Mathieu Joseph

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Mathieu Joseph
Born (1997-02-09) February 9, 1997 (age 27)
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 120th overall, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2017–present

Mathieu Joseph (born February 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Joseph won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.

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Early life

Joseph was born on February 9, 1997, in Laval, Quebec, Canada [1] to parents Frantzi Joseph and France Taillon. [2] His father played and coached hockey for many years while his mother was a competitive athlete in her youth. [3] His father is of Haitian descent while his mother is White. [4] His younger brother Pierre-Olivier is a defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins. [5]

Playing career

Juniors

Joseph was selected by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) entry draft in the third round, 51st overall. He began to play for the Sea Dogs at the midway point of the 2013–14 season. His first goal with the team came in a 2–0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs. In his second season with the Sea Dogs, Joseph became the sixth player in team history to score five points in a regular season game. He also finished fourth in team scoring that season with 42 points. [6] [7] On June 27, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Joseph in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. [8]

On December 24, 2016, the Lightning signed Joseph to a three-year, entry-level contract. At the time of his signing, Joseph had played in 176 career games with the Sea Dogs during which he scored 80 goals and 171 points. [9] During the 2016–17 playoffs, Joseph was named Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week after scoring two goals and three assists in two games. Joseph went on to help the Sea Dogs capture the President's Cup as QMJHL champion over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in a four-game sweep. [10] The Sea Dogs went on to lose in the semifinals to the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters in the 2017 Memorial Cup. [11] He was named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team in 2017. [12]

Professional

Tampa Bay Lightning

Joseph began his professional career in the 2017–18 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He had a strong rookie season with the Crunch, including being named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for March 2018, during which he scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 15 points over 12 games; he also had a seven-game scoring streak within that span. [13] Joseph finished the season with 15 goals and 38 assists for 53 points, leading the Crunch in regular season assists and points. Joseph also had three goals and seven points in seven Calder Cup playoff games. [14]

At the conclusion of the Lightning's training camp ahead of the 2018–19 season, Joseph found out he had made the opening night roster from general manager Julien BriseBois—before boarding the team's charter plane after a 3–2 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers, BriseBois informed Joseph he had made the roster. [15] [16] On October 6, 2018, Joseph made his NHL debut in a 2–1 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena. [17] [18] On October 16, he scored his first career NHL assist and point in a 4–2 Lightning win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. [19] [20] On November 4, Joseph scored his first NHL goal in a 4–3 Lightning overtime win over the Ottawa Senators away at the Canadian Tire Centre. [21]

Joseph was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. [22] Following the murder of George Floyd and shooting of Jacob Blake, Joseph worked alongside goaltender Curtis McElhinney in creating a mask to represent social justice. The end product featured Black athletes who were trailblazers in the fight for equality, a fist flanked by the words Black Lives Matter and a Martin Luther King Jr. quote. [23] Though Joseph was part of the Tampa Bay team during the regular season, he did not play in the playoffs. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Dallas Stars four games to two and due to his play during the season, got his name engraved on the cup. [24] The following season, Joseph played a larger role with the Lightning and won a second Stanley Cup defeating his hometown Montreal Canadiens in the final. [25]

Ottawa Senators

On March 20, 2022, just a day before the trade deadline, Joseph was traded along with a 2024 fourth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Nick Paul. [26] On April 1, 2022, Joseph registered his first hat trick versus goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in a 5–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. [27] In eleven games with the Senators, Joseph scored four goals and twelve points. [28]

As a restricted free agent in the following off-season, Joseph was re-signed by the Senators to a four-year, $11.8 million contract extension on July 29, 2022. [28] During the 2022–23 season, Joseph played on the third line. [29] On November 15, 2022 Joseph was fined $5,000 by the league for a high-sticking incident against Sebastian Aho of the New York Islanders. [30] On December 8, 2022 Joseph suffered an injury against the Dallas Stars that kept him out of the lineup until January 19, 2023. [29] He suffered a second significant injury later in the season during a game versus the Calgary Flames on March 12, 2023. [31] He returned to the lineup before the end of the season. [32] In the 2023–24 season, Joseph played up and down the lineup, and used in all situations. [25] He had a three-point night on November 8, 2023 in a 6–3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. [33] On February 20, 2024, Joseph scored twice against the Lightning in 4–2 win for Ottawa. [34]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Slovakia

On April 29, 2019, Joseph was named to make his senior debut for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia. [35] He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the silver medal on May 26, 2019. [36] Joseph finished the tournament posting 1 goal and 2 points in 10 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 301101110—————
2014–15 Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL592121424651234
2015–16 Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL583340735755278
2016–17 Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL54364480571813193214
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 701538534173476
2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 701313262640000
2019–20 Tampa Bay LightningNHL3743716—————
2019–20 Syracuse CrunchAHL296152114—————
2020–21 Tampa Bay LightningNHL56127191060220
2021–22 Tampa Bay LightningNHL588101823—————
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL1148126—————
2022–23 Ottawa SenatorsNHL563151836—————
2023–24 Ottawa SenatorsNHL7211243551—————
NHL totals3605580135168100220

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2017 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg71450
2019 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg101122
Junior totals71450
Senior totals101122

Awards and honours

AwardYear
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2017 [12]
President's Cup champion2017 [10]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2020, 2021 [24] [25]

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