Mathieu Joseph

Mathieu Joseph
Born (1997-02-09) February 9, 1997
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Tampa Bay Lightning
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 who is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Juniors

Joseph was selected by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League entry draft in the 3rd round (51st overall). Joseph began to play for the Sea Dogs at the midway point of the 2013–14 season. Joseph's 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 was sixth player in team history to score 5-points in a regular season game. He also finished 4th in team scoring with 42-points.[1][2] On June 27, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Joseph in the 4th-round (120th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

On December 24, 2016, the Lightning signed Joseph to a three-year entry level contract. At the time of signing Joseph had skated in 176 career games with the Sea Dogs. Over those 176-games Joseph had 80 goals and 171 points.[4] During the 2016–17 playoffs Joseph was named CHL Player of the week. Joseph had 2 goals and 3 assists in two games. Joseph went on to help the Sea Dogs capture the President's Cup as league champion over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in a 4-game sweep. The Sea Dogs went on to lose in the semifinals to the Erie Otters in the 2017 Memorial Cup.[5]

Professional

Joseph began his professional career with the Lightning's American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Joseph had a strong rookie season with the Crunch. Joseph was named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for March. During March Joseph had 4 goals, 10 assists, and 15 points over 12-games. He also had a seven game scoring streak.[6] Joseph finished the season with 15 goals, 38 assists, and 53 points. Joseph led the team in assists and points for the regular season. Joseph also had three goals and seven points in seven playoff games.[7]

At the conclusion of the 2018 Lightning training camp 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 that he had made the roster.[8][9] On October 6, 2018, Joseph made his NHL debut in a 2-1 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena.[10][11]

Personal life

Mathieu is the older brother of Pierre-Olivier Joseph, who was selected in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 30 1 10 11 10 – – – – –
2014–15 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 59 21 21 42 46 5 1 2 3 4
2015–16 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 58 33 40 73 57 5 5 2 7 8
2016–17 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 54 36 44 80 57 18 13 19 32 14
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 15 38 53 41 7 3 4 7 6
AHL totals 70 15 38 53 41 7 3 4 7 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Canada WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 1 4 5 0
Junior totals 7 1 4 5 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2017

References

  1. ↑ "2015 NHL Draft Player Spotlight: Mathieu Joseph". Sjseadogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Briggs, Scott (February 1, 2017). "Joseph on torrid pace for surging Sea Dogs". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Alexander, Kyle (June 27, 2015). "2015 NHL Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning draft recap". SB Nation: Raw Charge. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lightning sign Mathieu Joseph to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Briggs, Scott (May 31, 2017). "Sea Dogs 'accomplished great things' in 2016-17". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mathieu Joseph named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month". Syracuse Crunch. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ Burns, Bryan (September 7, 2018). "Joseph looking to build off eye-opening rookie pro season". Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Nick (September 29, 2018). "Lightning tops Panthers for win in preseason finale". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kelly, Nick (October 1, 2018). "Lightning journal: Mathieu Joseph makes roster out of camp; injury update". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kelly, Nick (October 6, 2018). "After a week to think about it, Mathieu Joseph finally makes his NHL debut". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lightning edge Panthers in shootout; Luongo hurt". Reuters. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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