Mathieu Carle

Louis Philippe Mathieu Carle (born September 30, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens. Carle was selected by the Canadiens in the second round, 53rd overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Not to be confused with Matt Carle.

Mathieu Carle
Carle in 2017
Born (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987
Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Dinamo Riga
Genève-Servette HC
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Adler Mannheim
EHC Black Wings Linz
NHL Draft 53rd overall, 2006
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2007–2019

Prior to turning professional, Carle played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Acadie–Bathurst Titan and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Playing career

As a youth, Carle played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau, Quebec.[1]

QMJHL

Carle was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the 2003 QMJHL Draft.[2] After the 2003–04 season, Carle was named to the QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team.[3]

He stayed with the Titans until 2007 when he was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for Marc-Antoine Desnoyers and two draft picks.[4] He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on May 8, 2007.[5] He participated in the Canadiens training and development camps but was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the 2007–08 season.[6]

Professional

On September 24, 2008, Carle was knocked unconscious after being hit by Tomáš Kopecký of the Detroit Red Wings in a pre-season game.[7] After the hit, he suffered a concussion and was out of the lineup for a month.[8]

In the 2009–10 season on November 3, 2009, Carle was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL by the Canadiens and made his NHL debut against the Atlanta Thrashers.[9] Carle went scoreless in three games with the Canadiens before returning to the Bulldogs to score 15 points in 31 games before missing 44 games throughout the season to injury. Carle was then re-signed by Montreal to a one-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]

On July 15, 2011, he was traded from Montreal to Anaheim for defensemen Mark Mitera. After spending the duration of the 2011–12 season with the Ducks affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, Carle signed a one-year contract with Latvian club, Dinamo Riga, of the KHL on May 2, 2012.[11] During the 2012-13 season, after 35 games with Riga, Carle was released and signed a contract for the remainder of season with Genève-Servette HC in the Swiss National League A on January 15, 2013.[12]

On July 27, 2013 Carle returned to the KHL and signed one-year contract with newcomers, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of Croatia.[13] After two seasons with Zagreb, Carle signed a two-year contract with German club, Adler Mannheim of the DEL on July 7, 2015.[14]

Following the 2018–19 season, playing with EHC Black Wings Linz in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), Carle opted to end his 12 year professional career and return to North America.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 42 11 35 46 52 — — — — —
2003–04 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 59 11 12 23 57 — — — — —
2004–05 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 69 4 29 33 53 — — — — —
2005–06 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 67 18 51 69 122 17 1 14 15 29
2006–07 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 38 12 39 51 52 — — — — —
2006–07 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 25 4 15 19 27 16 6 10 16 16
2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 7 17 24 43 — — — — —
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 59 7 22 29 43 6 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 31 5 10 15 26 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 68 11 18 29 44 19 3 9 12 8
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 6 31 37 41 4 0 3 3 0
2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 35 3 2 5 39 — — — — —
2012–13 Genève–Servette HC NLA 12 0 1 1 2 7 0 3 3 14
2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 36 4 13 17 41 — — — — —
2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 45 1 18 19 38 — — — — —
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 3 21 24 26 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 32 4 18 22 10 5 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 38 1 14 15 12 10 0 4 4 4
2018–19 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz AUT 17 1 6 7 4 4 1 0 1 10
AHL totals 294 36 98 134 197 30 3 14 17 12
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
KHL totals 116 8 33 41 118 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Quebec U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 6 0 2 2 2

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "Every picks of the 1st round – list and photo". theqmjhl.ca. June 7, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. "The QMJHL Golden Puck Awards Gala: a great success!". theqmjhl.ca. March 31, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. "Mathieu Carle passe aux Huskies". rds.ca (in French). January 8, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. "Habs sign defenseman Mathieu Carle". NHL.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. "Canadiens announce cuts". NHL.com. September 24, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. "Canadiens' Carle carried off ice on stretcher". cbc.ca. September 25, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. Ethan, Robert (July 10, 2009). "Montreal Canadiens: Taking a Stab at the Future". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. "Armstrong's goal in third powers Thrashers past Canadiens". CBS Sports. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  10. "Canadiens sign Carle and Wyman to one-year deals". The Sports Network. July 13, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  11. "Dinamo Riga add NHL defenseman Mathieu Carle" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  12. "Carle commits to Geneve" (in Italian). Genève-Servette HC. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  13. "Mathieu Carle - new defenseman with KHL experience" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  14. "Mathieu Carle to complement the defense" (in German). Adler Mannheim. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  15. "First roster decisions at the Black Wings" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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