime of Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Matteau scored off a wraparound that bounced off a stick on the left side of New Jersey's rookie goaltender Martin Brodeur, a play which has been immortalized by the dramatic play-by-play call of Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose:

“

Fetisov for the Devils plays it cross-ice, into the far corner. Matteau swoops in to intercept. Matteau behind the net, swings it in front. HE SCORES! MATTEAU!! MATTEAU!! MATTEAU!! STÉPHANE MATTEAU!! AND THE RANGERS HAVE ONE MORE HILL TO CLIMB, BABY! AND IT'S MOUNT VANCOUVER! THE RANGERS ARE HEADED TO THE FINALS!!

”

Matteau admitted to tapping the Prince of Wales Trophy with his stick's blade before the start of the overtime period, violating a superstition of modern-day NHL players not to touch the Conference trophies before the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup, has been won. The goal gave the New York Rangers a 2–1 victory and the Wales Trophy as the Eastern Conference champions and they then defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.

Matteau finished his career in 2002–03 with the Florida Panthers and their minor league affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, and had a career total 742 penalty minutes, 144 goals and 172 assists for 316 total points in 848 games.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		60	6	8	14	19		4	0	0	0	0
1986–87	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		69	27	48	75	113		8	3	7	10	8
1987–88	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		57	17	40	57	179		18	5	14	19	94
1988–89	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		59	44	45	89	202		9	8	6	14	30
1988–89	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	0	4	4	13
1989–90	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		81	23	35	58	130		10	6	3	9	38
1990–91	Calgary Flames	NHL		78	15	19	34	93		5	0	1	1	0
1991–92	Calgary Flames	NHL		4	1	0	1	19		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		20	5	8	13	45		18	4	6	10	24
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		79	15	18	33	98		3	0	1	1	2
1993–94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		65	15	16	31	55		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		12	4	3	7	2		23	6	3	9	20
1994–95	New York Rangers	NHL		41	3	5	8	25		9	0	1	1	10
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		32	4	2	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		46	7	13	20	65		11	0	2	2	8
1996–97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		74	16	20	36	50		5	0	0	0	0
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		73	15	14	29	60		4	0	1	1	0
1998–99	San Jose Sharks	NHL		68	8	15	23	73		5	0	0	0	6
1999–00	San Jose Sharks	NHL		69	12	12	24	61		10	0	2	2	8
2000–01	San Jose Sharks	NHL		80	13	19	32	32		6	1	3	4	0
2001–02	San Jose Sharks	NHL		55	7	4	11	15		10	1	2	3	2
2002–03	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Florida Panthers	NHL		52	4	4	8	27		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				848	144	172	316	742		109	12	22	34	80

External links

• Stephane Matteau's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database