Mathieu Darche

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Mathieu Darche
Mathieu Darche 2007.jpg
Darche with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2007
Born (1976-11-26) November 26, 1976 (age 48)
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2012

Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for several AHL and NHL clubs. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche. After attending the New Jersey Devils training camp in January 2013, he was asked to stay with the team but ultimately chose to retire. [1]

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Hockey career

Amateur

Darche played hockey at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in 1996. He has a commerce degree in marketing and international business from McGill University. [2] 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. [3]

Professional

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Darche spent a full season with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

He played for the Füchse Duisburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (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. [4]

Managerial

Darche served as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing in Canada for Delmar International Inc. [5] before becoming the Director of Hockey Operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning on May 6, 2019. He would win two Stanley Cups in the role in 2020 and 2021. [6]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 McGill University CIAU 1501121—————
1997–98McGill UniversityCIAU2621133420—————
1998–99McGill UniversityCIAU2312213338—————
1999–00McGill UniversityCIAU2627356222—————
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 661624402150114
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 90000—————
2001–02 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL141126—————
2001–02 Syracuse CrunchAHL6322234526102572
2002–03 Syracuse CrunchAHL7632326438—————
2002–03 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL10000—————
2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL76283159412268148
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL20000—————
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL7929255449—————
2005–06 Füchse Duisburg DEL 5212132588—————
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL763545807252242
2006–07 San Jose Sharks NHL20000—————
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL737152220—————
2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL437102—————
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL803135663750004
2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL32169254—————
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL2955104110112
2010–11 Montreal CanadiensNHL591214261071120
2011–12 Montreal CanadiensNHL61571218—————
NHL totals25030427258181232

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadiens' Darche makes retirement official". The Sports Network. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Habs' Darche to drop puck at game on friday". Boxscorenews.com. 2011-02-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Award winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sports. 2007-06-05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Mathieu Darche Biography". Montreal Canadiens. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  5. ↑ "Stu Cowan: Former Canadien Mathieu Darche loving his new job in Tampa". Montreal Gazette. 2020-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Bolts announce three promotions, new hire to hockey operations department". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2019-05-06.
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