# Mathieu Chouinard
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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender)
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| weight_lb = 212
| played_for = [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|11}}
| birth_place = [Laval](/source/Laval%2C_Quebec), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| draft = 15th overall, [1998](/source/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft)
[Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)
45th overall
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_team = [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2006
}}
'''Mathieu Chouinard''' (born April 11, 1980) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender) who played one game in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League), with the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) during the [2003–04 season](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season). The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues. He was selected by the [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) 15th overall in the [1998 NHL entry draft](/source/1998_NHL_entry_draft), and after failing to agree to a contract re-entered the draft, and in [2000](/source/2000_NHL_Entry_Draft) was again selected by the Senators, 45th overall.
== Career ==
As a youth, Chouinard played in the 1994 [Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament](/source/Quebec_International_Pee-Wee_Hockey_Tournament) with a [minor ice hockey](/source/minor_ice_hockey) team from the Mille-Îles area of [Laval, Quebec](/source/Laval%2C_Quebec).[{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}]
Chouinard compiled a 104-60-13 record with the [Shawinigan Cataractes](/source/Shawinigan_Cataractes) and was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (15th overall) of the [1998 NHL entry draft](/source/1998_NHL_entry_draft). By 2000, unable to agree to terms on a contract with the Senators, he instead opted back into the NHL draft. Hoping for a fresh start with a new organization, Chouinard was instead selected once more by the Senators, this time in Round 2 (45th overall) of the [2000 NHL entry draft](/source/2000_NHL_entry_draft).
Chouinard spent three seasons in the Senators' organization, winning the [Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award](/source/Harry_%22Hap%22_Holmes_Memorial_Award) (shared with [Martin Prusek](/source/Martin_Prusek) and [Simon Lajeunesse](/source/Simon_Lajeunesse)) during the [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season) [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) season. He signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in July, 2003
Chouinard made his one NHL appearance on February 29, 2004, when the Los Angeles Kings faced the [Mighty Ducks of Anaheim](/source/Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim) at the [Arrowhead Pond](/source/Arrowhead_Pond). Midway through the third, forward [Steve Rucchin](/source/Steve_Rucchin) scored to give the Ducks a 6–3 lead. Starter [Cristobal Huet](/source/Cristobal_Huet), was pulled and Chouinard completed the game, stopping two shots he faced.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [SO](/source/Shutout) !! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average) !! [SV%](/source/save_percentage)
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1995–96
| Amos Forestiers
| QMAAA
| 31 || 14 || 14 || 1 || 1613 || 114 || 1 || 4.24 || —
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 190 || 11 || 0 || 3.48 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_QMJHL_season)
| [Shawinigan Cataractes](/source/Shawinigan_Cataractes)
| [QMJHL](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 17 || 4 || 7 || 1 || 795 || 51 || 0 || 3.85 || .861
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 264 || 15 || 0 || 3.41 || .875
|-
| [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_QMJHL_season)
| Shawinigan Cataractes
| QMJHL
| 55 || 32 || 18 || 3 || 3055 || 142 || 2 || 2.79 || .906
| 6 || 2 || 4 || 348 || 24 || 0 || 4.14 || .896
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_QMJHL_season)
| Shawinigan Cataractes
| QMJHL
| 56 || 36 || 16 || 4 || 3288 || 150 || 5 || 2.74 || .915
| 6 || 2 || 4 || 392 || 27 || 0 || 4.13 || .852
|-
| [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_QMJHL_season)
| Shawinigan Cataractes
| QMJHL
| 59 || 32 || 20 || 5 || 3339 || 186 || 4 || 3.34 || .897
| 13 || 7 || 6 || 769 || 41 || 0 || 3.20 || .890
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_IHL_season)
| [Grand Rapids Griffins](/source/Grand_Rapids_Griffins)
| [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001))
| 28 || 17 || 7 || 1 || 1567 || 69 || 1 || 2.64 || .902
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 135 || 4 || 0 || 1.78 || .935
|-
| [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season)
| Grand Rapids Griffins
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 25 || 11 || 12 || 1 || 1404 || 58 || 2 || 2.48 || .894
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_AHL_season)
| [Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators)
| AHL
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 152 || 5 || 0 || 1.98 || .932
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 1.000
|-
| [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_ECHL_season)
| [Peoria Rivermen](/source/Peoria_Rivermen_(ECHL))
| [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
| 15 || 12 || 2 || 0 || 820 || 29 || 3 || 2.12 || .924
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season)
| [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 1.00
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_AHL_season)
| [Manchester Monarchs](/source/Manchester_Monarchs_(AHL))
| AHL
| 22 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1093 || 41 || 4 || 2.25 || .913
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_ECHL_season)
| [Reading Royals](/source/Reading_Royals)
| ECHL
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 185 || 7 || 0 || 2.27 || .922
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_AHL_season)
| [Cincinnati Mighty Ducks](/source/Cincinnati_Mighty_Ducks)
| AHL
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 153 || 4 || 1 || 1.57 || .947
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_ECHL_season)
| [San Diego Gulls](/source/San_Diego_Gulls_(1995%E2%80%932006))
| ECHL
| 27 || 11 || 9 || 3 || 1453 || 73 || 1 || 3.01 || .906
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2004–05
| Peoria Rivermen
| ECHL
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 58 || 2 || 0 || 2.07 || .900
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_ECHL_season)
| [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(ECHL))
| ECHL
| 13 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 647 || 37 || 0 || 3.43 || .906
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | AHL totals
! 54 !! 24 !! 19 !! 1 !! 2802 !! 108 !! 7 !! 2.31 !! .915
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0.00 !! 1.000
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | ECHL totals
! 59 !! 28 !! 19 !! 4 !! 3163 !! 148 !! 4 !! 2.81 !! .911
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0.00 !! 1.000
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}
== Awards ==
* Named to the [Quebec Major Junior Hockey League](/source/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League) All-Star First Team, 1998–99.
* Winner of the [Michel Briere Trophy](/source/Michel_Briere_Trophy), 1998–99.
== Transactions ==
* Selected by [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) in first round (first Senators pick, 15th overall) of [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) entry draft, June 27, 1998.
* Returned to draft, and selected by Senators in the second round (second Senators pick, 45th overall) of [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) entry draft, June 24, 2000.
* Signed as free agent by Los Angeles Kings, July 7, 2003.
* Signed as free agent by San Diego Gulls (ECHL), September 28, 2004.
* Signed as free agent by Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), March 27, 2005.
==See also==
* [List of players who played only one game in the NHL](/source/List_of_players_who_played_only_one_game_in_the_NHL)
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
* [http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/chouinard.html Chouinard at hockeygoalies.org]
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{{succession box | before = [Marián Hossa](/source/Mari%C3%A1n_Hossa) | title = [Ottawa Senators first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_Ottawa_Senators_draft_picks) | years = [1998](/source/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft) | after = [Martin Havlát](/source/Martin_Havl%C3%A1t)}}
{{S-end}}
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Category:Ice hockey people from Laval, Quebec
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