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Canada Mike Matheson
#8 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Feb 27, 1994
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
West Island MHA
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$4,875,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 1 #23 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency
PREMIUM

Family relations:
Brother: Kenny Matheson

Mike Matheson is an elegant skating two-way defenseman with tremendous mobility. Plays crisp passes and possesses solid puck-skills, although he tends to over stick-handle the puck and loses control. Sees the ice well and makes a good first pass out of his zone or Mike Matheson skates with the puck up the ice when he sees an opening and defends with good gap-control, using his excellent skating-abilities. Has good size and protects the puck well, but despite that he tends to rely to much on him shielding the puck and gets into troubles. He is a nice addition to a team’s top-4 defensive core and can be used in all situations. (by Rafik Soliman, February 2023)

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Mike Matheson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 30* 5* 6* 11* 33* -* | Playoffs 17 6 7 13 10 -
2010-11 Lac St-Louis Lions “C” QMAAA 35* 14* 24* 38* 72* -* | Playoffs 15 7 18 25 16 -
Canada Québec U17 WHC-17 6* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
2011-12 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 53* 11* 16* 27* 84* 0* | Playoffs 5 4 1 5 4 0
2012-13 Boston College NCAA 36* 8* 17* 25* 78* 15* |
2013-14 Boston College NCAA 38* 3* 18* 21* 49* 18* |
2014-15 Boston College “C” NCAA 38* 3* 22* 25* 26* -4* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 8* 1* |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 1
Portland Pirates AHL 54* 8* 12* 20* 30* 14* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 0
Canada WC 10* 2* 4* 6* 0* 11* |
2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 7* 10* 17* 36* -5* |
Canada WC 10* 1* 6* 7* 10* 8* |
2017-18 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 10* 17* 27* 61* -1* |
2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 75* 8* 19* 27* 44* -24* |
2019-20 Florida Panthers NHL 59* 8* 12* 20* 14* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 8 -2
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44* 5* 11* 16* 28* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -2
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74* 11* 20* 31* 33* 12* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 6 -1
2022-23 Montréal Canadiens NHL 48* 8* 26* 34* 33* 7* |
2023-24 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 82* 11* 51* 62* 58* -24* |
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 30* 2* 15* 17* 29* -12* |
Projected NHL 80* 5* 40* 45* 77* -32* |
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Mike Matheson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Lac St-Louis Lions QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2006-07 Lac St-Louis Lions QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Lac St-Louis Lions “C” Telus Cup 7* 3* 5* 8* 22* -* |
2011-12 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Mike Matheson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 59* 8* 14* 22* 0.37* 38* 15* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * 0 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 112* 14* 57* 71* 0.63* 153* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 577* 70* 181* 251* 0.44* 338* -40* | 4 20 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.35 * 14 * -4 *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 2 65* 19* 30* 49* 0.75* 105* -* | 2 32 13 * 25 * 38 * 1.19 * 26 * - *
Telus Cup 1 7* 3* 5* 8* 1.14* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 53* 11* 16* 27* 0.51* 84* 0* | 1 5 4 * 1 * 5 * 1.00 * 4 * 0 *
WC 2 20* 3* 10* 13* 0.65* 10* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 2* 6* 8* 1.33* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Mike Matheson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/16/2022
07/16/2022 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Montréal Canadiens
09/24/2020
09/24/2020 Confirmed Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
10/08/2017
10/08/2017 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
04/01/2015
04/01/2015 Confirmed Boston College Florida Panthers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 2 #27 overall by Shawinigan Cataractes in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2010, 2 #30 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Dubuque Fighting Saints